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ABOUT US

DELIVERING WORLD CLASS SERVICES TO WORLD CLASS CLIENTS

ABOUT US

DELIVERING WORLD CLASS SERVICES TO WORLD CLASS CLIENTS

Integrated Reporting & Assurance Services, or ‘IRAS’ is a Close Corporation registered on the 12th of April 2011 (Registration Number: 2011/006116/07). IRAS has one Non-Executive Director, Christina Nichola, one Managing Partner and Lead Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner (CSAP), Michael H. Rea, full-time Associates, interns, and a group of extremely important and highly skilled "Networked Associates". Due to a total annual revenue of less than R10 million, IRAS is deemed an Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME) according to the revised Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Codes of Good Practice for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), and thus a Level 4 Supplier. ​As a demonstration of our commitment to sustainability, IRAS supports socioeconomic development (SED) by directing up to 10% of all revenue (not the SA standard of 1.0% - 1.5% of Net Profit After Tax) to projects that IRAS is actively involved in. During FY2023 IRAS directed more than 10% of our total income to SED (7.5% in FY2023, 5% in 2021). As from September 2018, the bulk of all SED spend is directed to the Siyathuthuka Khalokhazi Basket Ladies project in rural KZN, with the project now providing a mix of Food Security and Microeconomic Development support for more than 20 families in a deep rural location, while donating more than 3 000 pairs of school shoes in the greater Hlabisa area. In November 2022, the local Zulu King (Nkosi Hlabisa) hosted a ceremony for Michael to invite him into the Zulu culture, granting Michael a plot of land to expand his work in the Hlabisa community.

MANAGING PARTNER AND LEAD ASSURANCE PRACTITIONER

MICHAEL

With undergrad degrees in Biology and Psychology, plus an MBA, Michael has been providing ESG/sustainability reporting and assurance services to clients in 20 countries for over 20 years.

From 2009 to 2013, Michael was the AccountAbility (UK) sole representative in SA, training over 130 new Certified Sustainability Assurance Providers (CSAPs), in partnership with the ACCA and the University of Stellenbosch Graduate School of Business.

CLICK HERE to connect with Michael on LinkedIn.

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MANAGING PARTNER AND LEAD ASSURANCE PRACTITIONER

MICHAEL

With undergrad degrees in Biology and Psychology, plus an MBA, Michael has been providing ESG/sustainability reporting and assurance services to clients in 20 countries for over 20 years.

From 2009 to 2013, Michael was the AccountAbility (UK) sole representative in SA, training over 130 new Certified Sustainability Assurance Providers (CSAPs), in partnership with the ACCA and the University of Stellenbosch Graduate School of Business.

Originally from Canada, Michael moved to South Africa in 1999 and considers himself a ‘wannabe S’African’. He created IRAS as a shared value entity that generates income as a means to have an over-sized socioeconomic impact on our employees, our business partners, and the beneficiaries of the Siyathuthuka Khalokhazi Basket Ladies project: a 100% Black Female microeconomic development project based in northern KZN.

A passionate e-cyclist, Michael rode across Canada (Victoria to Halifax) in 2018, and from Cairo to Francistown (Botswana) in 2019. The plan for September 2023 is to finally return to Francistown and complete the last leg of his ‘Cairo to Cape Town Carbon Free’ ride.

CLICK HERE to connect with Michael on LinkedIn.

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JUNIOR ASSOCIATE & RESEARCH MANAGEMENT

MERISKA

Having returned to Durban following four years of study at the University of the Witwatersrand (‘Wits’), Meriska relocated to start her career at IRAS just before the launch of our 2022 research report in August 2022.

Meriska completed her BSc in Geology and MSc in Environmental Science, with her postgraduate research focused on using fossil pollen as proxy records to reconstruct past environments.

Her Masters’ dissertation entailed the reconstruction of past climatic conditions in the Angolan highlands to assess the accuracy of data gathered in conflict-affected regions. This project was a part of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project.

Meriska has a keen interest in sustainable development and environment-related issues. 

CLICK HERE to connect with Meriska on LinkedIn.

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RESEARCH INTERN

SIBO

Sibonginkosi (‘Sibo’) relocated from Zimbabwe to Johannesburg in May 2023 to join IRAS as an Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Research Intern. He completed a BSc Honours degree in Geography and Environmental Studies at Midlands State University in Zimbabwe prior to developing professional experience in sustainability reporting and assurance with EY in Harare, and Safety, Health and Quality Management at Verify Engineering.

Sibo has a keen interest in sustainability and environmental issues. Prior to joining IRAS, Sibo was an active volunteer in Climate Justice and Environmental Activism, participating in several youth-led initiatives for environmental justice in Zimbabwe, with a focus on other African countries (Botswana, The Gambia and Zambia).

Sibonginkosi is a certified leader within various global organisations, including the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation for Social Democracy, from which he received a Youth Leadership Certificate. Sibo believes that Teamwork makes Dreamwork possible.

