ESG & Sustainability Wallpost South Africa

Shan Radcliffe
#WomensMonth: Sabrina Khoosal on the sustainable beauty industry - because the earth is worth it

Sabrina Khoosal, hair development scientist in the research and innovation department at L’Oréal South Africa
Sabrina Khoosal, hair development scientist in the research and innovation department at L’Oréal South Africa
[Shan Radcliffe] Driven by a passion for green chemistry, Sabrina Khoosal is pioneering environmentally conscious products in the beauty industry...

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Chris Blair
How decentralised digital currencies can empower sustainable finance

Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century
Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century
[Chris Blair] Digital currencies, particularly decentralised ones, can play a transformative role in promoting sustainable finance and economic inclusion, key aspects of ESG...

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Chris Blair
How AI and blockchain can shape sustainability

Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century
Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century
[Chris Blair] The convergence of technological advancements such as AI, blockchain technologies, and digital currencies with the global shift towards decentralisation presents a powerful opportunity to drive positive ESG impact...

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Sindy Peters
Partnerships, collaboration key to going green across the media supply chain

Partnerships, collaboration key to going green across the media supply chain
[Sindy Peters] Brands are realising the need to put green first if they want to sell their products and services, says Jorja Wilkins of Primedia Outdoor...

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Zuko Mdwaba
Why eco-consciousness is a smart long-term business strategy

Why eco-consciousness is a smart long-term business strategy
[Zuko Mdwaba] The latest Edelman Trust Barometer indicates that consumers look to businesses to lead in times of uncertainty...

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Sindy Peters
Sindy Peters
[ESG & Sustainability] 

Babies grow rapidly. In fact, they outgrow up to seven sizes within the first two years of their lives – contributing to a mammoth amount of clothing waste. In the United Kingdom, one-third of parents throw out their baby’s clothes, which often end up in landfills. “It’s the ultimate fast fashion that no one is talking about,” entrepreneur Eve Kekeh says. A fervent advocate for the environment, she’s now created a way for people to clothe their kids while protecting the planet.

Read the full story here.

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Leigh Andrews
Sustainably drinking in SA's sights on SodaStream's red bus tour

The trio of South African pride SodaStream bottles.
The trio of South African pride SodaStream bottles.
[Leigh Andrews] Rather than quote you the shocking stats about plastics, I've chosen just one: "Every piece of plastic ever made still exists today." Read it again and let that sink in, because this fact was top of mind when SodaStream SA hosted a bunch of the Cape's media and influencers for the launch of their new re-usable bottles that effectively lead the charge against single-use plastics...

Posted 4 years ago | Like
Sindy Peters
Sindy Peters
[ESG & Sustainability] 

Flip-flop art looks better than it sounds. Davis Ndungu’s colourful figures of animals are mesmerising. But their most remarkable characteristic is the artist’s medium of choice – old shoes. Every year, thousands of flip-flops end up in the ocean. Most are made of polyurethane rubber, a non-biodegradable material that’s toxic to marine life. “It is important for us to ask ourselves where the things we discard go to,” Ndungu says. When these sandals wash up on shore, they also disrupt the breeding habitats of sea creatures. To remind us of their plight, Ndungu is using recycled shoes to carve out thought-provoking sculptures.

Read Davis Ndungu's full story here.

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Webb Meko
Waste-to-energy programmes key in the sustainable circular economy

Waste-to-energy programmes key in the sustainable circular economy
[Webb Meko] The business case for transforming waste to address critical energy shortages is mounting...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Sindy Peters
#YouthMonth: How Repurpose Schoolbags give a child choice, not charity

#YouthMonth: How Repurpose Schoolbags give a child choice, not charity
[Sindy Peters] Since its launch in 2013, Rethaka has manufactured and distributed 10,000 Repurpose Schoolbags in six African countries, recycling 400,000 plastic bags in the process...

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Sindy Peters
A landfill is no place for plastic bottles

A landfill is no place for plastic bottles
[Sindy Peters] Because their usefulness extends well beyond their original purpose, and to bury them in earth is exceptionally wasteful...

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Hermann Erdman
Investing in a circular water economy in SA

Investing in a circular water economy in SA
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[Hermann Erdman] The UN World Water Development Report: Wastewater, the Untapped Resource indicates that for decades, people have been using fresh water faster than nature can replace it...

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Hermann Erdman
A solution to economic growth? Try circular economies

A solution to economic growth? Try circular economies
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[Hermann Erdman] SA has been rated as one of the worst-performing African countries in terms of entrepreneurship...

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Hermann Erdman
Making extended producer responsibility sustainable

Making extended producer responsibility sustainable
[Hermann Erdman] Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned about the rising costs of product manufacturing - particularly the costs associated with the end-of-life disposal of these products...

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Pasqua Heard
Three circular economy projects in South Africa

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[Pasqua Heard] Environmentally friendly bricks, sustainable heating, and the re-use of underutilised resources are just some of the projects that are pioneering a degree of circular economy thinking in South Africa...

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Hermann Erdman
Entrepreneurs will be key custodians in transition to a circular economy

Entrepreneurs will be key custodians in transition to a circular economy
[Hermann Erdman] Every year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) brings together the world's business, economic and political leaders in Davos to discuss the challenges and future of the world economy. The theme for this year was Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Sindy Peters
#YouthMonth: 'The choice began with a needle and thread' - Zaid Philander

#YouthMonth: 'The choice began with a needle and thread' - Zaid Philander
[Sindy Peters] As Youth Month draws to a close, we interview activist and entrepreneur Zaid Philander on his social enterprise I Scream & Red...

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