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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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Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

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AfDB awards SA $1m grant to boost green jobs

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

The sustainability edge: Beyond Earth Day, why going green is good for businessBusiness Partners Limited

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GCF grants $40m to Sanbi's Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction project

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Legislative compliance: How retailers can reach net zeroEmily Gammon and Paula-Ann Novotny

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Urgent appeal: Help feed the homeless in Johannesburg's inner city

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

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Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

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Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

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Orasecom Climate Resilient Investment Conference to drive funding for vital water infrastructure

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Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

icandi CQ 6 May 2025

CILTSA ESG Conference to tackle sustainability, regulation and risk in supply chains

CILTSA ESG Conference to tackle sustainability, regulation and risk in supply chains

6 May 2025

Schneider Electric at AATF 2025: Demonstrating true industry innovation

Schneider Electric at AATF 2025: Demonstrating true industry innovation

The Publicity Workshop 5 May 2025

Source: US Embassy in Maseru. Millennium Challenge Corporation deputy chief executive Chidi Blyden at the launch of the project in Maseru.

US shuts down massive Lesotho development project

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 May 2025

Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa

Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

The holistic approach of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) re-emphasises the importance of closure planning for mines. Pictured: An open pit mine rehabilitated (Image supplied)

GISTM holistic approach emphasises importance of mine closure planning

30 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

MAN Truck & Bus South Africa unveils Lion’s Explorer E: SA’s first locally manufactured ebus

MAN Truck & Bus South Africa unveils Lion’s Explorer E: SA’s first locally manufactured ebus

Optimize Agency 25 Apr 2025

Danone Southern Africa receives B Corp Certification

Danone Southern Africa receives B Corp Certification

24 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Gareth Robb, contracts director at GVK-Siya Zama.

Beyond bricks and mortar: How SA’s construction industry can prioritise going green

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YDE and Actis Acts launch 'Lumen30' to train 30 South African youths in solar energy installation

YDE and Actis Acts launch 'Lumen30' to train 30 South African youths in solar energy installation

Yellow Door Energy 24 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Anoop Hariparsad, digital energy business unit leader, Schneider Electric says a microgrid can manage backup systems effectively and contribute significantly to sustainability goals by reducing carbon footprints

Mircogrids: Managing backup systems and reducing carbon footprints

Anoop Hariparsad 23 Apr 2025

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How FSDAi is unlocking £31m Nigerian pension capital for sustainable infrastructure

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Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi 17 Apr 2025

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Mpact 17 Apr 2025

AATF: Future Manufacturing Africa 2025: Powering Industry with AI & Automation

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The Publicity Workshop 16 Apr 2025

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Next Generation 15 Apr 2025

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

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Investing in the Lobito Corridor: Focus on ESG-related disputes

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Priyesh Daya, Nick Alp, Brittany Leroni and Litha Raziya 14 Apr 2025

Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

Green infrastructure and jobs: South Africa’s plan for a brighter economic future

Teboho Makhabane 11 Apr 2025

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Become a glass guardian: Hospitality industry urged to champion recycling

11 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Robin van Wyk, head of LnP Beyond Legal’s Environmental Practice says limited exemptions granted to Eskom reflect a complex balancing act between environmental responsibility and energy security and gives some practical steps going forward

Eskom’s limited emissions exemptions: A complex balancing act, practical steps going forward

Robin van Wyk 11 Apr 2025

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Updated carbon tax framework and its impact on high-emission industries

9 Apr 2025

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 Apr 2025

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