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 | Nikos Avlonas The growth of corporate sustainability (CSR) over the past decades, along with its positioning as a central element of corporate strategy, has given birth to a new category of professionals, sustainability and corporate responsibility (CR) professionals... read |
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 | The winners of the 2015/16 Eco-Logic Awards were announced at a gala event held at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town on Thursday, 21 April 2016... read |
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 | Marilize Worst Within many companies around the world, there is a growing understanding and awareness of the value of waste. Instead of a mere hassle, waste is being viewed as an important resource - particularly among the larger and more established corporates... read |
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 | Margit Simon Climate change projections suggest that droughts will intensify in most parts of South Africa by the end of the 21st century... read |
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 | Pia Nanny The Department of Agronomy at SU received a donation of an Equalizer minimum till plot planter to improve their research in the crop cultivation of grain... read |
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 | Ocular Technologies has, in partnership with training company Nothando Training and its Whole Brain Learning programme, supported students at the Realogile Secondary School in Alexandra, Johannesburg in coming to grips with practical learning methods since 2011. read |
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 | Khululiwe Mabaso Earth Day is always a stark reminder of the fact that we should be doing more to conserve resources. Here are some practical tips on how to make sustainability a daily habit at your company, rather than just a once-a-year effort... read |
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 | Inge West Since 1970, 22 April has been recognised as Earth Day, a day that honours the achievement of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect the Earth's natural resources for future generations... read |
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 | All of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) hold equal value; no one particular SDG should be prioritised over the other... read |
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 | The 2016 Green Talents competition will address the effects of climate change, pollution and overfishing on the earth's biggest natural resources, the oceans, in line with the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research's Science Year 2016/2017... read |
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 | Shoprite and Checkers customers have helped raise R200,000 for drought-stricken communities across South Africa since March 2016, which will be used to drill new boreholes, refurbish broken ones, as well as to support recovery efforts in severely affected communities... read |
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 | Laura Kehoe It's a tricky thing to grow enough food for a ballooning population without destroying the natural world. And when I say a tricky thing, I mean it's one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced... read |
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 | Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library Starting a tree care company is challenging and risky but it is a highly rewarding endeavour. It requires proper planning, a really strong work ethic, proper research and so much more... read |
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 | Issued by UTZ UTZ, one of the largest sustainability programs for coffee, cocoa and tea in the world, has set its sights on more sustainably farmed products on local shelves... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach UNICEF studies have found that short-term hunger affects a child's ability to learn. By investing in a child's nutrition you not only feed that child, but in the longer term benefit the country's economy. A glass of milk provides high quality protein and micronutrients in an easily absorbed form... read |
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 | Beauty company Avon has established an annual candle lighting ceremony to help mobilise local communities to stand against the abuse of women... read |
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 | South32, a metals and mining company, has handed over 50 houses to the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, and also announced the construction of an early childhood development centre within the municipality... read |
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 | Cari Van Wyk The expected increase in the price of bread has been met with concern. We spoke to Amandla.mobi about their campaign against the increase... read |
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 | The Paulson Institute in America and the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking recently convened a half-day symposium of global finance leaders and experts to discuss recommendations for the development of robust global green finance mechanisms and markets... read |
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 | The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased between 2002 and 2014, Stats SA Statistician-General Pali Lehohla said on Wednesday, 20 April... read |
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 | Celine Paton Following global trends leaning towards a more sustainable future, governments in most African countries have established increasingly ambitious renewable energy (RE) targets for their power sector... read |
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 | Amplats has signed a settlement agreement in which R175m will be paid to the Mapela Traditional Communityto settle a number of legacy issues... read |
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 | Kate Walker New nanotechnology innovation addresses heavy metal contamination of natural water sources... read |
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 | On behalf of the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape, the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is to provide fencing for over 71 schools in the province... read |
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 | With the chronic shortage of doctors, it is no surprise that most primary healthcare services in rural areas and townships are performed by skilled nurses... read |
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 | Sindy Peters Trisha Lord believes her life's purpose is to help others implement generative thinking across their relationships... read |
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Conservation Lab - 30 Apr 2016 to 2 May 2016, Cape Town The Conservation Lab is the world's first un-conference dedicated to conservation, where key players in the conservation game will come together to crowd-source solutions and inspire innovation. Read more >>
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