Joanne Bate

Biography

Responsible for overseeing the IDC’s core functions of lending and investments including the entire transaction value chain from deal origination, due diligence and deal structuring, credit and investment evaluation, deal team negotiation and transaction closure. Responsibilities include driving continuous improvement operations and optimising client experience; overseeing delivery of emergency funding responses to support business recovery ; and building sustainability capability, driving alignment to sustainable development goals and building just transition approach for the corporation. In addition, Joanne is responsible for the Industry Planning function which aligns with the South African government’s master plan and Just Energy Transition Investment Plan priorities including launching a paper at COP28, Transitioning to Sustainable Industrialisation, with a focus on economic transitioning and not limiting decarbonisation to the energy sector. Industry Planning is responsible for implementing the Green Hydrogen and New Energy Vehicle chapters of the South African Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan tabled at COP28.