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ESG & Sustainability
Plastic Free July: Don't underestimate the importance of recycling

Xolile White 10 Jul 2023

Bottle or bar? A soapy case study
Tourism & Travel
Bottle or bar? A soapy case study

Issued by City Lodge Hotel 9 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day
Retail
Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Issued by Mpact 1 Jun 2023

Free Seed SA incubation programme calls for entries
Entrepreneurship
Free Seed SA incubation programme calls for entries

12 Apr 2023

Roland Adjovi, a producer of Ecolo coal, transforms plant waste into bio charcoal at his workshop in Cotonou, Benin, 27 January 2023. Reuters/Charles Placide Tossou
ESG & Sustainability
Benin entrepreneur transforms plant waste into charcoal

Pulcherie Adjoha and Seraphin Zounyekpe 22 Feb 2023

Smart ways technology can be used to support a greener lifestyle
ICT
Smart ways technology can be used to support a greener lifestyle

29 Nov 2022

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Retail
Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Hortgro appoints Unati Speirs as new director
Agriculture
Hortgro appoints Unati Speirs as new director

17 May 2022

Nations adopt historic resolution aimed at tackling plastic pollution
ESG & Sustainability
Nations adopt historic resolution aimed at tackling plastic pollution

3 Mar 2022

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution
ESG & Sustainability
African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

2 Feb 2022

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change
ESG & Sustainability
Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Margaret Kadiri 18 Jan 2022

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it
Agriculture
Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy 4 Jan 2021

Rwanda invests in cycling, helps boost clean air and jobs
ESG & Sustainability
Rwanda invests in cycling, helps boost clean air and jobs

Diana Odero, Janene Tuniz and Michelle DeFreese 7 Dec 2020

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic
Agriculture
Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Fatima Arkin 24 Jul 2020

Battling the damaging effects of 'fast fashion'
Retail
Battling the damaging effects of 'fast fashion'

Pavithra Rao 5 Mar 2020

Radisson Hotels to reduce single-use plastics globally
Tourism & Travel
Radisson Hotels to reduce single-use plastics globally

11 Mar 2020

Ridding Africa of hazardous wastes - COP-3 Bamako Convention under way in Brazzaville
ESG & Sustainability
Ridding Africa of hazardous wastes - COP-3 Bamako Convention under way in Brazzaville

13 Feb 2020

SA Plastics Pact signed, 2025 targets set for circular economy
ESG & Sustainability
SA Plastics Pact signed, 2025 targets set for circular economy

6 Feb 2020

Palm oil: Research shows that new plantations produce double the emissions of mature ones
Agriculture
Palm oil: Research shows that new plantations produce double the emissions of mature ones

Sofie Sjogersten 24 Jan 2020

Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa
ESG & Sustainability
Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa

Zipporah Musau 18 Oct 2019

Separated display screens (TVs) at the site. Alison Stowell
ESG & Sustainability
How potential of massive e-waste dump in Ghana can be harnessed

Alison Stowell 10 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo
Energy & Mining
Global investment in renewables to hit $2.6trn

6 Sep 2019

Wi-Fi 6 makes debut in Africa
ICT
Wi-Fi 6 makes debut in Africa

2 Jul 2019

Global disaster risk reduction platform calls for drastic change of course
ESG & Sustainability
Global disaster risk reduction platform calls for drastic change of course

23 May 2019

Woolworths to open more 'plastic bag free' stores
Retail
Woolworths to open more 'plastic bag free' stores

24 Apr 2019

Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs
Retail
Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs

18 Apr 2019

Smart housing could help reduce environmental impact of rapidly urbanising Africa
Property
Smart housing could help reduce environmental impact of rapidly urbanising Africa

18 Apr 2019

UN, WEF and partners to tackle e-waste
ESG & Sustainability
UN, WEF and partners to tackle e-waste

25 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Flexible workspaces - the workplace revolution is coming
Property
#BizTrends2019: Flexible workspaces - the workplace revolution is coming

Joanne Bushell 8 Jan 2019

We finally have the rulebook for the Paris Agreement, but global climate action is still inadequate
ESG & Sustainability
We finally have the rulebook for the Paris Agreement, but global climate action is still inadequate

Kate Dooley 18 Dec 2018

Reppie thermal plant. Photo: Cambridge Industries
Energy & Mining
Africa's bumpy road to sustainable energy

Eleni Mourdoukoutas 12 Nov 2018

Trading while caring for people and planet
Retail
Trading while caring for people and planet

Richards Munang and Robert Mgendi 22 Oct 2018

UN helps developing nations improve forest monitoring, management
Agriculture
UN helps developing nations improve forest monitoring, management

22 Oct 2018

Yale University, UN design super-sustainable eco-housing module
Construction & Engineering
Yale University, UN design super-sustainable eco-housing module

2 Aug 2018

First waste management report for Africa released
ESG & Sustainability
First waste management report for Africa released

12 Jun 2018

By MichaelisScientists, CC BY-SA 4.0,
ESG & Sustainability
There's more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags

Dr Nonhlanhla Kalabaila 5 Jun 2018

Jklaasen via - Goats and sheep leaving a kraal in Namaqualand
Agriculture
Equipping farming communities for environmental stewardship

13 Mar 2018

Energy intensity per square metre of buildings needs to improve 30% by 2030
Construction & Engineering
Energy intensity per square metre of buildings needs to improve 30% by 2030

18 Dec 2017

Recycling e-waste can help create jobs and reduce poverty in Africa
ESG & Sustainability
Recycling e-waste can help create jobs and reduce poverty in Africa

Juliette Biao 29 Nov 2017

UN climate talks resume with wary eyes on Trump
ESG & Sustainability
UN climate talks resume with wary eyes on Trump

7 Nov 2017

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ESG & Sustainability
Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high

30 Oct 2017

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Agriculture
Cocoa in a world of environmental changes - time for “uncommon collaboration”

Svein Tore Holsether 14 Sep 2017

A man sorting a sea of plastic bottles at one of the Wecycler hubs in Lagos, Nigeria. Most plastic litter from cities ends up in oceans. Photo: Panos/Joan Bardeletti
ESG & Sustainability
Plastics pose biggest threat to oceans

Zipporah Musau 27 Jun 2017

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Healthcare
New UN-backed citizen-led alliance formed against mosquito-borne diseases

10 May 2017

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Agriculture
Young Africans create new roads for agriculture

Pius Sawa, Reuters 28 Apr 2017

Record amount of renewables capacity added in 2016: UN
ESG & Sustainability
Record amount of renewables capacity added in 2016: UN

10 Apr 2017

Renewable costs at an all time low
Energy & Mining
Renewable costs at an all time low

7 Apr 2017

Investing in a circular water economy in SA
ESG & Sustainability
Investing in a circular water economy in SA

Hermann Erdman 24 Mar 2017

UN awards Champions of the Earth
ESG & Sustainability
UN awards Champions of the Earth

5 Dec 2016

How smart policies can lessen effects of climate change
ESG & Sustainability
How smart policies can lessen effects of climate change

Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi 10 Nov 2016

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