https://www.bizcommunity.com/ESG-Sustainability South Africa ESG & Sustainability news 15 ESG & Sustainability news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/ESG-Sustainability en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:54:51 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/potentially-strongest-in-living-memory-el-nino-to-bring-the-heat-964654a The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that South Africa is likely to experience below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures this spring as a strong El Niño event develops in the Pacific Ocean. 1-271364 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-microsoft-and-petronas-hr-head-joins-seriti-green-as-cpo-186836a Jasmin Pillay will join renewable energy company Seriti Green as its new chief people officer (CPO), bringing more than 20 years of international experience in people strategy, organisational effectiveness, leadership capability, and cultural transformation. 1-271338 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sanbi-launches-wearesanbi-campaign-for-tourism-month-186896a The South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi) has launched its #WeAreSanbi social media campaign for Tourism Month, showcasing its national botanical and zoological gardens and the people behind them. 1-271348 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/vwga-partners-with-leap-to-revive-abandoned-eastern-cape-school-631381a Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) in partnership with the Leap Institute officially opened the Leap 9 Science and Mathematics School in KwaNobuhle, Eastern Cape, yesterday, 31 August 2026. 1-271331 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-is-sanitation-technology-essential-520250a Efficient sanitation technology is essential because modern commercial and public washrooms need to do more than simply function. They need to save resources, be actively managed and provide measurable evidence of their performance. 1-271316 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/huge-win-for-cape-town-tenants-as-36-hans-strijdom-goes-net-zero-631361a Once shaped by coal-fired power stations, Cape Town’s Foreshore is now emerging as a symbol of the city’s low-carbon future. At the heart of this transformation is 36 Hans Strijdom Avenue, where an extensive refurbishment has turned an existing commercial building into a high-performance, renewable-energy-powered workspace. 1-271311 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/arable-grows-container-farms-reach-spar-shelves-in-the-wcape-964524a As climate change, water scarcity and urbanisation place increasing pressure on South Africa's food system, one Western Cape agri-tech startup is taking a different approach to how fresh produce could reach consumers – by growing it inside shipping containers. 1-271294 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/dont-be-in-sassas-black-books-deadline-for-postbank-black-card-switch-arrives-419099a A total of 70,000 South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries have yet to collect their Postbank black card as the deadline to switch from the gold card arrives. 1-271285 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/black-is-the-new-gold-18-million-grant-beneficiaries-make-the-postbank-switch-186776a The shift from Sassa gold cards to Postbank’s new black cards is gathering pace, with more than 1.8 million social-grant beneficiaries having completed the migration. Postbank says more than 80% of its targeted migrations are now complete, with the 31 August deadline fast approaching. 1-271268 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-companies-can-no-longer-afford-to-ignore-extended-producer-responsibility-308918a Qrent’s managing executive, Kwirirai Rukowo, warns that South African companies, particularly those in the tech sector, can no longer afford to ignore extended producer responsibility (EPR). 1-271243 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity ESG & Sustainability South Africa