Framework 4 June 2026 Responsible Business

Stewardship Materiality Matrix

What matters most, and to whom?

Map the overlap between investor materiality and community materiality to anchor a stewardship strategy in what genuinely determines long-term relevance.

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Standard materiality frameworks were designed for formal-sector companies in stable economies, and applied unchanged they routinely miss what is genuinely material in African operating contexts. This matrix scores up to twelve topics on two axes — significance to investors and capital markets, and significance to the communities in which you operate — then plots them across four quadrants so stewardship commitments are anchored where the two overlap.

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