SA's manufacturing sector would expand if the government raised its demand for wind energy, industry players say. 24 Dec 2013
Pick n Pay chief executive, Richard Brasher, has announced the profits from trading on Sunday 15 December 2013 will be donated to charitable causes in honour of the memory and legacy of former President Nelson Mandela. 13 Dec 2013
As part of their World AIDS Day initiative, on Friday 29 November 2013, Takealot.com donated over 700 books to its charity partner, Beautiful Gate, with a retail value of R125,900. Beautiful Gate is a charity based in Crossroads that addresses the issues of HIV/AIDS and its impact on local children, families and the community. 2 Dec 2013
Retailers, such as the Pick n Pay Group, Edcon and Spar South Rand, have taken up the official Movember Retailers Challenge and are battling it out with other Mo's across the retail sector to see who will take the title and hold bragging rights until next year. 28 Nov 2013
Corporate social investment (CSI) has evolved in leaps and bounds and is no longer viewed as a simple charitable donation or a PR spin to ease the corporate conscience and enhance the brand's image. 18 Nov 2013
Raymond Ackerman, the founder of Pick n Pay, has pledged a R100,000 donation towards helping the relief effort in the Philippines, after Typhoon Haiyan laid waste to towns and left a suspected 10,000 people dead. The donation is intended as a seed for Pick n Pay smart shoppers to donate to the relief fund. 12 Nov 2013
At the One Young World annual summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, Walter Fry, founding chairman of Fry's Family, the Durban-based producer and exporter of vegetarian products, urged delegates to eat less meat to reduce global warming. 17 Oct 2013
Member states of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) including Japan, China, the EU and the US met yesterday, 26 September 2013, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, to discuss problems related to illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and conserving and managing tuna in the region. 27 Sep 2013
The Bead Coalition has selected Blue Groove Africa, South African Rugby Union's (SARU's) partner in the Boks for Books Literacy initiative, as the beneficiary of proceeds from sales of its new "I am literacy" bracelet. Every bracelet sale is a guaranteed R10 for literacy development in South Africa. 20 Sep 2013
The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival will be greener this year, thanks to its partnership with Pikitup, which will provide recycling and management of the event's waste. 19 Aug 2013
The inaugural 'Chefs who share - the ART of giving' is a sold-out gala evening in aid of youth development in the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday 5 September 2013. It will include an art auction, which is still accepting bids online. 1 Aug 2013
On Monday 29 July 2013, the Gauteng City-Region Observatory launches its major report 'The State of Green Infrastructure in the Gauteng City-Region' from 6pm at the FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg. 26 Jul 2013
A new critical skills development programme, funded by the Distell Foundation and the Nederburg Auction Charity Auction, is being run for children with special needs, who live on wine farms and townships in Stellenbosch and Somerset West. 25 Jul 2013
As part of its commitment to energy saving, Three Cities Inn on the Square Hotel has signed the 49m Pledge, which aims to unite South Africans in the goal of creating a more energy efficient country. By signing the pledge, it is committing to reduce its energy use through implementing energy efficient technologies in its facilities and contributing to energy conservation. 18 Jul 2013
At the Johannesburg Decorex show, the 'Room to grow', installation sponsored by media partner M-Net and homeware retailer Mr Price Home will be donated to the Orlando Children's Home in Soweto after the show. 18 Jul 2013
The 6th Annual Sunfoil Township Tournament at Hilton College is one of the highlights of an on-going cricket development programme run by the KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union (KZNCU) in partnership with the family-owned Willowton Group, manufacturers of Sunfoil Pure Sunflower Cooking Oil. 17 Jul 2013
Two young Capetonians are changing the way South Africans see wine culture with a "local is lekker" brand by the name of Green Shebeen. 15 Jul 2013
Christel House in Ottery, Cape Town is a school that is turning around lives with its dedication to breaking the cycle of poverty. For Mandela Day, it is encouraging the citizens of Cape Town to support the school, not only monetarily but also through volunteerism. 12 Jul 2013
ATLANTA, US: The Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are working to advance the Coca-Cola system's sustainability stewardship with the announcement today of new, bold global environmental goals and an expanded global partnership. 10 Jul 2013
Dulux' Ecosure range of products has been specified and applied in more than 50% of the major building projects that have achieved a Four Star Green Rating since 2009. 8 Jul 2013
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