Eikendal Estate has committed to donate 5% of its Pinotage 2015 sales from its tasting centre to the Peace Parks Foundation. 6 Jul 2016
Unilever CEO Paul Polman says that eradicating poverty is the "biggest investment opportunity we have in the world today".
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If you had to select a single global advocate and envoy for the modern notion of sustainable business, it would most likely be Unilever CEO Paul Polman, whose message to business, and the world, is so wide-ranging and heartfelt it verges on the messianic. 27 Jun 2016
MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet has announced a new partnership through which loot.co.za, one of South Africa's top-five online retailers, will join the fundraising initiative that raises millions of rand for schools and charities every year. 15 Jun 2016
The extension of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria has been awarded a four-star Green Star Retail Design rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for the effort undertaken to develop its first building phase on environmentally friendly design and construction principles. 31 May 2016
Pioneer Foods recently joined forces with Energy Partners to roll out a national solar programme, which entails the installation of large commercial solar systems with a combined size of over 2531 kilowatt peak (kWp) at five of Pioneer's manufacturing facilities, including Wadeville, Clayville, Bloemfontein, Klerksdorp and Worcester. The project is expected to yield a total savings of R116m over the next 25 years. 26 May 2016
Woolworths and MySchool have recently celebrated the handover of a R400,000 donation, raised through their 2015 Christmas campaign, to the Children's Hospital Trust - the fund-raising arm of Cape Town's Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. 13 May 2016
Since the Heidelberg Mall's shoe collection drive launched in February 2015, residents have stepped up for their community and donated more than 1300 pairs of shoes. 6 May 2016
A commitment to spend R800m on small farmers and enterprises and a pledge to avoid job losses have helped unblock delays to a three-way merger of bottlers. 5 May 2016
To gain competition authority approval for the proposed merger of the soft-drink businesses of SABMiller, The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments, the parties have committed themselves to invest R800m in developing entrepreneurs. 4 May 2016
Maps Maponyane and Dion Chang.
It's being hailed as the largest shopping mall in the country, but anchor tenant Woolworths aims to do its part to ensure that the new R5bn Mall of Africa in Midrand, Gauteng, treads lightly on the Earth. 29 Apr 2016
There's scant research on the status of ethical consumerism in South Africa, but the 2015 Ethical Markets Report 2015 by the UK's Ethical Consumer reported an 8% rise in the UK, valued at GBP38 billion, despite a highly challenging fiscal year in that country. 22 Apr 2016
Shoprite and Checkers customers have helped raise R200,000 for drought-stricken communities across South Africa since March 2016, which will be used to drill new boreholes, refurbish broken ones, as well as to support recovery efforts in severely affected communities. 20 Apr 2016
A new partnership will see one of South Africa's top six festivals continue to grow and contribute to community upliftment in the Sundays River, according to Spar Kirkwood Wildsfees board chairman Paul Marais. 19 Apr 2016
Woolworths took top honours in a ranking of the commitments of SA's five biggest retailers to renewable energy compiled by environment lobby group Greenpeace Africa, while rival Shoprite Group was last. 19 Apr 2016
Probio is to receive the Certificate of Merit in The Climate Change Award category of the annual Eco-Logic Awards for its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions using the Probio Bokashi Composting System. 7 Apr 2016
Three masterpieces featuring a rare blend of Louis XIII, designed by Hermès, Puiforcat and Saint-Louis, will be sold at an auction by Sotheby's as of September 2016, with all proceeds benefitting The Film Foundation's cinematic heritage preservation efforts. 31 Mar 2016
April is Health Awareness Month and while many are encouraged to eat the right foods, the question has to be raised as to whether people in South Africa - especially the poor - are getting the right nutrition to live a healthy life. South Africa's current drought crisis has caused a decline in farming output and has heavily increased food prices. This has had a devastating impact on food security and the wellbeing of the poor as they are unable to afford food that contains the right nutrition that is essential to fight off infections. 30 Mar 2016
On World Water Day, yesterday, the Shoprite Group donated 49,300 litres of water and 2,200 food buckets to the community of Grey Town as part of its Project Thirst. The group's KwaZulu-Natal division launched Project Thirst at the beginning of February and, since inception, has donated and delivered more than 222,536 litres of water in the communities of Harding, Nongoma, Ixopo, Vryheid, Uthungulu, and Ndwedwe. 23 Mar 2016
Woolworths is on a journey to reduce drastically the amount of water it uses by putting water use in focus in stores, offices, distribution centres and across the supply chain. 17 Mar 2016
Ignorance, as they say, is bliss - except when it involves 'green' practices that are merely harming the environment in a different way, or having no effect at all. As the popularity of eco-friendly products continues to rise, manufactures and distributors are attempting to differentiate their products through the use of inaccurate statements, skewed facts and downright myths. 16 Mar 2016
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