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Springbok Damian Willemse plants THE SEED

August 19, 2021 Leave a Comment

Fresh off his participation in the Springboks World Cup winning campaign and the British & Irish tour success Damian Willemse has announced the launch of his project THE SEED. It was created in partnership with global planting business, One Tree Planted, with a clear goal in raising R500 000 for the planting of trees in local areas that need it most. Damians’ attendance … [Read more...]

Green up communities with trees this Arbor Week

August 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

National Arbor Week is an opportune time to call on all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management. From 1 to 7 September every year, schools, businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate in community "greening" events to improve the health and beauty of the local environment and propose … [Read more...]

Greening SA’s schools with Miss Earth

June 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Miss Earth South Africa, in association with CONSOL, recently visited two schools in the Langa Township to facilitate the planting of 30 trees in celebration of World Environment Week from 4 - 7 June. The schools visited were Isimela High School and Zimasa Community School. The tree planting session was lead by Cape Town finalist Nayha Gautam and her sponsor from … [Read more...]

Waste management becomes a way of life

November 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Now that we know that it is possible for a car rental company to be super serious about their water and carbon footprints, what are they doing about their waste? Avis has invested significantly in the implementation of a comprehensive waste management programme throughout the business. The programme encourages Avis employees to bring their waste to work to help educate and … [Read more...]

New future demands new approach

November 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Biomass production in Mozambique. Smart chips for solar hot water panels. New ways of turning sewage into electricity. All interesting new inventions we enjoyed at the Viridis Africa conference, which was definitely worthwhile to attend and meet great minds helping us shape solutions to the impending climate crisis. The aim of the conference was to match-make investors with … [Read more...]

Business greening partnerships accelerate sustainability

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

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The pressure on today's business world is not solely economic. Increasingly environmental issues are playing a role on the global stage. South Africa's legislation reflects this pressure to structure our lives around sustainability. The triple bottom line (people, planet and profit) has replaced the profit driven approach. In fact these pillars of sustainability - social, … [Read more...]

Eco coffins and furniture a great discovery

November 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Greening up my own life, daily on the how-to-green search, I find amazing stuff. Greener cooking, lighting, toilet paper, cosmetics, body products, cleaning stuff, nappies, even sanitaryware, clothes, shoes, you name it. I read a myriad of great green blogs and newsletters and trace international green news daily. So my tank is continually full of green petrol, luring me … [Read more...]

What can the energy boys do for your company?

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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South Africa has a very unique and complicated energy market. Traditionally, energy was very cheap in SA, leading people and companies to be wasteful. The cheaper energy is, the cheaper an energy efficiency intervention needs to be to make financial sense to a business. So, when South Africa started experiencing its first rolling blackouts and the rise in energy prices, many … [Read more...]

Eco paper a reality at last

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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As concerns about the economic impact of climate change grows, more and more businesses and individuals are getting the environmental message at last!  Every action in our lives can stand scrutiny from an environmental perspective. Every aspect of our 'communications' industry can contribute to reversing the trend. A sustainable business practice means using raw materials, … [Read more...]

SA companies to be penalised for eco non-compliance

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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'Any company or government department that doesn't comply with the environmental laws could face bills amounting to billions of rands and might even be compelled to shut down.' This statement was made by Advocate Douglas Shaw, one of South Africa's most influential environmental law specialists, at the inaugural LexisNexis Environmental Law Seminar in Johannesburg this … [Read more...]

Addressing climate change one phone at a time

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Have you ever wondered how factories would operate if they had environmental responsibility fully integrated into their functioning? Today we take a leaf from the world's greenest cellular telephone company, Nokia, and find out how they address climate change through working greener. Nokia has 10 factories globally. In order to operate responsibly, environmental issues are … [Read more...]

How carbon neutrality becomes reality

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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It seems an impossible dream for a car rental company to even consider becoming carbon neutral, when one thinks of the emissions for which its products are responsible on a daily basis. This however, calls for proactive engagement with its vehicle suppliers and company action on its own emissions, something that Avis Rent a Car set out to achieve. 'We were only too aware … [Read more...]

Steps toward sustainable business practices

October 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

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"People from across the different sectors of the meetings and events (and hospitality) industry have been following separate, if similar, steps on the journey toward sustainable business practices. This has led to different practices and results, all of which encourage continued action and innovation, but may not be the most effective approach in terms of moving the industry to … [Read more...]

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Removing alien plants can save water: we measured how much

Clearing alien trees from mountain catchments is a more cost-effective approach to providing water than building and maintaining desalination plants.

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South Africa ranks green hydrogen high on its economic agenda

Four projects including the Platinum Valley Initiative are expected to contribute at least $5 billion to the green hydrogen economy by 2050.

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Natural building collective courses for 2022

Our course is comprehensive and covers a range of materials and techniques based on Peter McIntosh's professional and personal experience working with these approaches and from having lived off-grid since 1999. You will be empowered to be successful and make rational choices whatever your given situ...

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Meet the students who marched 400 km across Portugal for climate justice

"Activism is a way for us to leave our footprint on the planet and in history too. To make our own history and not just let it be told for us."

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Academy for Environmental Leadership SA receives NQF level 5 accreditation - AEL

The Academy for Environmental Leadership South Africa (AEL) has been successful in its application to accredit its year-long course Higher Certificate status. AEL was notified in September by the Department of Higher Education and Training that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) had approved its....

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