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Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

Caps collected from used plastic bottles are stored in a bucket at the Waste museum in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 23 February 2022. Reuters/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next year

By Isaac Anyaogu 26 Jun 2024

IMF approves over $900m to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight

By Kanishka Singh 21 Jun 2024

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

14 Feb 2019

Are you ready for the sustainability revolution?

Are you ready for the sustainability revolution?

Patrick Odier 11 Feb 2019

Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction

Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction

Sabrina Chakori 6 Feb 2019

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Meg Holden and Rebecca Holt 6 Feb 2019

Julia Raphaely, CEO of Associated Media Publishing and YPO member.

Global CEOs to reskill, redefine and recycle in Cape Town with YPO

Leigh Andrews 5 Feb 2019

Nestlé enhances supply chain transparency by sharing list of suppliers

Nestlé enhances supply chain transparency by sharing list of suppliers

5 Feb 2019

Facebook marks Safer Internet Day, partnering 20+ African NGOs

Facebook marks Safer Internet Day, partnering 20+ African NGOs

5 Feb 2019

Nomzamo Mbatha. Image source:

SA actress and activist appointed UNHCR goodwill ambassador

31 Jan 2019

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

29 Jan 2019

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

Gaathier Mahed 28 Jan 2019

KFC commits to 100% recoverable or reusable plastic packaging by 2025

KFC commits to 100% recoverable or reusable plastic packaging by 2025

25 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Single-use plastic, circular economy, ethical supply chains and climate action to drive retail in 2019

#BizTrends2019: Single-use plastic, circular economy, ethical supply chains and climate action to drive retail in 2019

Feroz Koor 25 Jan 2019

Sheila McGillivray, tribe leader at One Lady & A Tribe.

#BizTrends2019: The four Ps of cause marketing in 2019

Sheila McGillivray 25 Jan 2019

Zayed Sustainability Prize 2019 awards ceremony sees African innovators shine

Zayed Sustainability Prize 2019 awards ceremony sees African innovators shine

24 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: If 'toxic' was the word of 2018, could 'trust' be the word for 2019?

#BizTrends2019: If 'toxic' was the word of 2018, could 'trust' be the word for 2019?

Rachel Thompson 23 Jan 2019

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

22 Jan 2019

Andy Hadfield, CEO, forgood.co.za

#BizTrends2019: Quick hit trends and the problem with competing giving behaviours

Andy Hadfield 17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Brands with purpose will change South Africa for the better

#BizTrends2019: Brands with purpose will change South Africa for the better

Michael Baretta 16 Jan 2019

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Jan 2019

Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter, executive creative director and strategic relationships & marketing manager at Fort respectively.

#BizTrends2019: Year of the social impact brand (again)

Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter 15 Jan 2019

Microbial aromas might save crops from drought

Ruth Schmidt 4 Jan 2019

The European Union and the Republic of Mauritius step up their partnership in climate change. (Source: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles)

EU, Mauritius step up partnership on climate change

4 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

From left to right: Professor Frans Swanepoel, Professor Louise Fresco and Professor Lise Korsten/ ©UP media

Does African agriculture need a Green Revolution?

Xolani Mathibela 2 Jan 2019

6 African climate change science researchers awarded AIMS grants

6 African climate change science researchers awarded AIMS grants

24 Dec 2018

Business reporting on SDGs improves, but still long way to go

Business reporting on SDGs improves, but still long way to go

21 Dec 2018

Milestone charter sees fashion giants pledge to reduce emissions

Milestone charter sees fashion giants pledge to reduce emissions

19 Dec 2018

5 tips to travel more sustainably while in Africa

5 tips to travel more sustainably while in Africa

Martin Tvede Larsen 12 Dec 2018

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Are you ready for the sustainability revolution?

Are you ready for the sustainability revolution?

Patrick Odier 11 Feb 2019

Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction

Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction

Sabrina Chakori 6 Feb 2019

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Meg Holden and Rebecca Holt 6 Feb 2019

Julia Raphaely, CEO of Associated Media Publishing and YPO member.

