Steps Clubfoot Care is a non-profit organisation that focuses on facilitating access to clubfoot treatment for South African children. They are also a My School beneficiary, the loyalty programme that South Africans know about through the Woolworths brand. Whilst many of us "swipe" for purchases with a link to our favoured charities, it is little known how valuable that swipe can be. 4 Apr 2022
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Ekurhuleni Municipality has approved the connection of a large solar PV plant and battery system at PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) Gauteng distribution centre, as the food and beverage company looks to secure energy supply and reduce carbon emissions. 30 Mar 2022
Marking this year's Global Recycling Day, celebrated annually on 18 March, Nespresso turned the spotlight on its sustainability journey thus far. 23 Mar 2022
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Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has launched the Kgodiso Development Fund, a five-year, R600m investment with a goal to help transform the food system in South Africa. It will look to create 'shared value' solutions that ultimately help build a sustainable food system by creating local employment opportunities and increasing local procurement and supplier diversity. 17 Mar 2022
The Shoprite Group has announced that Checkers Sitari and the entire Sitari Village Mall located close to Somerset West, Cape Town have become South Africa's first premium supermarket and shopping centre to run entirely off renewable energy from wind and solar sources. 15 Mar 2022
Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL) has become the first major South African retailer to be a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Women Empowerment Principles. WHL announced the news on International Women's Day, observed today on 8 March. 8 Mar 2022
The 100% recyclable plastic wheel for municipal wheelie bins was developed by Mpact Plastic Containers in 2019 and commercial production commenced in 2020. This means that the traditional rubber wheel was replaced with a 100% recyclable wheel. 24 Feb 2022
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Fresh produce retailer Food Lover's Market has resumed its search for promising social entrepreneurs to join the company as a supplier. This follows the success of the 2021 Seeds of Change Supplier Development Partnership launched last year, which attracted close to 900 applications. 11 Feb 2022
Pernod Ricard's corporate affairs director Pamela Nkuna has taken on the additional role of chairperson at South African Liquor Brandowners Association (Salba), an NPO representing manufacturers and distributors in the liquor industry on issues of common interest. Effective late last year, Nkuna replaces Sibani Mngadi as chairperson. 2 Feb 2022
the One 4 You, One 4 Me campaign encouraged customers to purchase any two Spar Mageu 1 litre products for just R22, and then to pop one carton into the trolley at the front of every store
A staggering 57,525 cartons of Spar Mageu has been donated by Spar customers, with the Spar Group committed to donating R1.50 for every carton sold during the campaign period. As a result, along with its partner, Premier FMCG, it will hand over R86,287.50 to Operation Hunger. 20 Dec 2021
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The Association of Alcohol Responsibility and Education, Aware.org, and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) have launched a joint initiative, called the Industry National Festive Road Safety & Social Norms Campaign, to encourage responsible drinking over the festive season. 17 Dec 2021
Beauty company Avon has pledged over R600,000 to non-governmental organisations that are at the forefront of fighting the scourge of gender-based violence, so that they may more easily fund programmes for survivors of abuse. 10 Dec 2021
South African Breweries (SAB) has launched a new outcomes-based responsible consumption platform, called SAB Sharp, with focused interventions aimed at encouraging South Africans to make better decisions when it comes to alcohol consumption. 2 Dec 2021
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Food brand Rhodes Quality has launched a new initiative in partnership with social enterprise Reel Gardening, called Grow with Goodness, with the aim of growing sustainable food gardens for 60 South African schools. 26 Nov 2021
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Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has announced a new goal to help 50 million people gain ready access to nutritious foods by 2030 through its Food for Good food security programme and the expansion of the company's affordable nutrition food options as part of its PepsiCo Positive journey. 17 Nov 2021
The Shoprite Group has added 22 new solar PV (photovoltaic) sites between February and September 2021, more than doubling its solar capacity, as it aims to power 25% of its operations with renewable energy over the next five years. 10 Nov 2021
Bic, the global manufacturer of stationery, lighters and shaving products, has successfully transitioned to 100% green electricity use at its stationery manufacturing plant in Johannesburg. The announcement comes four years ahead of schedule and is a first for Bic factories on the African continent. 22 Oct 2021
Section 18 of the new Waste Management Act came into effect on 5 May 2021. These regulations relate to extended producer responsibility (EPR) in terms of a number of industries and products, including the paper and plastics packaging industries.
As a supporter of the circular economy and the DFFE legislation, it is our responsibility to support and encourage registration with the DFFE and the relevant PRO's. 15 Oct 2021
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Eastgate Shopping Centre in Johannesburg has donated R300,000 of its income derived from parking fees to local non-profit organisation Gift of the Givers Foundation. 13 Oct 2021
Home appliances maker Electrolux South Africa has embarked on its journey to exit the national electricity grid and move to renewable solar energy, cutting the organisation's carbon footprint at its local Kwikot water heater (geyser) manufacturing plant by 40%. 12 Oct 2021
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