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2023 Eco-Logic award

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The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

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Samro’s Music Business Lab training programme empowers music publishers

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

Global Citizen announces winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Global Citizen announces winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

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2023 Eco-Logic award

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Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter, executive creative director and strategic relationships & marketing manager at Fort respectively.

#BizTrends2019: Year of the social impact brand (again)

Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter 15 Jan 2019

Jainita Khatri, managing director, Prana Business Consulting.

#BizTrends2019: The humanising factor

Jainita Khatri 15 Jan 2019

New study reveals CT drought made 3 times more likely by climate change

New study reveals CT drought made 3 times more likely by climate change

14 Jan 2019

#FairnessFirst: Making workplace inclusion everybody's business

Leigh Andrews 14 Jan 2019

New study released outlining key investment priorities for addressing climate change

New study released outlining key investment priorities for addressing climate change

11 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: In praise of the pilchard; the delights of unfashionable fish

#BizTrends2019: In praise of the pilchard; the delights of unfashionable fish

Georgia East 10 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: NPOs need to be nimble

#BizTrends2019: NPOs need to be nimble

Nomvula Dlamini 10 Jan 2019

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

Katrien Steenmans 10 Jan 2019

Startups turn waste into opportunity

Startups turn waste into opportunity

10 Jan 2019

L-R: SA's minister of environmental affairs Nomvula Mokonyane; Kumi Naidoo, secretary general of Amnesty International; Guy Ryder, director-general of the International Labour Organisation

Cape Town to host upcoming global green economy conference

9 Jan 2019

Mobility Unlimited Challenge finalists announced

Mobility Unlimited Challenge finalists announced

9 Jan 2019

Local entrepreneur 3D prints cups from biodegradable materials

Local entrepreneur 3D prints cups from biodegradable materials

9 Jan 2019

Organic, free-range, fairtrade or vegan: how ethical consumption got so selective

Organic, free-range, fairtrade or vegan: how ethical consumption got so selective

Michal Carrington 8 Jan 2019

Why microbeads are such a threat and why they're so hard to handle

Why microbeads are such a threat and why they're so hard to handle

Henk Bouwman 8 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Social credit scores three ways: The good, the bad and the ugly

#BizTrends2019: Social credit scores three ways: The good, the bad and the ugly

Bronwyn Williams 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Challenges of 2019 will lead to opportunity

#BizTrends2019: Challenges of 2019 will lead to opportunity

Marc Lubner 7 Jan 2019

Sven Lindström, CEO of Midsummer. Photo: Nyteknik

#BizTrends2019: What to watch out for on the global renewables scene

Sven Lindström 7 Jan 2019

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

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

Emmanuel Kasese 7 Jan 2019

#FairnessFirst: The secret to career success in 2019 and beyond

#FairnessFirst: The secret to career success in 2019 and beyond

Leigh Andrews 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Trends moulding the plastic packaging industry

#BizTrends2019: Trends moulding the plastic packaging industry

David Drew 7 Jan 2019

Brenda Martin, CEO of Sawea

#BizTrends2019: Sawea takes its transformative vision forward

Brenda Martin 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

#BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

Professor Elain Vlok 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Climate paradox or progress?

#BizTrends2019: Climate paradox or progress?

Simon Clarke 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Technology and inhumanity is surpassing the disABLED

#BizTrends2019: Technology and inhumanity is surpassing the disABLED

Hannl Cronje 7 Jan 2019

Microbial aromas might save crops from drought

Ruth Schmidt 4 Jan 2019

The European Union and the Republic of Mauritius step up their partnership in climate change. (Source: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles)

EU, Mauritius step up partnership on climate change

4 Jan 2019

Karen King, senior associate, WSP, Environment & Energy, Africa

AMD still poses a threat

Karen King 4 Jan 2019

How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?

How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?

Taahirah Martin 3 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

If citizens think they’ll personally and financially benefit from a carbon tax, maybe politicians would take action.
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Want citizens to care about climate change? Write them a cheque

Abhishek Kar & Hisham Zerriffi 3 Jan 2019

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Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter, executive creative director and strategic relationships & marketing manager at Fort respectively.

