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CSI & Sustainability
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ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE
Trialogue, a consultancy that focuses on corporate responsibility issues, has announced Judge Albie Sachs as the keynote speaker at its upcoming Business in Society Conference, taking place in Johannesburg on 16 and 17 April... Read
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Climate Change
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Open to organisations, cities, industries, universities, governments, and others taking bold leadership on climate change, the 2019 UN Global Climate Action Awards is now accepting entries... Read
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Education & Training
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LEIGH ANDREWS
YPO is hosting the world's largest gathering of chief executives, its Global Leadership Conference and YPO Edge, right here in Cape Town on 6 and 7 March 2019, with the theme, 'Life of Re'. YPO member Julia Raphaely, also CEO of Associated Media Publishing, shares what to expect... Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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Swiss transnational food and drink company Nestlé will accelerate its journey to reach full supply chain transparency by disclosing its list of suppliers alongside a variety of data of its 15 priority commodities... Read
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SANPark scientists have confirmed that a female elephant, the same subspecies as all the other elephant populations in South Africa, is roaming the Knysna forest... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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The FAO is seeking $940m to save the lives and livelihoods of some of the world's most food-insecure populations... Read
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Health & Welfare
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ISSUED BY ACDOCOSA
Leading specialist consumer packaged goods distributor ACDOCO SA has announced that it will be donating R1 for the next two years for every pack of LifeStyles Condoms sold in southern Africa to Youth against AIDS (YAA)... Read
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Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
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Bloomable, the online marketplace formerly known as SA Florist, has teamed up with Ge:Skenk to offer shoppers conscious gifting options. Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The global Gerety Awards have launched, signalling a marked shift in award shows themselves redefining their role, especially as much of the advertising industry is aiming to redefine itself in these tricky times... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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SYLVIE ALBERT
On the long-running television series Star Trek, the characters were knowledge workers and did not seem to worry about food, lodging or acceptance... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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Earlier this week, the Life After Coal/Impilo Ngaphandle Kwamalahle Campaign submitted strongly worded opposition to Eskom's latest round of applications for more time to comply with pollution standards... Read
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ANASTASIA TELESETSKY
Single-use plastics are a blessing and a curse. They have fuelled a revolution in commercial and consumer convenience and improved hygiene standards, but also have saturated the world's coastlines and clogged landfills... Read
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JASON MCNEIL
Despite the large impact mines have on the environment, mining is a significant contributor to the local economy from both a financial and employment perspective... Read
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STEVE KRETZMANN
Cape Town's scenic beaches, which are a draw card for tourists, are occasionally contaminated by bacteria from faeces, at levels which pose a risk to human health... Read
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New research reveals that South African accountants could save up to three hours of work a day by using cloud technology... Read
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BINGANIDZO MUCHARA
President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (Sona) theme was "Following up on our commitments. Making your Future Work Better."... Read
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