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 | Sindy Peters We interviewed Kusile Mtunzi-Hairwadzi, general manager of the MTN SA Foundation to get her take on CSI in South Africa in 2017 and how the role of the CSI manager may evolve this year. read | |  | Justin Smith South African companies, including those in the retail sector, continue to experience a significant change in mindset among customers. The reality is that doing business is no longer just about profit, but also about creating shared value and meeting responsibilities to contribute to inclusive economic development, and to give back to communities and our planet... read | |  | Helen Fraser The last few years have seen vast growth in corporate social investment (CSI) programmes. Businesses are taking heed of the strategic advantage generated from social programmes, and are beginning to understand and appreciate how a commitment to a healthier society drives the sustainability of business... read | |  | Andy Hadfield Employee engagement is making a comeback - and this time, it's playing out in the CSI space... read | |  | Yashaen Luckan Architecture has more to offer the South African context than ever before, largely due to the opportunities offered by transformative development frameworks... read | |
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 | Charlotte Mathews Almost 4,800 people are being supported directly and indirectly by the 683 people employed by 16 luxury game lodges in six Southern African countries, according to a study by Sue Snyman, a researcher associated with the University of Cape Town's environmental policy research unit... read |
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 | Shelley Seid "Greening" is an art at Chistlehurst School in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The small private performing arts high school operates off the grid by using water tanks, batteries, solar energy and a small generator, and collects waste... read |
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 | A new study undertaken by the Energy Research Centre of UCT in November 2016 investigates the economic impact of the introduction of resources back into the economy through waste stream management... read |
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 | According to the Southern Africa arm of the Environmental Resources Management group, some mid-size companies not generally viewed as big polluters could end up paying more carbon tax than mining, manufacturing and metals-processing players with larger CO2 footprints... read |
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 | Trivess Moore, Andrew Carre, Ralph Horne Sitting at home in the summer heat, your mind may start to wander to that fancy new air conditioner... read |
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 | Issued by TFG (The Foschini Group) On 12 January TFG (The Foschini Group) donated school packs to over 200 Grade 1 learners in Caledon... read |
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 | At the recent event, officially announcing the 2016 matric results, Massmart provided the top three achievers in quintiles 1, 2 and 3 with hi-tech hampers worth R80,000. The hampers are aimed at assisting the students' transition from secondary to tertiary education... read |
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 | US wildlife authorities released on Monday, 9 December, a broad plan to try to save Arctic polar bears from going extinct, as global warming melts away their icy habitat at an increasing pace... read |
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 | Bekezela Phakathi Eskom has been accused of deliberately distorting facts about the cost of renewable power purchases... read |
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 | ENGIE has signed a partnership with ANER, the National Renewable Energies Agency in Senegal, to accelerate the development of renewable energies in the country... read |
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 | The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to intensify their efforts to save water and to take responsibility for reporting contraventions in their community as water use continues to exceed targeted levels... read |
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 | Penda Diallo The town of Fria in Guinea was built around bauxite mining in 1957. It used to have good facilities: water, electricity, schools, housing and hospitals... read |
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 | Brian King The potential withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate agreement has broad implications for society and the environment... read |
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 | Issued by Topco Media For the first time, qualifying leading companies in Top 500's 100 business sectors will be able to step out of its pages and vie for grand honours at the inaugural Top 500 Awards... read |
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 | A student-led startup called Aeropowder leads the charge in sustainable insulation made of chicken feathers... read |
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 | The Global Destination Sustainability Index is an innovative new way to measure the level of sustainability cities offer to the MICE events (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) industry... read |
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 | Lindsay Samson The European country has reached its goal a little earlier than planned... read |
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 | Lolita Pukwana This crafty double roof design collects rainwater and cools the interior of the home in arid regions... read |
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 | Tsakane Ngoepe and Tine Henriksen The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a specialised unit at the UCT Graduate School of Business, said in 2015 that in terms of current trends, it would take until 2080 for every African to have access to electricity... read |
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 | Companies increasingly fear the unpredictable business environment, where markets are volatile and political perils are on the rise... read |
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