SUPPORTING BETTER BUSINESS
Trialogue is a niche corporate responsibility
consultancy with more than two decades of
industry research and experience.
We provide thought leadership and support to our clients in sustainability and corporate social investment (CSI), through our publications, knowledge hub, conferences and webinars, as well as our advisory services in sustainability, social impact, monitoring and evaluation, and client reporting.
Trialogue’s wraparound thought leadership offering provides corporate clients with the opportunity to profile their work and share their insight with peers in the development sector.
The Trialogue Business in Society Conference is the premier industry event showcasing new and innovative thinking on the ‘S’ in ESG. Delegates are predominantly representatives of companies and nonprofit organisations, and the aim is to enhance knowledge and foster collaboration that helps business perform more sustainably in society.
The 28th edition of the Business in Society Handbook centres on the theme ‘The power of measurement in driving social impact’. In a dynamic landscape where accountability and effectiveness are paramount, the Handbook explores the critical role of monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement in enhancing corporate social investment and responsible business practices in South Africa.
The Trialogue Knowledge Hub is a freely available online body of knowledge for businesses and organisations that invest in socio-economic development. It contains original research, reporting and analysis about corporate social investment, responsible business, and sustainable development in Africa. It provides valuable insights that help businesses optimise their investments in social development programmes.
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Trialogue supports its clients in making their sustainability and CSI practices more effective through its end-to-end consulting process, which covers strategy development and implementation, stakeholder engagement, management and measurements systems, benchmarking, monitoring and evaluation and reporting.
JSE Magazine, January 2026 – Giving with purpose
In the January/March 2026 edition of the JSE Magazine, the publication turns the spotlight on employee volunteering programmes. The magazine [...]
CNBC Africa – 3 December 2025
As Trialogue released the findings of its research into corporate social investment (CSI) in South Africa in 2025, Director Cathy [...]
Global corporate social investment trends in 2026
In 2025, geopolitical shifts and Western policy changes disrupted development and corporate giving in the Global South. Macroeconomic pressures led [...]
Trialogue Social Impact Stories: episode 5 (Firstrand foundation)
Trialogue’s Social Impact Stories took the spotlight on SABC’s Expresso Show in December 2025, highlighted some of the challenges facing children in rural KwaZulu-Natal.