South Africa Water Investment Regulatory Dialogue Series
January - February 2026
Building Investor-Grade Data Systems to Unlock Private and Commercial Investment in Water Resilience
The Resilient Water Accelerator (RWA), in partnership with the Center of Excellence in Financial Services, is pleased to invite South African partners from government, finance, utilities and industry colleagues to participate in a Water Investment Regulatory Dialogue Webinar Series taking place over 4 weeks in January and February 2026, featuring leading experts from global sustainability standard-setters, financial regulators, and water-sector institutions. These sessions are designed to build shared understanding of global developments shaping water-related disclosure, capital- market expectations, and investor-grade data systems topics that are central to South Africa’s ability to mobilize private and commercial investment for water resilience.
Shape South Africa’s roadmap for water investment reform
Why participate?
Connect with peers from finance, regulation, utilities, and development institutions
Contribute to a nationally owned WIRD assessment and investor grade data strategy
Four-Part Webinar Series
Session 1: January 15, 2026
Navigating global disclosure for water resilience: A focus on South Africa
Join experts from the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Sustainability Reporting Board, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) for a high-impact, 60-minute webinar including Q&A, focused on the intersection of global financial and sustainability disclosure and water security.
Session 2: January 21, 2026
The regulatory tide: Enforcing water disclosure and statutory ESG reporting in global capital markets
Join the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative and global securities regulator experts from International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for a critical discussion on the enforcement of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, with a focus on water-related disclosures.
Session 3: January 29, 2026
The regulatory tide: Enforcing water disclosure and statutory ESG reporting in global capital markets
This practical webinar will introduce the EFRAG Voluntary reporting standard for SMEs (VSME) Digital Template, a free, Excel-based tool designed to help nonlisted Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) manage their sustainability reporting simply and efficiently.
Session 4: February 4, 2026
Green swan & blue gold: Central banks, insurers, and financial threats from water risk
This high-level discussion will focus on how water scarcity and flood risk are escalating into ‘green swan’ events — highly disruptive, systemic crises that threaten global financial sustainability. This webinar brings together central bank and insurance regulatory perspectives to address water’s critical role in the new era of climate risk management.