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Seeking local innovations that promote clean technology
If you transform businesses, you change the world. This is the premise of The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)... read


CSI & Sustainability
Non-profit organisations now better equipped to advocate

Gugulethu Shezi

Civil society, including non-profit organisations (NPOs), have long been instrumental for challenging systems that work against the vulnerable and their rights... read
Climate Change
[21 Icons Season 3] Catherine Constantinides
Constantinides was selected for 21 Icons South Africa Season 3 for the establishment of numerous community outreach projects aimed at driving climate change... read
Environment & Natural Resources
ProEcoServ project identifies $1bn benefits in four countries
The four-year ProEcoServ project, aimed at integrating the economic value of ecosystems into government policies, has identified almost $1bn of benefits in four pilot countries... read
Complex environmental regulations govern marine development
Companies entering sectors like aquaculture, offshore oil and gas, and marine manufacturing and transport will need to navigate complex and demanding environmental regulations governing the marine environment to avoid falling foul of the law... read
Five steps to turn brand culture into brand content

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Companies in pursuit of brand content, should not overlook internal ethos and culture as a potential content stream... read
Food Security
Food insecurity is a reality for millions of South Africans living in informal settlements

Nisha Naicker

Up to 70% of households in South Africa's informal settlements skip meals or eat the same meal on most days. The breadwinners also regularly struggle to provide meals or worry about having no food or money to buy food... read
KFC Add Hope launches TVC during World Hunger Month
In World Hunger Month, KFC Add Hope launches its first TVC to raise awareness about the difference a nutritious meal makes to the life of a child... read
60 million people in sub-Saharan Africa risk famine: Red Cross
GENEVA: Some 60 million people across sub-Saharan Africa are already going hungry and the situation could deteriorate dramatically as climate phenomena hike the risk of drought... read
Health & Welfare
GBT to receive R26m from The 702 Sun International CEO SleepOut
The partners of The 702 Sun International CEO SleepOut and The CEO SleepOut Trust have approved the planned expenditure of over R26m raised for Girls & Boys Town (GBT)... read
The Children's Hospital Trust needs continuous support
The Children's Hospital Trust, which has been running for 21 years, fundraises for the advancement of child healthcare through the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town... read
Dube to launch Celebrities for Good Causes Foundation
Award-winning actress and producer, Lilian Dube, will be celebrating her 70th birthday this year by launching the Celebrities for Good Causes Foundation... read
Infrastructure and Technology
Smaller African cities need sustainable energy intervention

Louise Tait

Africa is experiencing a massive flow of people into urban areas. This is happening in major urban centres such as Lagos, Accra and Dar es Salaam as well as in smaller and secondary cities.... read
Engineering graduates can help Africa to meet its SDGs

Saurabh Sinha

Engineers will play a vital role in meeting the challenges laid out by the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)... read
SAIREC: the importance of renewable energy

Priya Pitamber

Over 3,500 delegates from 82 countries gathered in Cape Town for the South African International Renewable Energy Conference (SAIREC), which took place from 4 to 7 October... read
WWF forecasts exponential growth in renewable energy
The director of the Global Energy Policy for WWF's Global Climate and Energy Initiative, Dr Stephan Singer, says as technologies become cheaper, more widely available, more efficient and reliable, renewable energy is set to experience exponential growth... read
Minister announces new 1500MW solar project
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced that a new 1500 Megawatts project will soon be launched in the Northern Cape to add to South Africa's growing renewable energy programme... read
Power to the people: renewable energy projects must be a collaborative effort

Holle Linnea Wlokas and Britta Rennkamp

Renewable energy is finally a reality in South Africa's electricity mix... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Schools take on Collect-a-Can challenge
Collect-a-Can encourages learners every year to tackle the 'green challenge' of collecting as many empty cans as possible to stand a chance to be rewarded for their contribution for collecting the most cans per month or per year in their region... read
Recycling 'could put SA on a jobs roll'

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

SA is missing out on huge job opportunities and the creation of new industries that would arise if the country was to invest in waste management, says the director of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of SA (Redisa), Stacey Davidson... read
Business
Three vital truths about running a business

Steven Cohen

Management textbooks and the business press are full of advice about creating entrepreneurial business models, shaking up markets, and offering game-changing customer experiences... read
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