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1,000 trees for Stellenbosch - restoration campaign launches

Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting

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Unleashing the power of purpose-driven business

Unleashing the power of purpose-driven business

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The value of plastic waste

The value of plastic waste

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South Africa's land reform policies need to embrace social, economic and ecological sustainability

South Africa's land reform policies need to embrace social, economic and ecological sustainability

23 Sep 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Gender-responsive budgeting as a response to widening gender inequality

Gender-responsive budgeting as a response to widening gender inequality

Keketso Kgomosotho 23 Sep 2020

Environmental surveillance could provide an earlier and clearer picture for public health interventions

Environmental surveillance could provide an earlier and clearer picture for public health interventions

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa and Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila 23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

MTN transformation programme turns employees into store owners

MTN transformation programme turns employees into store owners

22 Sep 2020

We are still a nation at war with ourselves, even if we don't like to admit it

Ian Fuhr 22 Sep 2020

Wildlife Zones introduced to protect rhino

Wildlife Zones introduced to protect rhino

22 Sep 2020

Adapting monitoring and evaluation practices in a time of crisis

Adapting monitoring and evaluation practices in a time of crisis

Trialogue 22 Sep 2020

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

22 Sep 2020

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

Bonani Madikizela 21 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Sappi signs up to Business for Nature's ambitious call to action

Sappi signs up to Business for Nature's ambitious call to action

Sappi 21 Sep 2020

Nespresso commits to carbon neutral coffee by 2022

Nespresso commits to carbon neutral coffee by 2022

18 Sep 2020

International Equal Pay Day, the most ludicrous day of all

International Equal Pay Day, the most ludicrous day of all

Onyi Nwaneri 18 Sep 2020

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele 18 Sep 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

FoodForward SA launches additional depot in KwaZulu-Natal

FoodForward SA launches additional depot in KwaZulu-Natal

17 Sep 2020

Goedgedacht Trust to host online benefit auction

Goedgedacht Trust to host online benefit auction

17 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

17 Sep 2020

Zuneid Yousuf, chairman, African Green Resources.

Why the mining sector is vital to green industry

Zuneid Yousuf 17 Sep 2020

Doing good business is good for business

Doing good business is good for business

Topco Media 17 Sep 2020

KZN NPOs probed for not delivering to distressed communities

KZN NPOs probed for not delivering to distressed communities

16 Sep 2020

Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm funds 5,000 masks for local schools

Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm funds 5,000 masks for local schools

16 Sep 2020

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

16 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

15 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

Cape Town to host 2024 World Waste Congress

Cape Town to host 2024 World Waste Congress

14 Sep 2020

Africa news

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

22 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

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MTN transformation programme turns employees into store owners

MTN transformation programme turns employees into store owners

22 Sep 2020

We are still a nation at war with ourselves, even if we don't like to admit it

Ian Fuhr 22 Sep 2020

Wildlife Zones introduced to protect rhino

Wildlife Zones introduced to protect rhino

22 Sep 2020

Adapting monitoring and evaluation practices in a time of crisis

Adapting monitoring and evaluation practices in a time of crisis

Trialogue 22 Sep 2020

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

Bonani Madikizela 21 Sep 2020

Sappi signs up to Business for Nature's ambitious call to action

Sappi signs up to Business for Nature's ambitious call to action

Sappi 21 Sep 2020

Nespresso commits to carbon neutral coffee by 2022

Nespresso commits to carbon neutral coffee by 2022

18 Sep 2020

International Equal Pay Day, the most ludicrous day of all

International Equal Pay Day, the most ludicrous day of all

Onyi Nwaneri 18 Sep 2020

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Shaking the foundations: Time to change the structure of our cities

Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele 18 Sep 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

FoodForward SA launches additional depot in KwaZulu-Natal

FoodForward SA launches additional depot in KwaZulu-Natal

17 Sep 2020

Goedgedacht Trust to host online benefit auction

Goedgedacht Trust to host online benefit auction

17 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

17 Sep 2020

Zuneid Yousuf, chairman, African Green Resources.

Why the mining sector is vital to green industry

Zuneid Yousuf 17 Sep 2020

Doing good business is good for business

Doing good business is good for business

Topco Media 17 Sep 2020

KZN NPOs probed for not delivering to distressed communities

KZN NPOs probed for not delivering to distressed communities

16 Sep 2020

Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm funds 5,000 masks for local schools

Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm funds 5,000 masks for local schools

16 Sep 2020

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

New study: Solar power tower has less impact on bird populations than expected

16 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

How built environment practitioners play a key role in public health

15 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

Cape Town to host 2024 World Waste Congress

Cape Town to host 2024 World Waste Congress

14 Sep 2020

Court ruling in water pollution case

Court ruling in water pollution case

14 Sep 2020

Tribute to George Bizos: Reflections on the fall of those on whose shoulders we stand

Tribute to George Bizos: Reflections on the fall of those on whose shoulders we stand

Kay-Dee Mashile 14 Sep 2020

#BizTrends2021 - write them, own them, make them possible

#BizTrends2021 - write them, own them, make them possible

Bizcommunity.com 14 Sep 2020

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

14 Sep 2020

Pinnacle, HP partner to provide accessible technology, education

Pinnacle, HP partner to provide accessible technology, education

HP Pinnacle 14 Sep 2020

#DoBizZA: Evalution Flooring, SA's first GreenTag-certified LVT flooring supplier

#DoBizZA: Evalution Flooring, SA's first GreenTag-certified LVT flooring supplier

Sindy Peters 11 Sep 2020

Alcohol industry donates R20m worth of PPE to SA hospitals

Alcohol industry donates R20m worth of PPE to SA hospitals

11 Sep 2020

2020 WWF Living Planet Report warns against business as usual

2020 WWF Living Planet Report warns against business as usual

11 Sep 2020

Recycling tips for your business

Recycling tips for your business

The Document Warehouse 11 Sep 2020

Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission established

Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission established

10 Sep 2020

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in the midst of Covid-19

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in the midst of Covid-19

Lungile Manzini 9 Sep 2020

Imperial Logistics drives Covid health education in underprivileged schools

Imperial Logistics drives Covid health education in underprivileged schools

9 Sep 2020

The West Coast One wind farm near Vredenburg has operated since 2015. Environment minister Barbara Creecy says the wake effect on this facility of a proposed new neighbouring wind farm must be investigated before it can also be approved. Photo: John Yeld

Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm

John Yeld 9 Sep 2020

Policy dialogue on local green SMME recovery supported by EU Delegation in SA

Policy dialogue on local green SMME recovery supported by EU Delegation in SA

9 Sep 2020

#OrchidsandOnions: A human look at Covid

#OrchidsandOnions: A human look at Covid

Brendan Seery 8 Sep 2020

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