Global CEOs to reskill, redefine and recycle in Cape Town with YPO

Leigh Andrews 5 Feb 2019

Nestlé enhances supply chain transparency by sharing list of suppliers

Nestlé enhances supply chain transparency by sharing list of suppliers

5 Feb 2019

Facebook marks Safer Internet Day, partnering 20+ African NGOs

Facebook marks Safer Internet Day, partnering 20+ African NGOs

5 Feb 2019

Nomzamo Mbatha. Image source:

SA actress and activist appointed UNHCR goodwill ambassador

31 Jan 2019

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

29 Jan 2019

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

Gaathier Mahed 28 Jan 2019

KFC commits to 100% recoverable or reusable plastic packaging by 2025

KFC commits to 100% recoverable or reusable plastic packaging by 2025

25 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Single-use plastic, circular economy, ethical supply chains and climate action to drive retail in 2019

#BizTrends2019: Single-use plastic, circular economy, ethical supply chains and climate action to drive retail in 2019

Feroz Koor 25 Jan 2019

Sheila McGillivray, tribe leader at One Lady & A Tribe.

#BizTrends2019: The four Ps of cause marketing in 2019

Sheila McGillivray 25 Jan 2019

Zayed Sustainability Prize 2019 awards ceremony sees African innovators shine

Zayed Sustainability Prize 2019 awards ceremony sees African innovators shine

24 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: If 'toxic' was the word of 2018, could 'trust' be the word for 2019?

#BizTrends2019: If 'toxic' was the word of 2018, could 'trust' be the word for 2019?

Rachel Thompson 23 Jan 2019

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

New report: Almost 36 million Ethiopian children lack access to basic social services

22 Jan 2019

Andy Hadfield, CEO, forgood.co.za

#BizTrends2019: Quick hit trends and the problem with competing giving behaviours

Andy Hadfield 17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Brands with purpose will change South Africa for the better

#BizTrends2019: Brands with purpose will change South Africa for the better

Michael Baretta 16 Jan 2019

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Jan 2019

Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter, executive creative director and strategic relationships & marketing manager at Fort respectively.

#BizTrends2019: Year of the social impact brand (again)

Auryn Hiscock and Mikhaila Hunter 15 Jan 2019

Microbial aromas might save crops from drought

Ruth Schmidt 4 Jan 2019

The European Union and the Republic of Mauritius step up their partnership in climate change. (Source: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles)

EU, Mauritius step up partnership on climate change

4 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

From left to right: Professor Frans Swanepoel, Professor Louise Fresco and Professor Lise Korsten/ ©UP media

Does African agriculture need a Green Revolution?

Xolani Mathibela 2 Jan 2019

6 African climate change science researchers awarded AIMS grants

6 African climate change science researchers awarded AIMS grants

24 Dec 2018

Business reporting on SDGs improves, but still long way to go

Business reporting on SDGs improves, but still long way to go

21 Dec 2018

Milestone charter sees fashion giants pledge to reduce emissions

Milestone charter sees fashion giants pledge to reduce emissions

19 Dec 2018

5 tips to travel more sustainably while in Africa

5 tips to travel more sustainably while in Africa

Martin Tvede Larsen 12 Dec 2018

Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game

Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game

Gaathier Mahed 11 Dec 2018

#RecruitmentFocus: Noella Coursaris Musunka on the power of mentorship in Africa

#RecruitmentFocus: Noella Coursaris Musunka on the power of mentorship in Africa

Sindy Peters 10 Dec 2018

Unbox the festive season

Unbox the festive season

Bizcommunity.com 7 Dec 2018

BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

Bizcommunity.com 6 Dec 2018

CSR as a PR strategy for enhancing business-community relations

CSR as a PR strategy for enhancing business-community relations

Leago Monareng 6 Dec 2018

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

6 Dec 2018

In Zambia businesses in the food processing sector, are in for a tough time. flickr/Simon Hess

Small businesses in Africa will be on the frontline of climate change

Kate Gannon, & Declan Conway 6 Dec 2018

Did fear-mongering help Cape Town avert Day Zero?

Did fear-mongering help Cape Town avert Day Zero?

5 Dec 2018

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

How Sears helped make women, immigrants and people of colour feel more like Americans

How Sears helped make women, immigrants and people of colour feel more like Americans

Einav Rabinovitch-Fox 3 Dec 2018

Africa Forum to focus on youth, women entrepreneurship

Africa Forum to focus on youth, women entrepreneurship

3 Dec 2018

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