ESG & Sustainability News

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Image supplied.

How Siv Ngesi’s MENstruation Foundation tackles period poverty

Children wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on 10 May. Archive photo: David Harrison

Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate changePeter Johnston

Image credit: Sassa

Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

By Lisette IJssel de Schepper 16 hours

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

17 hours

More news

Beards With Heart: dotsure.co.za rallies corporate volunteers for the GRSPCA - George

Beards With Heart: dotsure.co.za rallies corporate volunteers for the GRSPCA - George

dotsure 15 Dec 2025

Absa partners with DTA and Legend Barbershop to empower creative youth

Absa partners with DTA and Legend Barbershop to empower creative youth

OnPoint PR 15 Dec 2025

Building a purpose-led workforce, Absa’s Volunteering Insights and Strategic Pathways

Building a purpose-led workforce, Absa’s Volunteering Insights and Strategic Pathways

OnPoint PR 15 Dec 2025

Spar Western Cape and Namibia stores adopt turtle hatchlings, support conservation efforts

Spar Western Cape and Namibia stores adopt turtle hatchlings, support conservation efforts

15 Dec 2025

Image credit: on

3 ways South African social investors can capitalise on G20

Leanne Emery-Hunter, Motshegwa More and Matebe Chisiza 15 Dec 2025

Sustainability for schools: Tractor’s Net Zero Project supports communities while strengthening energy security

Sustainability for schools: Tractor’s Net Zero Project supports communities while strengthening energy security

Tractor Outdoor 15 Dec 2025

Not a dry eye as Hot Cares Christmas delivers a life-changing miracle for a brave young woman

Not a dry eye as Hot Cares Christmas delivers a life-changing miracle for a brave young woman

HOT 102.7FM 15 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Gauteng's poverty numbers rise amidst national decline, says Stats SA

12 Dec 2025

South Africa's future leaders redefine sustainability at the 2025 SDG Challenge SA Grand Finale

South Africa's future leaders redefine sustainability at the 2025 SDG Challenge SA Grand Finale

Soapbox 12 Dec 2025

SEF partners spark employment opportunities, grow social capital and rebuild institutional trust

SEF partners spark employment opportunities, grow social capital and rebuild institutional trust

Daniella Horwitz, The Social Employment Fund 12 Dec 2025

Hot Cares Christmas: Hot 102.7FM listeners give Kiara-Rose the chance to get her childhood back

Hot Cares Christmas: Hot 102.7FM listeners give Kiara-Rose the chance to get her childhood back

HOT 102.7FM 12 Dec 2025

Image credit: on

eThekwini's new forum to tackle climate change impact in Durban

12 Dec 2025

Image credit: on

Govt outlines 5 priorities to address GBVF in South Africa

11 Dec 2025

Image credit: on

Sanbi’s National Biodiversity Assessment enters its digital era

Maroefah Smith 10 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Sanlam introduces innovative prepaid funeral plan

10 Dec 2025

OFM wins Community Project Award at the 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

OFM wins Community Project Award at the 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

OFM Radio 10 Dec 2025

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Catchwords 9 Dec 2025

Sanlam’s Youth4Tourism scoops the 2025 Trialogue Strategic CSI Award

Sanlam’s Youth4Tourism scoops the 2025 Trialogue Strategic CSI Award

Trialogue 9 Dec 2025

Image credit: Photo by on

South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?

Britta Rennkamp 9 Dec 2025

Shop with a purpose: How Iwisa No 1 is helping South African communities

Shop with a purpose: How Iwisa No 1 is helping South African communities

9 Dec 2025

From Loskop to the nation: How a rural KZN village powers South Africa’s toughest school shoes

From Loskop to the nation: How a rural KZN village powers South Africa’s toughest school shoes

Bata 8 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks.

Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

Matthew Hirsch 8 Dec 2025

R13bn CSI spend signals stability in a tough economy

R13bn CSI spend signals stability in a tough economy

Trialogue 8 Dec 2025

2025 in review: FoodForward SA strengthening community impact despite challenging year

2025 in review: FoodForward SA strengthening community impact despite challenging year

FoodForward SA 8 Dec 2025

Image supplied.

MTN backs Afrika Tikkun’s new Digital Skills Hub in Diepsloot

8 Dec 2025

Image supplied.

New reserves boost conservation efforts in the Western Cape

8 Dec 2025

Literacy initiative opens doors to learning at Durban's Liv Village

Literacy initiative opens doors to learning at Durban's Liv Village

Ignition Group 5 Dec 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour

Narnia Bohler-Muller 5 Dec 2025

Image credit: on

Industry praised for investing in SA’s emerging clean energy workforce

4 Dec 2025

Absa launches first Social Impact Awards to celebrate change makers across Africa

Absa launches first Social Impact Awards to celebrate change makers across Africa

OnPoint PR 4 Dec 2025

Africa news

Image credit: Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

Image supplied.

Team Gift: Gift of the Givers and BackaBuddy’s new giving initiative

12 Nov 2025

Image credit: Earthshot Prize

Lagos Fashion Week wins the 2025 Earthshot Prize

6 Nov 2025

Let's do Biz