Life on earth is symbiotic, each component within the ecosystem plays a significant role – you only have to examine how the loss of the bee population today is affecting food systems – to be reminded of just how interconnected everything really is....
A transition to a lower-carbon economy is occurring rapidly around the world and is critical for South Africa. The transition is being driven both by a realisation of the urgency required to save our environment and by economic reasons and comes...
The North West provincial government is set to launch its first state owned waste buy-back centre in Mahikeng, as part of a waste management plan. Through the buy-back centre waste collectors will be able to sell recyclable waste like paper,...
The deadline for entries into the Eco-Logic Awards has been extended due to popular demand allowing even more of South Africa’s eco-champions to enter their ecological products, services, projects, and ambassadors. The deadline has been moved...
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has confirmed that global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon was the first company to have 50 Green Star-rated buildings certified in South Africa. Executive Director for...
The eThekwini Municipality is gearing up to host a three-day World Town Planning Day Conference to create awareness around the importance of effective planning in communities. The Conference, which will be hosted under the theme: “Creating a caring...
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange announced on June 3 of this year that a new collaboration with global index provider FTSE Russell will see its environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure indicators align with FTSE Russell’s advanced ESG...
The City of Cape Town will be undertaking a review of its big spend areas to assess where the greatest environmental impact can be achieved. The review will form part of the City’s commitment to increasingly include green procurement criteria into...
Optimism over biofuels is tempered by concerns over their economic viability and their implications for socio-economic development, food security and environmental sustainability, the United Nations’s (UN) 2014 World Water Development Report....
