In July 2020, the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions programme (UK PACT) launched the South Africa-UK PACT country programme to support action on just transition pathways and a low-carbon economic recovery. One of the ten projects that was awarded UK PACT funding focuses on aligning South Africa’s climate-related financial disclosure to global best practice. This special edition Atleha-edu publication provides an overview of climate risk and investment, with specific attention being paid to the findings of the project as it relates to climate risk and corporate reporting in South Africa.