Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather[Evan-Lee Courie] In the wake of the massive storms that hit the Western Cape and surrounding areas, retail brands Shoprite, Checkers and Woolworths, in partnership with Gift of the Givers, took action to assist communities that were hit hardest... | |
How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy[Evan-Lee Courie] An ambitious sustainable packaging strategy, World Without Waste, was launched in 2018 by The Coca-Cola Company and aims to create systemic change by focusing on the circular economy for packaging... | |
Ackermans' #YouBuy1WeGift1 donates over 30,000 sanitary padsSource: © Cora Project https://thecoraproject.org/ Core Project]] In August - Women’s Month - Ackermans worked with the Cora Project to fight period poverty | |
How Nespresso's infinitely recyclable capsules are taking on a second life[Sindy Peters] By the end of 2022, Nespresso aims to have its full Original and Vertuo capsule ranges made using recycled aluminium... | |
#Newsmaker: Pamela Nkuna takes the lead at SA Liquor Brandowners AssociationPamela Nkuna, Salba chairperson. Source: Supplied. | |
Listen up! The next step in the gender equality conversation[Cassie Jaganyi] Cancelling 'cancel culture' can open further conversations that lead to gender parity, says Procter & Gamble's Cassie Jaganyi... | |
#WomensMonth: The power of a story - leading us to change[Cassie Jaganyi] Fundamental change to the corporate landscape remains a key opportunity area for the advancement of gender equality, says Procter & Gamble's Cassie Jaganyi... | |
#ConsciousLiving: SA whisky maker works towards a sustainable future for liquor[Lauren Hartzenberg] The James Sedgwick Distillery, home to Three Ships Whisky and Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky, is being globally recognised for making sustainability an integral part of its business practice... | |
FLM campaign dents SA's deepening hunger crisisImage credit: FoodForward | |
Is Clover committed to being better in every way? I don't think so[Melissa Baird] The Clover campaign provides the ultimate guide to what greenwashing is, but more soberly, the impacts are yet to be felt... | |
Angie Lawrence | [ESG & Sustainability] Two young minds can now focus on their studies thanks to all-inclusive bursaries from TFG. Lwando Maciti from The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has received the TFG Elliot Osrin bursary while Kgalalelo Phelane has received the ‘Your Fashion Future’ bursary and can now attend high-profile fashion school FEDISA. |
#EntrepreneurMonth: Changemakers working towards a sustainable, inclusive food system[Lauren Hartzenberg] A group of social entrepreneurs just emerged from the first Oribi Village Food System Incubation Programme... | |
Cotton On Group backs quality education in South Africa[Lauren Hartzenberg] If you've purchased a Foundation product sold near the till point of a Cotton On Group store, you've contributed to raising the equivalent of R1bn for educational projects... | |
3 ways sustainability and reputation are closely linkedImage credit: NeONBRAND on Unsplash. | |
Meeting the green education challenge[Leo Van De Polder] What a difference a decade makes! Ten years ago, the retail environments industry was almost desperate for help in understanding "all that green stuff"... | |
Winning with sustainability in retail[Vanessa Hilton-Barber] While there's pessimism in the air with regards to global product sales, every day there are also groundbreaking changes being implemented by brands and activists who genuinely want to be the change when it comes to sustainability... | |
#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability[Danette Breitenbach] This year sustainability was a golden thread throughout Propak Africa 2019, with many exhibitors embracing good environmental practices... | |
Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018[Feroz Koor] Sustainability issues are increasingly shaping trends in the retail sector. In this year's World Economic Forum Global Risks Report, three of the top global risks in terms of likelihood and impact are environmental... | |
Faithful to Nature crowns SA's favourite eco-conscious brands[Lauren Hartzenberg] Faithful to Nature has revealed the winners of its inaugural Eco Awards, a competition introduced to highlight the brands committed to demonstrating and promoting conscious consumption... | |
The Missibaba x Mami Wata surfboard bag is B-A-N-A-N-A-S[Maroefah Smith] What do you get when you take two creative brands, a shared love of bananas, and a desire to do some good? The Missibaba x Mami Wata Bananananananas custom surfboard bag... |