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SENIOR ASSOCIATE

BEKE

Following more than 15 years working as a lead ISO auditor in Zimbabwe Bekezela Chuma joined IRAS in January 2023. As an experienced ISO management systems third party auditor, Beke has taken the lead on guiding the rest of the IRAS team through a series of Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality learning and development (L&D) opportunities. 

Beke joined IRAS out of a keen interest in pursuing sustainability from an ESG data transparency, reporting and assurance perspective, with a desire to promote a range of key sustainability issues within companies. 

Beke holds a BSc in Chemistry & Biology as well as a Masters’ degree in Business Administration (MBA), culminating in a dissertation that focused on investigating the effects of implementing ISO SHEQ standards on business sustainability.

After working within IRAS in Joburg for 3 months, Beke returned to Zimbabwe to establish her own business on her own turf, while continuing to care for her three boys (including her husband). As of 01 June 2023, Beke and IRAS will continue to work together, with Beke representing IRAS as a Primary Networked Associate, participating in IRAS projects as and when her skills and experience are required.

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Originally from Canada, Michael moved to South Africa in 1999 and considers himself a ‘wannabe S’African’. He created IRAS as a shared value entity that generates income as a means to have an over-sized socioeconomic impact on our employees, our business partners, and the beneficiaries of the Siyathuthuka Khalokhazi Basket Ladies project: a 100% Black Female microeconomic development project based in northern KZN.

A passionate e-cyclist, Michael rode across Canada (Victoria to Halifax) in 2018, and from Cairo to Francistown (Botswana) in 2019. The plan for September 2023 is to finally return to Francistown and complete the last leg of his ‘Cairo to Cape Town Carbon Free’ ride.

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

DANIËLLE

After finishing a three-year diploma in Sustainable Development from The School of Public Leadership in Stellenbosch, Daniëlle decided to move to Johannesburg in pursuit of seeing what sustainability in action looks like, joining IRAS in February 2023.

In her studies, Daniëlle explored a range of skills, including inter-cultural communication, green economics, systems thinking, sustainable design principles and eco-literacy. She took a special interest in imagery and the role it could play in making information more accessible. She believes that this can be utilised to inspire sustainable action. 

Daniëlle holds the belief that sustainability is an intuitive and community-based activity which can be re-ignited through a re-connection with each other, our heritage and the ecosystems that we exist in. This interest lends itself to IRAS’s Sustainability Data Transparency Index (SDTI) Research that IRAS produces on an annual basis.

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JUNIOR ASSOCIATE & RESEARCH MANAGEMENT

MERISKA

Having returned to Durban following four years of study at the University of the Witwatersrand (‘Wits’), Meriska relocated to start her career at IRAS just before the launch of our 2022 research report in August 2022.

Meriska completed her BSc in Geology and MSc in Environmental Science, with her postgraduate research focused on using fossil pollen as proxy records to reconstruct past environments.

Her Masters’ dissertation entailed the reconstruction of past climatic conditions in the Angolan highlands to assess the accuracy of data gathered in conflict-affected regions. This project was a part of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project.

Meriska has a keen interest in sustainable development and environment-related issues. 

CLICK HERE to connect with Meriska on LinkedIn.

RESEARCH INTERN

SIBO

Sibonginkosi (‘Sibo’) relocated from Zimbabwe to Johannesburg in May 2023 to join IRAS as an Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Research Intern. He completed a BSc Honours degree in Geography and Environmental Studies at Midlands State University in Zimbabwe prior to developing professional experience in sustainability reporting and assurance with EY in Harare, and Safety, Health and Quality Management at Verify Engineering.

Sibo has a keen interest in sustainability and environmental issues. Prior to joining IRAS, Sibo was an active volunteer in Climate Justice and Environmental Activism, participating in several youth-led initiatives for environmental justice in Zimbabwe, with a focus on other African countries (Botswana, The Gambia and Zambia).

Sibonginkosi is a certified leader within various global organisations, including the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation for Social Democracy, from which he received a Youth Leadership Certificate. Sibo believes that Teamwork makes Dreamwork possible.

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SENIOR ASSOCIATE

BEKE

Following more than 15 years working as a lead ISO auditor in Zimbabwe Bekezela Chuma joined IRAS in January 2023. As an experienced ISO management systems third party auditor.

Beke joined IRAS out of a keen interest in pursuing sustainability from an ESG data transparency, reporting and assurance perspective, with a desire to promote a range of key sustainability issues within companies. 

Beke holds a BSc in Chemistry & Biology as well as a Masters’ degree in Business Administration (MBA), culminating in a dissertation that focused on investigating the effects of implementing ISO SHEQ standards on business sustainability.

After working within IRAS in Joburg for 3 months, Beke returned to Zimbabwe to establish her own business on her own turf, while continuing to care for her three boys (including her husband). As of 01 June 2023, Beke and IRAS will continue to work together, with Beke representing IRAS as a Primary Networked Associate, participating in IRAS projects as and when her skills and experience are required.

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IRAS IS RECRUITING

JULY 2023

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