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From GuguByGugu to FoodForward SA: Meet the 2026 Eco-Logic Award finalists

“Sustainability starts with a genuine commitment to want to achieve meaningful impact,” says Empact’s group sustainability executive Lara Barlow. Image supplied.

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2023 Renewable Energy Challenge regional champs

26 Apr 2023

Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa at VFS Global

5 steps to embedding sustainability in your business

Hariprasad Viswanathan 25 Apr 2023

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Just energy transition will need collaborative leadership to bring power to the people

Brian Eagar 25 Apr 2023

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Can behavioural science stop climate change?

19 Apr 2023

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Putting health at the heart of climate action

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

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ESG in agriculture - why it needs to work

Lerato Molefi & Dalit Anstey 3 Apr 2023

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African consumers are ready to take climate action: How can corporates help them?

Nomava Zanazo 31 Mar 2023

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Business expansion in Africa: Avoid the 'Calabash Effect'

Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi 30 Mar 2023

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Force majeure: How climate change will impact renewable energy contracts

Hannetjie Marais 17 Mar 2023

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New CoCT, UCT climate app challenges Capetonians to act neutral

15 Mar 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

Winds and rain continue to increase in strength as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall over Vilankulos, Mozambique, 24 February 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Unicef Mozambique/2023/Guy Taylor via Reuters

Record-breaking storm Freddy due to hit Mozambique again

Nellie Peyton 10 Mar 2023

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Massmart's R1m boost for female academics and GBV research

8 Mar 2023

A fire above Lakeside, Cape Town, was swiftly extinguished on 16 January after the City dispatched several helicopters and numerous firefighters. The quick response ensured the fire didn’t cause major damage. (GroundUp)

Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows

Steve Kretzmann 7 Mar 2023

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Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Santam's chief executive officer,Tavaziva Madzinga.

Santam pays out biggest natural-catastrophe claim in its history

3 Mar 2023

UP microbiologists discover rich diversity of life in Antarctica's cold, dry soils

UP microbiologists discover rich diversity of life in Antarctica's cold, dry soils

University of Pretoria 28 Feb 2023

Consumer sustainability paradox an opportunity for e-commerce brands

Consumer sustainability paradox an opportunity for e-commerce brands

Steffen Burrows 28 Feb 2023

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 24 Feb 2023

Cogta relief teams preparing for Cyclone Freddy

Cogta relief teams preparing for Cyclone Freddy

23 Feb 2023

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What small business can do to stop organic waste from reaching the landfill

17 Feb 2023

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National State of Disaster declared on floods

14 Feb 2023

Grass protein: The next plant base for alt-meat?

Grass protein: The next plant base for alt-meat?

14 Feb 2023

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Ubuntu Awards honour trailblazers

13 Feb 2023

How the creative economy can respond to the climate crisis

How the creative economy can respond to the climate crisis

Evan-Lee Courie 10 Feb 2023

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Ireland, Austria donate €3m to Africa Climate Change Fund

9 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Jonathan Colmer 27 Jan 2023

Anglo's LNG dual-fuelled vessel, Ubuntu Harmony, loads first cargo in SA

Anglo's LNG dual-fuelled vessel, Ubuntu Harmony, loads first cargo in SA

26 Jan 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

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