Unilever's sustainable living plan - update

The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, first published in November 2010, has published an update on its progress. As part of the update, it announced that by the end of 2012 it will reach its target of 100% certified sustainable palm oil covered by Green Palm Certificates, a full three years ahead of schedule. 25 Apr 2012 13:02

Rewarding climate change leadership

The winners in the third Climate Change Leadership Awards (CCLA) were announced at a carbon-neutral event in Sandton on Thursday 29 March 2012. Described as the first green competition in Africa, it recognises, rewards, motivates and celebrates businesses, communities, youth, schools and individuals leading the way in climate change response and mitigation. 2 Apr 2012 09:08

First carbon neutral cheesery in Africa

The Carbon Protocol of South Africa has awarded Fairview Vineyard Cheesery in Paarl as the first carbon neutral cheesery on the African continent. The Paarl based business began its quest to achieve carbon neutral status in September 2009. 26 Mar 2012 09:10

Visitors, invasive species and climate change threaten pristine Antarctica

Antarctica's reputation as one of the most pristine environments on earth is being threatened by foreign plants and animals that are unwittingly being brought to the icy continent in the luggage of tourists and scientists. 6 Mar 2012 10:40

Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

African telcos can claim carbon credits under Nedbank Capital scheme

Although a large number of African telcos use diesel generators to power their base stations and other telecoms equipment, the "green revolution" that should see them make more use of renewable energy solutions is yet to come. Mindsets like "this is how we are doing things here" are slow to change but sooner rather than later, telecom operators will need to incorporate "the green component" in how they operate their networks in Africa. 9 May 2011 10:53

Electric cars for short hops in new scheme

LONDON, UK: Electric cars becoming an economically rational choice for short hop journeys and now 100% electric vehicles to be made available in pioneering pilot scheme for PwC. 26 Apr 2011 06:00

Green fraud - crime's new frontier

LONDON, UK: A new frontier for fraud and market abuse has opened up as the scale of sustainable business activity and 'green' projects grows while the controls and systems that protect them remain relatively weak, says a PwC report. 28 Feb 2011 07:48

Green Cross, Armani partner in safe drinking water initiative

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Green Cross International (GCI) and Giorgio Armani have entered into a partnership to promote access to safe drinking water through GCI's Smart Water for Green Schools project in Ghana. A support and solidarity network has been devised around Acqua di Gio and Acqua di Gioia, two of Giorgio Armani's fragrances. 21 Feb 2011 09:58

[2011 trends] A year of hard work for brands

[Janice Spark] If 2010 could be summed up as soccer, vuvuzelas and national pride, 2011 will be all about the hard work of restoring the economy to sustainable growth, paying attention to environmental concerns and mastering the technologies that are changing the world. Here are a few trends to watch in 2011. 17 Jan 2011 15:27

Lynx: Fitch to chair inaugural Design Jury

DUBAI: To further enhance and complement the creative advertising and communications awards of the 4th Dubai International Advertising Festival, a new Design category will be added in 2011, chaired by designer Rodney Fitch CBE, founder of Fitch and Professor of Retail Design at TUDelft University, Holland. 7 Jan 2011 09:17

Unilever to halve CO2 impact

Unilever has announced plans to halve the environmental footprint of its products by 2020, to help 1 billion people improve their health and well-being and to source all of its agricultural raw materials sustainably. 16 Nov 2010 13:17

Consumer packaged goods trends for 2011

LONDON, UK: Mintel, the global leader in market and consumer intelligence, has predicted the worldwide consumer packaged goods (CPG) trends set to make an impact in 2011. 8 Nov 2010 07:47

New green African financing projects

Following a successful second round of fundraising for Africa's green economy, held 4 November 2010, the African Carbon Asset Development Facility (ACAD) announced seven green financing projects. It convened the African Bankers' Carbon Finance and Investment Forum in association with the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). 5 Nov 2010 09:35