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Lagos Fashion Week wins the 2025 Earthshot Prize

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The Art of Making a Difference: Naked collabs with SA artists

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Lagos Fashion Week wins the 2025 Earthshot Prize

6 Nov 2025

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The Art of Making a Difference: Naked collabs with SA artists

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L'Oréal Paris to cut 50% of carbon footprint by 2030

26 Apr 2021

Greening the global textile value chain

Greening the global textile value chain

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Apr 2021

Colgate's first recyclable toothpaste tube introduced in SA

Colgate's first recyclable toothpaste tube introduced in SA

23 Apr 2021

Local NPO seeks to transform, redevelop Hillbrow's Florence Nightingale House

Local NPO seeks to transform, redevelop Hillbrow's Florence Nightingale House

22 Apr 2021

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

22 Apr 2021

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SA consumers express willingness to help combat sustainability issues

22 Apr 2021

The Appliance Bank joins local SRI chapter in tackling e-waste in SA

The Appliance Bank joins local SRI chapter in tackling e-waste in SA

22 Apr 2021

Nestlé becomes first FMCG company to join Polyco

Nestlé becomes first FMCG company to join Polyco

20 Apr 2021

Mattel reveals carbon-neutral Tesla made from recycled materials

Mattel reveals carbon-neutral Tesla made from recycled materials

20 Apr 2021

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Amended plastic bag regulations published for implementation

19 Apr 2021

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 19 Apr 2021

2021 African Circular Economy Alliance: Giving waste a second chance

2021 African Circular Economy Alliance: Giving waste a second chance

19 Apr 2021

Smarties celebrates sustainable packaging milestone with artist collab

Smarties celebrates sustainable packaging milestone with artist collab

16 Apr 2021

Rotary Africa event to unpack sustainable development of fashion and textiles

Rotary Africa event to unpack sustainable development of fashion and textiles

14 Apr 2021

Woolworths implements further single-use plastic reductions in stores

Woolworths implements further single-use plastic reductions in stores

13 Apr 2021

Nike Refurbished programme gives footwear a second life

Nike Refurbished programme gives footwear a second life

13 Apr 2021

#BehindtheMask: Justice Tootla, managing director of Averda

#BehindtheMask: Justice Tootla, managing director of Averda

Sindy Peters 9 Apr 2021

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2 vital tools for carbon tax compliance

Eckart Zollner 7 Apr 2021

Kenyan eco-friendly footwear brand wins sustainable design contest

30 Mar 2021

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

29 Mar 2021

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

25 Mar 2021

Biodegradable cigarette butts a potential source of toxic pollution

Biodegradable cigarette butts a potential source of toxic pollution

19 Mar 2021

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

19 Mar 2021

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

18 Mar 2021

Getting greener and cleaner with Dell Technologies and Pinnacle ICT

Getting greener and cleaner with Dell Technologies and Pinnacle ICT

Pinnacle ICT 15 Mar 2021

New campaign promotes recycling of food and beverage cartons

New campaign promotes recycling of food and beverage cartons

15 Mar 2021

Thrifting takes its place in SA mega mall

Thrifting takes its place in SA mega mall

10 Mar 2021

2021 Petco Awards winners announced

2021 Petco Awards winners announced

5 Mar 2021

#BehindtheMask: Jason McNeil, CEO of Interwaste

#BehindtheMask: Jason McNeil, CEO of Interwaste

Sindy Peters 2 Mar 2021

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

Xia Zhu 1 Mar 2021

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