The 2012 Eco-Logic Awards are now open for nominations. The Enviropaedia initiated this event in 2011 to recognise and honour the individuals, organisations and communities that practice eco-logical thinking and values through a product, service or...
Consulting engineering and project implementation firm Hatch’s Environmental Services Group is successfully integrating sustainability into its clients’ mining developments by means of ‘greening’ the development’s logistics corridor. The company’s...
Ford announced in its annual Sustainability Report, released on 15 June 2012, that it has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22 percent in the last six years. The company also announced...
eMalahleni, in the north-east of South Africa, is one of the fastest growing urban areas in the country. With more than half a million people living in a water-stressed region, the municipality has struggled to bring clean drinking water to the...
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...
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...
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...
Every year during its annual South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) International Property Convention & Exhibition, SAPOA honours property innovators, developers, owners, and built environment professionals who have made a...
In what looks like affirming allegations by Africa’s civil society, the fifth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) report released last Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme shows that only four out of possible 90 goals and objectives to...
