Following a nail-biting month or so for finalists, the Eco-Logic Awards ceremony for 2013 took place on Thursday, 26 September at Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng. Hosted by The Enviropaedia, in association with SABC3, the glittering...
Staff and post-graduate students at the University of Turin, Italy,attended a seminar earlier this year on South Africa’s natural resources and their geo-ethical use. The speaker was Dr Chris Hartnady, technical director of Cape Town-based earth...
The environment in which companies operate in is changing rapidly. Companies are facing new business risks and opportunities each day because of climate change. Those that adapt to the changing environment will thrive in the future as they mitigate...
Of the 1.7 billion tonnes of cargo moved around South Africa during 2012, 88.5% was transported on road versus the 11.5% carried on rail. Although rail’s portion is only slightly up from its comparative 11.1% share in 2010, projects like the fuel...
Biogas plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower GmbH has made the next step in its successful export strategy, as together with the partner Domaix Energie in Alsace, the company from Germany has started rolling out four agricultural biogas plant projects...
Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi on 29 August hosted Newcastle community members in KwaZulu-Natal in a special celebration at the Phelandaba Stadium to mark the third consecutive year the Newcastle Local...
Following the recent summit held in Lilongwe, Malawi, the heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are positive the Tripartite Free Trade Area, to be established by 2015, will enable greater intra-African...
‘Green’ is increasingly the new gold standard in road building and local roads are set to get greener as road builders and associated organisations recognise the value of more environmentally friendly asphalt technologies. This is according to Peet...
By Sumetee Pahwa-Gajjar Businesses that strive to be environmentally sustainable must find better ways to measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Organisational goals for environmental performance areas, including the aim of carbon neutrality,...
