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Doing good is not enough
[Leigh-Anne Acquisto] South Africa has a vibrant civil society landscape that is distinguished by passionate people, innovative projects and widespread collaboration... read more>>



CSI & Sustainability
Carla Viktor crowned as Miss Earth South Africa 2015
Carla Viktor has been crowned as Miss Earth South Africa 2015 at Tsogo Sun's Rosa venue at the Palazzo at Montecasino in Johannesburg... read more>>
Environment & Natural Resources
Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa
According to the director and founder of the Cameroon-based NGO REFACOF, Cécile Ndjebet, millions of African women work in forestry, but many lack... read more>>
Secretary-General of CITES visits venue for CoP17
The Secretary-General of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), John E. Scanlon, recently met with the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, to discuss preparations for the 17th Conference of Parties to CITES (CITES CoP17) to be held in Johannesburg in 2016... read more>>
Blue chip companies fail to disclose non-compliances - CER
South African companies not only frequently fail to comply with environmental laws, but also often fail to disclose to shareholders those non-compliances, and the risks that they pose to the company... read more>>
Food Security
Kudos to SA for reaching hunger target
PRETORIA: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has paid tribute to South Africa for its achievement in the fight against hunger... read more>>
Health & Welfare
How the world can cut malaria cases by 90% in the next 15 years

Collins Ouma

With more than 200 million cases recorded across the globe each year and half the world's population living in areas considered high risk, malaria remains a challenge... read more>>
Unilever SA to plant one million trees
Unilever SA launched its Bright Future campaign this month, pledging to plant one million trees in South Africa over the next three years... read more>>
Infrastructure and Technology
[Earth Focus] Solar power: lessons from nature

Roger Metcalfe

It is quite remarkable how science has invented a technology to convert sunlight directly into electricity. It's called solar electric, photovoltaic or PV power, and scientists are taking a leaf out of nature's own book to refine this fast-growing technology... read more>>
Energy savings counterbalance expensive green development

Simon Black

The commercial property space in South Africa has seen rapid growth in the past few years, and is showing no signs of slowing down... read more>>
Enviro-engineering improves North End Lake's water quality
Environmental engineering that allows nature, rather than life-choking chemicals, to do the housekeeping is being put to work at Port Elizabeth's North End Lake... read more>>
Pollution & Waste Management
Create a recycling culture: the dustbin test

Auguste Coetzer

Rubbish is going to waste in corporate South Africa. It shouldn't, but it does. As a result, natural resources are depleted, pressure on landfill sites rockets, the environment suffers and companies lose billions through wasteful practices and failure to derive commercial returns from the mountains of material they discard... read more>>
Collective engagement needed to minimise impact of e-waste
A national consultative conference on electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) management was recently held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Gauteng... read more>>
Global study warns of increase in waste volumes
The Global Waste Management Outlook has indicated that inadequate waste management has become a major public health, economic and environmental problem... read more>>
Unit to take acid mine drainage head on
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it will soon establish a water management unit as a step towards dealing with the problem of acid mine drainage (AMD) in South Africa... read more>>
Business
[Relentlessly Relevant] 2. Six reasons it's critical to innovate in your business

Douglas Kruger

Last year, I found myself on a squeaky leather couch in a TV studio along with a representative from Yellowwood marketing agency. We got to chatting about the respective reasons for our interviews... read more>>
New events to diarise
'Beyond Painting Classrooms'
FirstRand Foundation - 22 Sep 2015 to 23 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Course in environmental management and regulation
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 19 Oct 2015 to 22 Oct 2015, Pretoria

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