Education
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the London School of Economics, and specialises in questions of energy, trade, biodiversity, and corporate responsibility.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the London School of Economics, and specialises in questions of energy, trade, biodiversity, and corporate responsibility.
His recent books include Staking their Claims: Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility in South Africa (UKZN Press, 2007) and Uranium Road: Questioning South Africa"s Nuclear Direction (Jacana, 2005), which was turned into a 53-minute documentary film in 2007. Fig chairs the board of Biowatch South Africa, which is concerned with food security and sustainable agriculture, and works closely with various environmental justice non-government organizations.
He has previously been executive director of the Group for Environmental Monitoring in Johannesburg, a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, and a board member of South African National Parks.