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Source: G20.org/Diogo Zacarias/MF. Brasil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the signing of a landmark climate partnership agreement during the G20 Finance Track ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro.

Finance

G20 ministers spotlight $400m Emerging Markets Transition Debt scheme

29 Jul 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay launches trade desk to enhance investment, exports

Logistics & Transport

Nelson Mandela Bay launches trade desk to enhance investment, exports

24 Jul 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

Energy & Mining

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa aims for net zero emissions by 2050

15 Jul 2024

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Tourism & Travel

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Kaitano Dube 12 Jul 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Climate resilience tops agenda at symposium

11 Jul 2024

MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index 2023

Property

MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index 2023

Issued by Catchwords 4 Jul 2024

Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

Issued by Sappi 7 Jun 2024

ESG & Sustainability

6 little-known facts about climate change in South Africa

Karen King 6 Jun 2024

Source: Standard Bank Group.

Finance

Standard Bank awarded Leading Sustainable Bank title by African Banker Magazine

4 Jun 2024

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Agriculture

Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

Mohan Singh and Prem Bhalla 21 May 2024

Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate

Agriculture

Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

16 May 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

Andrea Shalal 16 May 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

Agriculture

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock

ESG & Sustainability

Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

Susanne Vetter 22 Apr 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 28 Mar 2024

FarmERP expands into Saudi market, plans office in 2024

Agriculture

FarmERP expands into Saudi market, plans office in 2024

5 Jan 2024

Jobin Joejoe, deputy managing director at Sony MEA

ICT

Sustainable technology can help solve the climate crisis

20 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

SA welcomes COP28 agreement global adaptation efforts on climate change

14 Dec 2023

Finance

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

Energy & Mining

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

AICPA & CIMA call for the skilling of accountants to better support ESG practices in Africa

Finance

AICPA & CIMA call for the skilling of accountants to better support ESG practices in Africa

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 18 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Finance

Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

Construction industry needs to decarbonise. Source: C Dustin/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Decarbonising construction sector is key to reaching climate targets

23 Aug 2023

Retail

Franchise businesses should invest in solar power

16 Aug 2023

Beiersdorf Care Beyond Skin

ESG & Sustainability

Beiersdorf Care Beyond Skin

Issued by Symbiotic Communications 4 Aug 2023

AICPA & CIMA launch new climate resilience accounting resource

Finance

AICPA & CIMA launch new climate resilience accounting resource

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 26 Jul 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Rwanda and partners to seek further €300m for climate resilience

George Obulutsa 23 Jun 2023

Building sustainable logistics to cut carbon: Supply chain's role in climate action

Logistics & Transport

Building sustainable logistics to cut carbon: Supply chain's role in climate action

Randeep Somel 22 May 2023

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Energy & Mining

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Issued by Enlit Africa 5 May 2023

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

Agriculture

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

19 Apr 2023

Inaugural Africa Impact Summit to showcase how impact investing can transform the continent

Finance

Inaugural Africa Impact Summit to showcase how impact investing can transform the continent

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 5 Apr 2023

Image: SuppliedManfred Braune, Director of Environmental Sustainability at UCT, Cllr Van Reenen, Grant Smith, Senior Research Officer in the Energy Systems Research Group at UCT, and Professor of Chemical Engineering Harro von Blottnitz

ESG & Sustainability

New CoCT, UCT climate app challenges Capetonians to act neutral

15 Mar 2023

John Kelly, President – Middle East, Türkiye and Africa

Logistics & Transport

Rolls-Royce announces new Africa lead

14 Mar 2023

Solynta, PepsiCo join forces to empower Ethiopian potato farmers

Agriculture

Solynta, PepsiCo join forces to empower Ethiopian potato farmers

2 Mar 2023

5 new year's resolutions for South African small business owners and entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

5 new year's resolutions for South African small business owners and entrepreneurs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Feb 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Ireland, Austria donate €3m to Africa Climate Change Fund

9 Feb 2023

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

Andrea Shalal 25 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: South Africa's just energy transition - moving from planning to action in 2023

ESG & Sustainability

#BizTrends2023: South Africa's just energy transition - moving from planning to action in 2023

Lullu Krugel 9 Jan 2023

Red tape, cost-cutting constraining construction and consulting industries

Construction & Engineering

Red tape, cost-cutting constraining construction and consulting industries

6 Dec 2022

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

ESG & Sustainability

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

Thabiso Rulashe 23 Nov 2022

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

ESG & Sustainability

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Radhia Mtonga 12 Oct 2022

AfDB calls for more climate finance for Africa to support global goals

ESG & Sustainability

AfDB calls for more climate finance for Africa to support global goals

Ahmed Eljechtimi 7 Jul 2022

Logistics & Transport

Are sustainability and growth compatible in air travel today?

Yann Cabaret 30 May 2022

Netcare awarded for outstanding contributions to energy saving

Healthcare

Netcare awarded for outstanding contributions to energy saving

5 May 2022

Expert opinion: Flooding events in KZN and Eastern Cape and implications for disaster management in SA

Education

Expert opinion: Flooding events in KZN and Eastern Cape and implications for disaster management in SA

Professor Kaitano Dube, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 29 Apr 2022

Agricultural sector should be proactive in mitigating and adapting to climate change

Agriculture

Agricultural sector should be proactive in mitigating and adapting to climate change

22 Apr 2022