Sustainability

Feb 14, 2017 | News Sustainability

Our cities are full – we need new ones

By Matt Coetzee By 2050, the UN predicts that cities will somehow accommodate a massive 2.5 billion more people than the 4 billion that already live there. The big question is: Where are they all going to go? How do we make sure these places are...

A new report says that there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Picture: Supplied

Jan 25, 2017 | News Recycling Sustainability Water pollution

Oceans could have more plastic than fish by 2050

By 2050, oceans could contain more plastic than fish. This startling fact was revealed in the report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastic. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation released the report last year in Davos. Some of the...

Nov 16, 2016 | Climate Change Green Buildings News Sustainability

Green buildings at forefront of SA development

The World Green Building Council (WGBC) is representing the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) at this year’s 22nd UN Framework for Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco. The Green Building...

Nov 15, 2016 | News Sustainability

New global GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards launched in SA

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international, independent, standards organisation, launched its new GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards for South Africa on Tuesday. South Africa is the third country to hold an event launching the new...