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 | Sindy Peters Carmién Tea, through its social upliftment arm The Mouton Foundation, has contributed R17m towards community upliftment over the past decade... read | |  | Cari coetzee We chat to Eco-Logic Award winner, Reliance Compost's founder and director about organic compost, growing green minds and ensuring a healthy world for future generations... read | |  | Sindy Peters Nedbank recently launched a new Schools Healthy Lifestyle Programme, offered in partnership with Colgate, Futurelife, the ICRD Group Foundation and KwaZulu-Natal Departments of Education and Health... read | |  | Tania Morgan-Weyer We have undergone the industrial age, the technology age, the people or talent age and now we're on the cusp of the green age... read | |  | Sindy Peters Over the six years since its inception, KFC's Add Hope initiative has managed to raise R387m, partnering with 137 beneficiary organisations to feed over 120,000 children across South Africa... read | |  | Omega Collocott Environmental and ‘gender lens' investing are gaining traction in the development finance community... read | |  | Sindy Peters It's a bad idea, as part of your CSR strategy, to pose with a big cheque to show that you are ‘doing good', says Chris Bischoff, research and sustainability specialist at Reputation Matters... read | |  | Leigh Andrews Sacatelle founder, Ikey Bensimhon talks about the brand sustainability of bag advertising - they're walking billboards, when you think about it - and the success of branded bags in a world that's slowly moving away from disposable plastic... read | |
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 | Bekezela Phakathi The stand-off between Eskom and the government over renewable PPAs is leading to a loss in confidence amongst international investors... read |
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 | Issued by Coronation Coronation Fund Managers recently established two new Reading Adventure Rooms as part of its initiative to bolster literacy among learners in Grade R to Grade 3... read |
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 | Up-and-coming fashion designer Lukhanyo Mdingi has joined the Smirnoff Change Makers campaign, which highlights creatives who are bringing attention to issues... read |
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 | UNESCO has inscribed the ‡Khomani Cultural Landscape as a World Heritage Site, bringing the number of World Heritage Sites in South Africa to nine... read |
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 | The sixth mass extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned... read |
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 | Dian Spear Populations in cities are growing, putting pressure on resources like water... read |
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 | International law firm, Hogan Lovells, has launched the Community Solar Innovation Awards 2017 for innovative eco-inclusive enterprises, utilising solar energy systems or solar technology innovation... read |
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 | Selina Sutton You can't deny the popularity of emoji, especially as 17 July is World Emoji Day... read |
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 | Inner city rejuvenation has gained momentum globally over the last couple of years, says Hassan Shaikh, founder of Revolve, with a strong focus on brownfield sites (existing buildings) and repurposing these buildings into mixed-use spaces... read |
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 | Alison Groves The UNEP Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative attributed 30% of annual carbon emissions to the global building sector... read |
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 | Sindy Peters The fifth Going Green Conference (GGC2017) is set for 13-15 September in Pietermaritzburg... read |
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 | Susan Onyango By adopting agroforestry and improved agricultural practices, a community in western Kenya has increased their income and improved their living standards. They are now training other farmers to do the same... read |
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 | A new $6m project which will strengthen sustainable forest management and contribute to Mozambique achieving Sustainable Development Goal 15 on forests has been announced... read |
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 | Elsa Ordway Trends in rapid deforestation across the Amazon and Southeast Asia could spread to Africa. In particular, some worry that continued demand for commodity crops will lead to large-scale agricultural expansion... read |
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 | Launching to small, medium and micro-sized enterprises servicing the retail sector in SA, XAfricaMart offers sellers and their customers a trade secure payment platform... read |
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