A programme to make South Africa’s roads litter-free has been launched in Tshwane. Adopta Road, the brainchild of cleaning and waste management services company IWESCO, partnered with other private sector organisations and the City of Tshwane to...
Wear control specialist Filter Focus is able to assist local industries in reducing their carbon footprint and consequent impact on the environment, through its innovative range of environmentally-friendly filtration and lubrication systems. Since...
This year’s Energy Global World Award has been awarded to Water for a Generation, a project of the Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) in Swaziland. This three year project, funded by The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) and implemented by...
Kaytech Engineered Fabrics is pleased to announce that the South African Institute of Building Design (SAIBD), has validated their Filtration and Drainage with Geosynthetics presentation for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. This...
South African companies involved in using or producing recycled rubber products can look forward to becoming more environmentally compliant, while at the same time saving on production costs. According to Sachin Kulkarni, sales manager of Bulk...
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has launched the second phase of the SANParks Kudu Green School Initiative (KGSI) at the Pilanesberg National Park. The Kudu Green School Initiative is an environmental programme which started in 2010 and...
Since he was tapped by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to co-lead his global energy access initiative, UNIDO Director General, Kandeh Yumkella, has never missed an opportunity to underscore why access to energy is vital to the world’s poorest. For...
Governments, NGOs, and others fighting climate change should consider buying coal and oil deposits—not to exploit them, but to keep them from being exploited, according to a bold new policy paper in the Journal of Political Economy. Economist Bard...
The Americans? Really? Every year the International Energy Agency (IEA) calculates humanity’s CO2 pollution from burning fossil fuels. And once again, the overall story line is one of ever-increasing emissions: “Global carbon-dioxide emissions from...
Turning worm poop into fertiliser was TerraCycle’s first big idea. Then they transformed discarded drink containers into consumer bling, which made them a world-recognised leader in this hot, new trend of ‘upcycling’. Upcycling is the...