#BizTrends2019: Year of the social impact brand (again)

Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter 15 Jan 2019

Microbial aromas might save crops from drought

Ruth Schmidt 4 Jan 2019

The European Union and the Republic of Mauritius step up their partnership in climate change. (Source: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles)

EU, Mauritius step up partnership on climate change

4 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

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New study reveals CT drought made 3 times more likely by climate change

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New study released outlining key investment priorities for addressing climate change

11 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: In praise of the pilchard; the delights of unfashionable fish

#BizTrends2019: In praise of the pilchard; the delights of unfashionable fish

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Nomvula Dlamini 10 Jan 2019

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

Katrien Steenmans 10 Jan 2019

Startups turn waste into opportunity

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10 Jan 2019

L-R: SA's minister of environmental affairs Nomvula Mokonyane; Kumi Naidoo, secretary general of Amnesty International; Guy Ryder, director-general of the International Labour Organisation

Cape Town to host upcoming global green economy conference

9 Jan 2019

Mobility Unlimited Challenge finalists announced

Mobility Unlimited Challenge finalists announced

9 Jan 2019

Local entrepreneur 3D prints cups from biodegradable materials

Local entrepreneur 3D prints cups from biodegradable materials

9 Jan 2019

Organic, free-range, fairtrade or vegan: how ethical consumption got so selective

Organic, free-range, fairtrade or vegan: how ethical consumption got so selective

Michal Carrington 8 Jan 2019

Why microbeads are such a threat and why they're so hard to handle

Why microbeads are such a threat and why they're so hard to handle

Henk Bouwman 8 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Social credit scores three ways: The good, the bad and the ugly

#BizTrends2019: Social credit scores three ways: The good, the bad and the ugly

Bronwyn Williams 7 Jan 2019

Sven Lindström, CEO of Midsummer. Photo: Nyteknik

#BizTrends2019: What to watch out for on the global renewables scene

Sven Lindström 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Challenges of 2019 will lead to opportunity

#BizTrends2019: Challenges of 2019 will lead to opportunity

Marc Lubner 7 Jan 2019

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

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

Emmanuel Kasese 7 Jan 2019

#FairnessFirst: The secret to career success in 2019 and beyond

#FairnessFirst: The secret to career success in 2019 and beyond

Leigh Andrews 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Trends moulding the plastic packaging industry

#BizTrends2019: Trends moulding the plastic packaging industry

David Drew 7 Jan 2019

Brenda Martin, CEO of Sawea

#BizTrends2019: Sawea takes its transformative vision forward

Brenda Martin 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

#BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

Professor Elain Vlok 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Climate paradox or progress?

#BizTrends2019: Climate paradox or progress?

Simon Clarke 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Technology and inhumanity is surpassing the disABLED

#BizTrends2019: Technology and inhumanity is surpassing the disABLED

Hannl Cronje 7 Jan 2019

Karen King, senior associate, WSP, Environment & Energy, Africa

AMD still poses a threat

Karen King 4 Jan 2019

How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?

How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?

Taahirah Martin 3 Jan 2019

If citizens think they’ll personally and financially benefit from a carbon tax, maybe politicians would take action.
Thomas Hafeneth/Unsplash

Want citizens to care about climate change? Write them a cheque

Abhishek Kar & Hisham Zerriffi 3 Jan 2019

From left to right: Professor Frans Swanepoel, Professor Louise Fresco and Professor Lise Korsten/ ©UP media

Does African agriculture need a Green Revolution?

Xolani Mathibela 2 Jan 2019

The end of civil society?

The end of civil society?

David Loxton 2 Jan 2019

Vukile, Reach For A Dream partner on Dream Room campaign

Vukile, Reach For A Dream partner on Dream Room campaign

2 Jan 2019

Task force on digital financing of UN SDGs launched

Task force on digital financing of UN SDGs launched

31 Dec 2018

What can we do to support LGBTQI people in the workplace?

What can we do to support LGBTQI people in the workplace?

Devan Moonsamy 28 Dec 2018

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Do climate policies 'kill jobs'? An economist on why they don't cause massive unemployment

Garth Heutel 28 Dec 2018

Growthpoint installs waste-to-energy initiative at N1 City Mall

Growthpoint installs waste-to-energy initiative at N1 City Mall

27 Dec 2018

Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads

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Martin LaMonica 27 Dec 2018

Politcal uncertainty - the only Achilles heel in SA's renewables marketability

Politcal uncertainty - the only Achilles heel in SA's renewables marketability

24 Dec 2018

6 African climate change science researchers awarded AIMS grants

6 African climate change science researchers awarded AIMS grants

24 Dec 2018

Business reporting on SDGs improves, but still long way to go

Business reporting on SDGs improves, but still long way to go

21 Dec 2018

What's your beef? How 'carbon labels' can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices

What's your beef? How 'carbon labels' can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices

Adrian R. Camilleri, Dalia Patino-Echeverri and Ri 20 Dec 2018

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