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DR EUNICE UBOMBA-JASWA
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CSI & Sustainability
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ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE
Responsible business consultancy Trialogue, in collaboration with corporate partners and sponsors, will present the 13th annual Trialogue Business in Society Conference on 21 and 22 April... Read
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Climate Change
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As the 14th largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world, South Africa has a pressing responsibility to drive a positive response to climate change... Read
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Education & Training
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NTOMBI MALAZA
The re-introduction of art in schools is an essential starting point to instilling the requisite skills necessary to the next entrants of higher education students being ready for the modern economy - of the fourth industrial revolution... Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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Led by Prof Jeff Harvey from the Netherlands Institute for Ecology, 73 scientists from around the world have developed a roadmap for global insect conservation... Read
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ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS
During the latter part of 2019, Mpact Versapak successfully launched a range of grape punnets, produced from 100% post-consumer waste... Read
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SA's first Biodegradable Festival will take place Saturday, 29 February, at De Waal Park in Cape Town... Read
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Green Economy
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Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa has introduced a 2L returnable bottle made of PET plastic that can be reused up to 14 times... Read
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Health & Welfare
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Engen has pledged an initial R2.5m in support of the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative which aims to eradicate pit latrines... Read
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Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice
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A Rutgers study has found that gender bias and stereotypes corresponding to certain occupations are prevalent on digital and social media platforms... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Social justice has never had a better time to shine than in 2020, especially following the global #MeToo movement and #AmINext here in SA. UN Women has taken this to heart by asking everyone to rethink their word use to fight gender bias, while the next batch of emojis is set to be the most inclusive yet... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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South African students are invited to enter the tenth annual Schneider Go Green contest... Read
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Investment & Philanthropy
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The business of strategic giving and philanthropy is in a dynamic space, and it is changing for the better, says Keri-Leigh Paschal, executive director at Nation Builder... Read
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The crown of more than 51,945 people at this past weekend's Match in Africa - which saw Roger Federer take on Rafael Nadal in a charity match in Cape Town - set a new world record for the largest attendance at a tennis match... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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Pick n Pay has reiterated its pledge that all Pick n Pay branded product packaging will be 100% recyclable or reusable by 2025... Read
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While Africa's economies are growing strongly, growth alone cannot meet the needs of the continent's poorest citizens... Read
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Science and engineering experts attending the recent Engineering for Girls Symposium at the Baze University in Abuja, Nigeria, called for more young female students to pursue... Read
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Addressing malnutrition and stunting at the 33rd African Union Summit, it was noted that while African countries have made progress, more needs to be done to hit the United Nations malnutrition eradication targets by 2025... Read
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FABRICE JAUMONT AND CHARLES SELLEN
In response to the ongoing coronavirus emergency, on 31 January, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma pledged the equivalent of $144m... Read
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A new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business has found that companies that appoint more women to their boards are able to fuel groundbreaking innovation, improve efficiency, spur growth, increase competitiveness and reduce risk... Read
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ANDREW ROBINSON
Increased automation, AI, robots, 5G, digital everything - the workplace of the future that we've been talking about for so long, is actually here... Read
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Technology is more than just a tool designed to make things go faster. It's a lever that can be used to improve the human condition through innovation... Read
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