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Unilever CEO, Paul Polman, with former First Lady, Dr Graça Machel
#CSIfocus: Customers do reward sustainable brands
There is no trade-off between business and sustainability... read


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Abey Tau
#CSIfocus: Corporate citizens need to make a real impact on Africa's SDGs

Abey Tau

The roll-out of Africa's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to end poverty and put sustainability and growth at its core, says Abey Tau, of Samsung... read
Inge West
#CSIfocus: Investing for a sustainable future

Inge West

Investment solutions presents its fourth annual global survey on responsible investing... read
Michael Baretta
#CSIfocus: Innovate or die - creativity is as important as research in CSI

Michael Baretta

It's time for the world to embrace for-good marketing to make the world a better place, says Michael Baretta, a socially conscious marketing proponent... read
#CSIfocus: 'Our sustainable brands grew faster in 2015'
#CSIfocus: 'Our sustainable brands grew faster in 2015'

Peter Cowan

The key to any sustainability programme is just that - that it is sustainable; and has a long term view of sustainability or the company's long term survival, says Peter Cowan, Unilever chairman... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
Empowering the female technicians of the future
Empowering the female technicians of the future
In the electronics repair industry, a field where 99% of employees are men, Samsung Electronics South Africa has begun making inroads... read
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NCVT to host dialogue on challenges faced by women
This Women's Month, the National Children and Violence Trust reflects on the issue of women often made to feel powerless.... read
#WomensMonth: Kate Schrire and The Creamery of the crop
#WomensMonth: Kate Schrire and The Creamery of the crop

Jessica Tennant

Strawberry basil, white nectarine, jasmine blossom, hot cross bun, pistachio, and Catawba grape are not your average ice cream flavours and when 'garden mint' in a sugar cone tastes like exactly that, it must be true that The Creamery is the cream of the crop in the ice cream business... read
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Education & Training
Silulo Ulutho Technologies: A franchise built from the boot of a car
Silulo Ulutho Technologies: A franchise built from the boot of a car

Lauren Hartzenberg

Khayelitsha is said to be the second largest and fastest-growing township in South Africa, home to roughly 1.5 million residents... read
Channeling SA's money into better social and environmental outcomes
Channeling SA's money into better social and environmental outcomes

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a specialised unit at the UCT Graduate School of Business, and South Africa's National School of Government have joined forces to create two new short courses... read
UCT's latest massive open online course catalysing social change
UCT's latest massive open online course catalysing social change

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The University of Cape Town through UCT's Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching has launched its sixth free massive open online course, Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation... read
Environment & Natural Resources
Conservation Detection Dog Project
CapeNature projects win at M&G Greening the Future awards
CapeNature's Stewardship programme and Conservation Detection Dog project were awarded for its biodiversity stewardship and species conservation efforts... read
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The revolution that matters to Africa

Carl Manlan

Africa is ripe for its own industrial revolution, but with 70 percent of Africans dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods... read
Health & Welfare
Rabbi David Masinter with ARKs
New party changing SA by encouraging acts of random kindness
Amidst the election buzz over the last few weeks, a new party has been campaigning for votes - the Kindness Party (KP). Their manifesto is embodied in... read
The Red Cross Children's Hospital unveiled phase one of its new intensive care unit last week.
Sea Harvest to continue investing in Red Cross Children's Hospital
After the unveiling of phase one of the new ICU at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, Sea Harvest has announced that it will continue its Kids for Kids project... read
Photo: The Children's Hospital Trust
Final R10m mark reached for Red Cross' new ICU
A R100m-plus upgrade of the Red Cross' ICU will improve services and capacity for critically ill and injured children on the continent... read
KFC team adds hope at CEO SleepOut 2016
KFC team adds hope at CEO SleepOut 2016
The KFC team of Doug Smart, MD of KFC Africa, KFC champion Sydney Thela and KFC champion Sinanziwe Ndlovu joined the CEO SleepOut on 28 July 2016 on the Nelson Mandela Bridge to take a stand in fighting poverty and homelessness in South Africa... read
Inclusion & Equality
TuJay
New YouTube series to focus on people living with disabilities
Casual Day ambassador and performing artist Jonathan "TuJay Harmonix" Groenewald is the host of Casual Friday, a social series on Youtube read
Infrastructure and Technology
Nissanda community
Another 30 homes to be built in Nissanda
Another 30 homes will be built in Phase 2 of Nissan and the City of Tshwane's 'Nissanda' project. The project was launched in 2014 to provide housing... read
Waste-to-energy project will contribute to the grid and reduce landfill
Waste-to-energy project will contribute to the grid and reduce landfill
A first-of-its-kind renewable energy facility to support sustainability and waste management efforts, and boost electricity supply is set to be built in the Western Cape... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Young people encouraged to find opportunities from waste
Young people encouraged to find opportunities from waste
The waste sector has been identified as a critical sector which has the potential to contribute substantially to economic growth. Micro-collectors are key to the waste sector... read
Cheri Scholtz, PETCO CEO, and Casper Durandt, Technical Manager of Coca-Cola South Africa, at the PETCO awards ceremony. Coca-Cola South Africa received the 'Designed for Recycling' award for their extensive range of bottles that have been designed with recycling in mind. [Photo Credit: Dominic Barnardt]
PETCO awards PET recycling achievers
PETCO's AGM award ceremony recognises noteworthy contributions of individuals, companies, and organisations to the recycling of post-consumers PET in SA... read
Business
#WomensMonth: More than just the 'chick in charge'
#WomensMonth: More than just the 'chick in charge'

Leigh Andrews

Create a business that exists and even flourishes without you was the knockout lesson from BeingBossZA, a well-attended females-only business event explaining how to survive your first 1,000 days in business and beyond as a womentrepreneur this past weekend... read
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