ADVISORY, EXECUTIVE COACH & SPEAKER
LEADERSHIP I SUSTAINABILITY ADVOCATE I KEYNOTE SPEAKER I COACH I FACILITATOR I HUMANITARIAN I ATHLETE
About me
LEADERSHIP I SUSTAINABILITY ADVOCATE I KEYNOTE SPEAKER I COACH I FACILITATOR I HUMANITARIAN I ATHLETE
Khanyi Mlambo is a leader in sustainable business practices with over 30 years of experience in multinational corporations. As the Managing Director of KM ESG Consulting, she serves as an independent sustainability consultant, executive coach, facilitator, keynote speaker, and moderator. Additionally, Khanyi is a Fellow and Ambassador of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). She is a Seasonal Lecturer at Wits School of Governance (WSG) and Director of the Corporate Affairs Leadership Forum (CALF).
Her mission is to propel businesses towards sustainable growth while creating positive social and environmental impact
Her mission is to propel businesses towards sustainable growth while creating positive social and environmental impact
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CURRENT
- Fellow and Ambassador at Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership
- Board member of the South African HIV/Aids Collaboration
- Committee Member of the Institute of Directors South Africa - Social and
- Ethics Committee
- Trustee at the Ikalafeng Foundation
- Board member, Legacy Africa Publishing (LAP)
- Life Coach at Traversing Liminality
- Mentor at Geo Counsellors. PREVIOUS
- Head of Responsible Business at Old Mutual
- Directorroles at Standard Bank Group
- Executive and board roles at Corobrik
- Board member of UN Global Compact South Africa (UNGCSA) and National Business Initiative (NBI)
- Board Member at Motheo Construction Group - Chair of the SEEC Committee
- Dr Thandi Ndlovu Children Foundation: (Chair of the SEC Committee) Trustee and Management Committee at Nozala Trust
- Co-founder and President of South African Women in Construction (SAWIC)
- Founding board member of Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP KHANYI MLAMBO
Khanvi has shared leadership insights and moderated on local and global platforms, among others:
"Climate change is not a competition: it's about coming together in unison as a team. We have a choice: we can keep talking, or we can prepare for the hard work ahead. Lets be humble enough to admit we don't have all the answers, but wise enough to know that we need a new way forward."
- Khanyi Mlambo, Keynote Speaker @ Climate360
- TEDX Johannesburg and Cape Town
- Absa, G20 / B20 Workshop GBVF Response Fund 1 Standard Bank TopCo Women's
- Conference partnership Climate 360
- EmpowaEntrepreneurs Funding Summit 2025 Henley Business School Alumni Summit
- Standard Bank Women's Empowerment
- Nedbank Management Strategic Session Ernest & Young Innovative Conference San Parks Women Day Zenande Leadership, Women in Sustainability Series
"Climate change is not a competition: it's about coming together in unison as a team. We have a choice: we can keep talking, or we can prepare for the hard work ahead. Lets be humble enough to admit we don't have all the answers, but wise enough to know that we need a new way forward."
- Khanyi Mlambo, Keynote Speaker @ Climate360
KEYNOTE SPEAKER ENGAGEMENTS
EmpowaEntrepreneurs Funding Summit2025
- Henley Business School Alumni Summit
- Standard Bank Women's Empowerment
- Nedbank Management Strategic Session
- GBVF Fund Women Empowerment
- Ernest and Young Innovative Conference
- San Parks Women Day
- Zenande Women in Sustainabilitv Series
- TEDX
- JSE Sustainability Summit
- JSE Corporate Affairs Symposium
- UN Global Compact Sustainability
- Leadership Conference
- Absa, G20 / B20 Workshop
- GBVF Response Fund 1 Standard Bank
- TopCo Women's Conference partnershipClimate 360labsa)
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Blog
South Africa's G20 Presidency: An Opportunity to Shine
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From June 3rd to 8th, I revisited CISL as a Fellow and Ambassador, supporting African leaders and reflecting on history's lessons. An inspiring journey of leadership, resilience, and the importance of representation in shaping a just and sustainable future.
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