#BizTrends2024: FMCGs to prioritise packaging in 2024 or run the risk of losing customers

[Gisela Kruger] Packaging is not merely essential for ensuring safe access to food and beverages, but can help minimise food waste, and preserve the quality of our natural resources...

#BizTrends2024: Wastewater management is a critical pillar to preserving our water - and environment

[Kate Stubbs] It’s no secret that South Africa struggles with water scarcity, and many believe that the country will face a major water crisis in the coming decade...

#BizTrends2023: Every business should commit to a circular economy

[Abigél Sheridan] According to Gartner, by 2030, the circular economy will not only be mainstream but also the only economy...

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

[Rendani Nenguda] Why is climate funding not aligning with Africa's needs, asks Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation's Rendani Nenguda...

#BizTrends2023: Businesses to increasingly integrate sustainability within company strategy

[Cathy Duff] We foresee a greater shift from reactive reporting to proactive efforts to embed sustainability within company strategy, says Trialogue's Cathy Duff...

#BizTrends2023: South Africa's just energy transition - moving from planning to action in 2023

[Lullu Krugel] South Africa is still the most carbon-intensive economy within the Group of 20, notes PwC's Lullu Krugel...

#BizTrends2023: Companies expected to play increasingly significant role in making the world a better place

[Tshego Bokaba] Effective CSI programmes are constantly evolving - businesses must do the same...

#BizTrends2023: The road to ESG - how SA can use 'social impact' to make environmental progress

[Ravi Naidoo] COP27 put the spotlight firmly on SA and the 'E' in ESG, says YES CEO, Ravi Naidoo...

#BizTrends2022: South Africa stands tall on ESG amongst global peers

[Chris Blair] South African listed companies can stand tall amongst the developed nations in their adoption and application of ESG metrics, writes Chris Blair...

#BizTrends2022: Better waste management will be critical to a sustainable future

[Kate Stubbs] With new environmental regulations and the use of digital technologies, the waste management industry is in for an exciting 2022, writes Kate Stubbs...

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

[Brian Kusel] Biran Kusel, director at BioBin SA, looks at some waste management trends that we need to keep an eye on in 2022...

#BizTrends2022: Purpose filled brands will set the trends in 2022

[Andra Nel] As the year begins, KFC CSI manager Andra Nel believes that only brands that are inherently purpose-led will have longevity...

#BizTrends2020: Rural development in SA - the role of social investment

[Sameera Munshi] South Africa's rural communities have been marginalised for decades. Poverty - a result of historical injustice - is deeply entrenched outside cities, and communities find themselves lacking access to very basic services...

#BizTrends2019: Quick hit trends and the problem with competing giving behaviours

[Andy Hadfield] The social impact space is buzzing. Social entrepreneurship is the next "rock star" career, there's more investment flowing into social ventures...

#BizTrends2019: NPOs need to be nimble

[Nomvula Dlamini] According to a national research study released in October 2017, Civil Society in South Africa, the number of registered non-profit organisations (NPOs) was 145,152 in October 2015...

#BizTrends2019: Technology and inhumanity is surpassing the disABLED

[Hannl Cronje] The disabled are always an easy target. They are defenseless and are often preyed on by bullies. Why can we not harness technology rather to improve their lives?

#BizTrends2019: Brands with purpose will change South Africa for the better

[Michael Baretta] Despite great efforts from government and NGOs, South Africa still faces a number of societal and environmental challenges...

#BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

[Professor Elain Vlok] The operating environment for corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives for 2019 and beyond is being reshaped by changing business models and digital disruption...

#BizTrends2019: Challenges of 2019 will lead to opportunity

[Marc Lubner] Globally, the influence of the fourth industrial revolution on our economy will hit us with greater levels of concern around job security as more artificial intelligence and automation replaces the human element...

#BizTrends2019: Making businesses work when virgin materials are scarce and expensive

[Emmanuel Kasese] Businesses need to adapt and evolve to keep up with the rapidly changing markets in which they operate...