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ESG & Sustainability

Gen Z and the sustainability paradox: Why ideals and shopping habits don’t always align

Melise Panetta 7 Jul 2025

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IP Law

The dos and don'ts of registering a 'green' trade mark

Alissa Naran and Robyn Broodryk 20 Jun 2025

ESG

Sustainability dips but still drives choice in the luxury market

11 Jun 2025

Land Rover Defender gets cutting-edge upgrades and refreshed design

Automotive

Land Rover Defender gets cutting-edge upgrades and refreshed design

28 May 2025

Is circularity the new age of innovation?

Design

Is circularity the new age of innovation?

Issued by DY/DX 19 Feb 2025

Marketing

Rogerwilco joins the B Corp movement: What it means for employees, clients, and the industry

Mongezi Mtati 5 Mar 2025

Pat Mahlangu is the CEO of Lerato Agency and Top 16 YOBA's. Source: Supplied

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Pat Mahlangu - Trends end, focus on brand building

Pat Mahlangu 20 Jan 2025

Ashley du Plooy, CEO at E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA).

Hardware

EXCLUSIVE: Making real change to the e-waste challenge

Ashley du Plooy 10 Jul 2024

#BizTrends2024: Practical AI for tourism businesses – saving time for your highest-value work

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Practical AI for tourism businesses – saving time for your highest-value work

Natalia Rosa 8 Jan 2024

Racks of Airism clothing at Uniqlo 5th Avenue in New York City, USA, 31 July 2023. Reuters/Kate Masters

Fashion & Homeware

Clothiers bet on 'cooling' fabrics as global temps rise

Katherine Masters 2 Aug 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: Early Majority

Retail

Challengers to Watch 2023: Early Majority

Jude Bliss, Issued by eatbigfish 17 Jul 2023

South Africa's hotspots for hyperscalers

Office Property

South Africa's hotspots for hyperscalers

Issued by Catchwords 16 May 2023

Yvon Chouinard has been recognised for his sustainability efforts. Image sourced from Cannes Website.

Cannes Lions

Yvon Chouinard chosen for 2023 Cannes LionHeart award

6 Apr 2023

Marketing

Modern marketing dilemmas: Is brand differentiation an effective way to reduce customer price sensitivity?

Mary Kyriakidi and Graham Staplehurst, Issued by Kantar 7 Mar 2023

Retailers

Second-hand markets are on the up (and even Zara has jumped on the bandwagon)

Teresa Sádaba 6 Feb 2023

Advertising

Purpose marketing should be more than a money-making scheme

Laurent Marty 30 Jan 2023

Michelle Cave, MD of BrandFundi, examines the importance of ESG and DEI in 2023

ESG

#BizTrends2023: The importance of ESG and DEI in 2023

Michelle Cave 27 Jan 2023

Marketing

Is brand activism just a case of 'make them cry, make them buy'?

Dashni Vilakazi 24 Jan 2023

Branding

Second Laureus Sport for Good Index revealed

10 Nov 2022

"Every South African needs to watch this." Critics rave about Steinheist doccie

Streaming

"Every South African needs to watch this." Critics rave about Steinheist doccie

Issued by Showmax 27 Sep 2022

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder. Source: Patagonia

Fashion & Homeware

Patagonia founder gives company away - 'Earth is now our only shareholder'

16 Sep 2022

Covid changed travel writing. Maybe that's not a bad thing

Travel

Covid changed travel writing. Maybe that's not a bad thing

Ben Stubbs 8 Jul 2022

Source: © Yacht Charter Fleet The change this year in Cannes was visible, but is it simply what advertising is so good at: overpromises and sustainable fireworks without any real impact?

Cannes Lions

6 key takeaways from Cannes 2022

Thomas Kolster 28 Jun 2022

Branding

Revealed: The blueprint for brand building in the digital age

Issued by Kantar 31 May 2022

Marketing

American Marketing Association announces Marketing Hall of Fame inductees

24 Feb 2022

Source: Faithful to Nature

Retailers

Faithful to Nature becomes first SA retailer to achieve B Corp certification

7 Jan 2022

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

Fashion & Homeware

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

12 Jul 2021

Take action and inspire change this Mandela Day

#BizUnity

Take action and inspire change this Mandela Day

Issued by Our Salad Mix 7 Jul 2021

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Be an agent for change this national Environment Month

Issued by Our Salad Mix 1 Jun 2021

Greening the global textile value chain

Fashion & Homeware

Greening the global textile value chain

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Apr 2021

Give your data a workout: How digital analytics can predict the unpredictable

Research

Give your data a workout: How digital analytics can predict the unpredictable

Kent Diepraam and Sagar Ramsinghani, Issued by Kantar 22 Apr 2021

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

ESG

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

Peter S. Ross 1 Feb 2021

Mike Middle, partner, Innate Motion

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Purpose or profit. It's not a choice

Mike Middleton 7 Jan 2021

Branding

Time to unify

Issued by Levergy 21 Dec 2020

Textile Exchange's Benchmark programme to cover nature impacts for the first time

Fashion & Homeware

Textile Exchange's Benchmark programme to cover nature impacts for the first time

Issued by Sappi 4 Dec 2020

5 habits of highly resilient businesses

Business Plans

5 habits of highly resilient businesses

Lee Naik 11 Nov 2020

'Plastic-free' fashion is not as clean or green as it seems

Fashion & Homeware

'Plastic-free' fashion is not as clean or green as it seems

Thomas Stanton and Kieran Phelan 22 Oct 2020

The evolution of purpose

Branding

The evolution of purpose

Graham Staplehurst, Issued by Kantar 29 Sep 2020

Branding

Adapting to the ever-changing requirements of brand safety

Megan Sayle, Issued by Dentsu 3 Sep 2020

What is shaping culture? Sustainable fashion

Research

What is shaping culture? Sustainable fashion

Brett Rogers 31 Aug 2020

#Newsmaker: Miles Murphy, Wunderman Thompson's new CEO

Digital

#Newsmaker: Miles Murphy, Wunderman Thompson's new CEO

Jessica Tennant 24 Aug 2020

#ACACaresCovid19: The creative value chain, procurement and marketing working towards common goals

ACA Celebrating Diversity

#ACACaresCovid19: The creative value chain, procurement and marketing working towards common goals

14 Jul 2020

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CRM, CX, UX

Two SA companies among Stevie Awards finalists for Sales and Customer Service

17 Jan 2020

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ESG

3 ways sustainability and reputation are closely linked

Chris Bischoff 8 Oct 2019

David Droga, founder of Droga5, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo by Brian Ach/Invision for Clio Awards/AP Images.

Advertising

2019 Grand Clios announced!

26 Sep 2019

Branding

Personal brand leads organisational brand

Johnny Johnson 30 Jul 2019

Small brewers show how craft principles could reshape the economy - but they're under threat

FMCG

Small brewers show how craft principles could reshape the economy - but they're under threat

Maikel Kuijpers, Catalin Popa and Jochem Kroezen 11 Jul 2019

Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia ranked most transparent fashion brands

Fashion & Homeware

Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia ranked most transparent fashion brands

25 Apr 2019