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Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond AwardsESG Africa Conference

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The sustainability edge: Beyond Earth Day, why going green is good for business

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Skubu refill store debuts in South Africa

Skubu refill store debuts in South Africa

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Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

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Trash 4 Treats: Rewarding sustainable habits

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6,000 people sign petition demanding City of Cape Town comes clean on water quality

6,000 people sign petition demanding City of Cape Town comes clean on water quality

26 Aug 2021

The future of polystyrene with Mpact

The future of polystyrene with Mpact

Mpact 26 Aug 2021

WWF announces 2021 Living Planet Award winners

WWF announces 2021 Living Planet Award winners

26 Aug 2021

Ineos' Trash 4 Treats project teaches learners sustainable recycling habits

Ineos' Trash 4 Treats project teaches learners sustainable recycling habits

25 Aug 2021

UJ becomes the first academic institution to join SA Plastics Pact

UJ becomes the first academic institution to join SA Plastics Pact

24 Aug 2021

#WomensMonth: The SA design duo breaking into the US decor market

#WomensMonth: The SA design duo breaking into the US decor market

Lauren Hartzenberg 24 Aug 2021

Electricity pylons are seen in front of the cooling towers at the Lethabo Thermal Power Station,an Eskom coal-burning power station near Sasolburg in the northern Free State province, 2 March 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa aims to bring pilot carbon capture project online in 2023

23 Aug 2021

SDG 6: There is no life without water so give it the attention it needs

SDG 6: There is no life without water so give it the attention it needs

Belinda Carreira, SAICA 23 Aug 2021

Beautiful News partners with WaterBear to turn audiences into climate activists

Beautiful News partners with WaterBear to turn audiences into climate activists

Ginkgo Agency 23 Aug 2021

Red Cup Village helps save the planet by manufacturing biodegradable products

Red Cup Village helps save the planet by manufacturing biodegradable products

20 Aug 2021

Addo awash in raw sewage for months

Addo awash in raw sewage for months

Joseph Chirume 18 Aug 2021

Pre-loved clothing paving a pathway out of poverty for SA women

Pre-loved clothing paving a pathway out of poverty for SA women

17 Aug 2021

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Entries open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021

16 Aug 2021

Ivorian artist turns discarded flip-flops from beach into masterpieces

Ivorian artist turns discarded flip-flops from beach into masterpieces

Loucoumane Coulibaly 13 Aug 2021

Polyco bids farewell to long-standing CEO Mandy Naudé

Polyco bids farewell to long-standing CEO Mandy Naudé

13 Aug 2021

#WomensMonth: 'Know your value and own it' - Leandri Erasmus, Interwaste

#WomensMonth: 'Know your value and own it' - Leandri Erasmus, Interwaste

Sindy Peters 4 Aug 2021

Nesta Challenges launches CA$14,5m Afri-Plastics Challenge

Nesta Challenges launches CA$14,5m Afri-Plastics Challenge

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Woolworths lays out next set of sustainability ambitions

Woolworths lays out next set of sustainability ambitions

29 Jul 2021

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'Upcycling' promises to turn food waste into your next meal

Rodney Holcomb and Danielle Bellmer 28 Jul 2021

Greenwashing: What is bioplastic, compostable and biodegradable packaging anyway?

Greenwashing: What is bioplastic, compostable and biodegradable packaging anyway?

Mpact 27 Jul 2021

Next frontier for plastic action lies in clothing, textile industries

Next frontier for plastic action lies in clothing, textile industries

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa and Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila 26 Jul 2021

Chemicals in burnt warehouse caused "considerable" environmental damage - authorities

Chemicals in burnt warehouse caused "considerable" environmental damage - authorities

Wendell Roelf 26 Jul 2021

Entries open for 2021 Best Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Awards

Entries open for 2021 Best Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Awards

23 Jul 2021

Balancing food safety with packaging sustainability

Balancing food safety with packaging sustainability

22 Jul 2021

Authorities probe coastal chemical spill in Durban following unrest

Authorities probe coastal chemical spill in Durban following unrest

Siyabonga Sishi and Rogan Ward 19 Jul 2021

Local study finds ships a major source of litter on SA beaches

Local study finds ships a major source of litter on SA beaches

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ClimateScience Olympiad calls for youth to help change the world

ClimateScience Olympiad calls for youth to help change the world

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Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

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