The inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards are aimed at recognising South African designers who have adopted a sustainable design approach and fostered ethical practices in the fashion industry. They are open for nominations until August 18. Aside from the student award, all nominees must have been in business for at least one year and be able to demonstrate ethical … [Read more...]
Global student competition seeks solutions for energy efficient cities
Go Green in the City is one of the biggest global student competitions for engineering and business students worldwide. Schneider Electric SA has launched its ninth annual global student contest for two-member teams to find bold ideas and innovative solutions for smarter, more energy-efficient and sustainable cities. Engineering and business students across the country … [Read more...]
Kirstenbosch photo competition winners announced
The winners of the Botanical Society’s Kirstenbosch 100 Photographic Competition were announced recently. An ecstatic Kevin Shields, who was overall winner in the Open Category with his picture entitled - Helmut the Frog, said “I’m in shock because it’s the first time in my life I have entered a competition and I have no professional camera”. Bruce Lee who won the Under … [Read more...]
A momentous month for recycling award winners
Last month was a momentous one for non-profit organisation (NPO), greenABLE, and Managed Print Service (MPS) company, greenOFFICE, as they jointly scooped the Recycling award at the 2013 Eco-Logic Awards. The Eco-Logic Awards – which were held at Maropeng, Cradle of Humankind – were created to enable both individual and company consumers to participate in looking after our … [Read more...]
Sunshine a winner in recycled bottle
The winners of this year’s Best Recycled Product of the Year Award were announced at a gala dinner in Pretoria recently. The winner of the 2013 SAPRO Trophy for the Best Recycled Product is the Sunlight Dishwash Bottle from Unilever SA. Recycled material for the Sunlight bottle is supplied by Extrupet. The bottles are injection stretch blow moulded by Nampak Petpak in … [Read more...]
Nedbank Capital scoops three international awards
Nedbank Capital recently scooped three prestigious awards at the 2012 Project Finance Deal of the Year Awards held in London at the luxurious Grand Connaught Hotel. These awards included the African Wind Deal of the Year, African Oil and Gas Deal of the Year, and the EMEA Oil and Gas Deal of the Year. For the last 14 years, the Project Finance Deal of the Year Awards have … [Read more...]
Protection from the sun and more
Back in October, four lucky Green Times readers received a gift of the 4-1 Sungel SPF24, a handy organic suncreen that we reviewed here. We also asked our lucky winners for some feedback on their experience with the product. This was their response: I have managed to get out in the sun only once so far and used the sunblock which I found very effective. It is non-greasy … [Read more...]
Winners of student design competition announced
The Plastics Institute of South Africa (PISA) has announced the winners of the Student Design Competition, held in partnership with POLYCO (the industry association promoting the recycling of polyolefin plastics in South Africa), Plastics|SA, Afrimold and the Universities of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg (UJ) and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). Addressing … [Read more...]
