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Bongiwe Mbunge

Bongiwe Mbunge

Partner and Head of Business Sustainability at Forvis Mazars, specializing in ESG integration, sustainability reporting, and corporate governance in South Africa.

Jul 8, 2026

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories #108: Due diligence decoded - inside the modern deal risk process

Jul 8 · 24m

Althea Soobyah
Althea SoobyahGUEST
9:41
equal,
Bongiwe Mbunge
Bongiwe MbungeGUEST
9:42
the most important thing is to understand the industry drivers.
Bongiwe Mbunge
Bongiwe MbungeGUEST
9:46
because then you will understand what kind of sustainability risks exist for those industries, backed by lots of research, statistics, and quantifiable aspects.
Bongiwe Mbunge
Bongiwe MbungeGUEST
9:57
It marries growth and systems.
Bongiwe Mbunge
Bongiwe MbungeGUEST
10:00
Ambition to grow, very optimistic, but are the systems developed? HR will highlight issues of culture.
Bongiwe Mbunge
Bongiwe MbungeGUEST
10:07
Is there a strong cultural alignment or misalignment? Those are deemed to be soft issues until you're in it and it becomes everything.
Bongiwe Mbunge
Bongiwe MbungeGUEST
10:17
Because I believe that it shapes the day and it sets the tone.

11 MINS LATER

The Finance Ghost
The Finance GhostHOST
21:00
Your stuff, you've got to maybe convince them a bit more of the importance, right?

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