Standard Bank has partnered with Woolworths Holdings Limited to successfully conclude the first sustainability-linked working capital facility in South Africa to the value of R600 million. This partnership is a testament to Woolworths’ commitment...
Despite improvement in market activity, civil contractor confidence declined further in Q1 2022 to its lowest level on record, barring Q2 2020. This decline means that more than 90% of civil contractors included in the latest FNB/BER Civil...
Good news for households and waste collectors – paper grocery and take-away food bags can be collected for recycling Under a new campaign name, “Recycling in the Bag”, Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation for the paper sector,...
The SA Plastics Industry has signed an international legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution by 2024. This took place at the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) alongside Heads of State,...
Norwegian independent power producer (IPP) Scatec revealed that three of its operating solar PV plants with a combined capacity of 190 MW in South Africa have been refinanced. The Kalkbult, Dreunberg, and Linde solar plants are refinanced by...
The South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) has installed biogas stoves to cook in order to reduce fossil fuel pollution in honour of Global Recycling Day. With the South African National Energy Development Institute’s (SANEDI) support, the...
As part of its PepsiCo Positive transformation – PepsiCo aims to replenish more water than the company uses and supports United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by becoming Net Water Positive by 2030. The Sustainable Development Goals...
South Africa announced at the Glasgow climate summit that it secured investments of R131 billion from the united nations to assist with the installation of clean energy to accelerate the country’s transition from coal power and minimise pollution....
Titanium dioxide pigment manufacturer, Tronox Holdings plc has announced its agreement in partaking in a long-term power purchase contract with SOLA Group, an independent power producer to supply 200 MW of solar power to its mines and smelters in...
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has raised fears regarding the global energy supply crisis affecting electricity and fuel – further increasing skepticism about oil supply from Russia thus affecting the oil price increase. Energy efficiency...
