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Sappi boosts local enterprise with MSME investment

Sappi boosts local enterprise with MSME investmentSappi

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How to ensure credibility in your ESG performance

Influencers got clothes in children's sizes to get the message to hit home. Source: Supplied

The Salvation Army launches campaign to expose child labour

New report urges urgent investment in regenerative tourism innovation

New report urges urgent investment in regenerative tourism innovation

Marcelle Meredith will officially retire on 30 June 2025. Image supplied.

NSPCA CEO Marcelle Meredith retires

Air Products and partners’ hydrogen mobility ecosystem generate interest at Green Hydrogen Summit

Air Products and partners’ hydrogen mobility ecosystem generate interest at Green Hydrogen SummitAir Products South Africa

CoGTA-led dialogue bridges sectors to boost municipal performance

CoGTA-led dialogue bridges sectors to boost municipal performanceSappi

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

Inside Cape Union Mart’s sustainability philosophy

Inside Cape Union Mart’s sustainability philosophy

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Prince William, Prince of Wales meets the 2024 Earthshot Prize Finalists at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 November 2024. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters

2024 Earthshot Prize - the 5 winners of £1m

7 Nov 2024

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Redefine Properties unveils newly expanded Pan Africa Mall

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Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales reacts as he speaks to students at the College Stoke Climsland in Callington, in Cornwall, southwestern England, on 17 October 2024. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Prince William in South Africa for green prize ceremony

Michael Holden 1 Nov 2024

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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

31 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Involving employees in sustainability strategies is key to future success says Scopen’s 4th edition Sustainability Study in Latin America report

Part 1: Scopen 4th Latam Sustainability Study: 6 key findings

29 Oct 2024

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Dr Ronald Heath 29 Oct 2024

It's time to join the Ladles of Love Sarmiethon Challenge

It's time to join the Ladles of Love Sarmiethon Challenge

Coronation 25 Oct 2024

Entries open for H&M Foundation Global Change Award

Entries open for H&M Foundation Global Change Award

23 Oct 2024

AfriGIS wins prestigious global hackathon on sustainable finance

AfriGIS wins prestigious global hackathon on sustainable finance

AfriGIS 22 Oct 2024

Q&A: Mokebe Thulo on Building a Better Tomorrow with Aware.org

Q&A: Mokebe Thulo on Building a Better Tomorrow with Aware.org

Aware.org 21 Oct 2024

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South African advertising and PR agencies named and shamed for collaborating with fossil fuel giants

Kristin Engel 18 Oct 2024

UCT GSB’s EMBA ranked 31st globally for overall satisfaction by the Financial Times

UCT GSB’s EMBA ranked 31st globally for overall satisfaction by the Financial Times

UCT Graduate School of Business 18 Oct 2024

GeSkenk writes brighter futures with CorrectBook partnership

GeSkenk writes brighter futures with CorrectBook partnership

GeSkenk 18 Oct 2024

UCT’s d-school Afrika reaffirms leadership with second 6-Star Green Star rating

UCT’s d-school Afrika reaffirms leadership with second 6-Star Green Star rating

Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 15 Oct 2024

Setshego Ledwaba, Marketing and Communications Manager at Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre, Johannesburg, O.R. Tambo Airport

Tourism's climate crossroads: Sustainability is not just a trend, it's a necessity

Setshego Ledwaba 14 Oct 2024

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Carbon pricing poses threat to economies of developing countries

11 Oct 2024

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Madagascar’s mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming – new study

Katie Devenish 8 Oct 2024

Singularity Summit 2024 gears up with bold plans

Singularity Summit 2024 gears up with bold plans

Mann Made 3 Oct 2024

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Companies Amendment Act: Who is required to form a social and ethics committee?

Ginen Moodley 27 Sep 2024

TLC Worldwide Africa gives back to 3 children’s homes this September

TLC Worldwide Africa gives back to 3 children’s homes this September

TLC Worldwide Africa 26 Sep 2024

Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

25 Sep 2024

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

25 Sep 2024

H&M leads the charge for a sustainable fashion future in SA

H&M leads the charge for a sustainable fashion future in SA

25 Sep 2024

This World Rhino Day the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary celebrated 10 years of conserving South Africa’s black and white rhino population (Image supplied)

Care for Wild and Investec: 10 years of conserving SA’s black and white rhino population

23 Sep 2024

The business case for ESG in hard times

The business case for ESG in hard times

Kristina Gubic, ESG Africa Conference 20 Sep 2024

2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

Mandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

Metier, through its Sustainable Capital Fund II (MSC II) has acquired Mertech Marine (Image supplied)

RMB supports Metier's strategic acquisition of Mertech Marine

18 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf A new R300-million processing facility - a first-of-its-kind technology for Africa - will add an extra 15,000 tonnes per annum of food-grade recycled PET output capacity (Pictured: plastic bottles ready for recycling)

First for Africa R300m PET recycling plant to add 15,000 tons capacity annually; critical for export-oriented industries

17 Sep 2024

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European, Southern African development banks to lend extra $220m to clean energy projects

Kopano Gumbi 16 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf Today, Monday 16 September, South Africa joins the global community today to commemorate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer under the theme Advancing Climate Action

Commemorating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Advancing Climate Action

16 Sep 2024

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