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Positioning South Africa for a green recovery

October 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Following the devastating impact which the Covid-19 pandemic has had on South Africa and the world, governments, corporates, and citizens collaborate to focus on a green economic recovery. This is a result of the pandemic being inextricably intertwined with global environmental issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, air and water pollution. The South African … [Read more...]

Time to end consumption-driven capitalism

June 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Here follows the final statement of the 2020 Ecosocialist Conference for Climate Justice, which took place online last week: The corona pandemic has exposed the fragility of the neoliberal global economy. We will face yet another wave of austerity and unemployment, as pro-business governments raise taxes and slash spending, just as they did after the financial crash of 2008. … [Read more...]

Your right to choose natural health products is under threat

November 2, 2018 3 Comments

Be warned …your favourite herbal, homeopathic and nutritional products will soon either be banned or become unaffordable, unless you say ‘NO!‘ This will later expand to include natural skincare products and African Traditional Medicines. The current regulatory regime imposed on traditional & natural health products stems from controversial ‘Complementary Medicine … [Read more...]

Monitoring energy consumption leads to savings

August 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

Business can use the National Energy Barometer Survey as an opportunity to calculate their energy consumption to make improvements. This is what The Clicks Group did when they used the National Energy Barometer Survey (NEBS) as an opportunity to collate energy use information for the entry. This enabled them to see what the Group’s energy baseline was, in order to improve … [Read more...]

Responsible investing becoming a focus

November 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Retirement reform has emerged as a key theme within the local retirement funds industry, yet at the same time responsible investing has also grown to become a global trend, with South Africa set to follow suit with responsible investing now also at the forefront of investor concerns. This is according to Vuyolwethu Nogantshi, Head of Institutional and Consulting at Nedgroup … [Read more...]

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