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ANGIE WHITE
Founder and CEO of Faber Futures, and Index Award winner, Natsai Audrey Chieza took to the stage on day three of Design Indaba... read
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CSI & Sustainability
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Climate Change
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JAIME LEIGH JOHNSON AND JACQUELINE L RAW
Scientists around the world are looking for ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere... Read
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Secretary-general Patricia Scotland said the Commonwealth advocates for changes in policies, modification of behaviour and curbs in pollution to reverse damage to our environment and ensure climate justice... Read
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Education & Training
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The gender gap in attendance of tertiary education institutions has narrowed from 8.4 percentage points in 2002 to 4.8 percentage points in 2018, with females outpacing men during that period... Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative has been shortlisted for The Climate Coalition's Green Heart Hero Award... Read
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The African Symposium's inaugural forum on Wildlife Conservation in Africa is launching on Tuesday, 3 March on the United Nations designated World Wildlife Day... Read
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The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants' (Saica) Central Region Office has challenged Saica members and associates across the country to join the call to reduce climate action by taking part in the #spekboomchallenge... Read
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JOHN YELD
For the past two decades, City of Cape Town transport planners, environmentalists, civic groups and local residents have locked horns over a controversial proposal for a new road link... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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MOHAMMED PATEL
In an attempt to move away from centralised generation and distribution monopolies, we are seeing governments and power generators embrace more localised and integrated electricity systems... Read
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Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice
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ANGIE WHITE
Finnish empathy designer and artist Enni-Kukka Tuomala received a standing ovation at Design Indaba after her inspiring presentation on empathy as the most radical emotion... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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ANTOINE KOEN AND PAU FARRES ANTUNEZ
The effect that fossil fuels are having on the climate emergency is driving an international push to use low-carbon sources of energy... Read
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Namibian food manufacturer Caterserve, which produces over 1,000 bottles of tomato sauce and mayonnaise daily, has installed a 200kW battery-solar off-grid system... Read
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Following a refurbishment and implementation of various sustainable interventions, Vodacom's Century City building in Cape Town has been accredited... Read
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Investment & Philanthropy
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This World NGO Day, marked annually on 27 February, Keri-Leigh Paschal, executive director of social impact non-profit Nation Builder, highlights how better collaboration... Read
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HEATHER ALBERRO
Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and the richest man alive, recently made headlines after pledging to donate $10bn to a new "Bezos Earth Fund"... Read
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NGO, NPO and Social Enterprise
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JSE-listed mobile technology group Blue Label Telecoms has launched a new non-profit organisation (NPO) that aims to partner with social entrepreneurs and other NPOs... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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Quick-service restaurant giant Yum Brands, which operates KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, has agreed to end its use of harmful expanded polystyrene foam packaging globally by 2022... Read
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CHETNA PRAJAPATI
One of the greatest challenges faced by the textiles and fashion industry is to make itself more sustainable, not just in terms of economic and labour force issues but in the face of ecological necessity... Read
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British Airways has set a new target to remove more than 700 tonnes of single-use plastic on board its flights in 2020... Read
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Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni's 2020 Budget Speech wasn't as dire as some commentators expected. In fact, it depicted a government that is reform-minded and ready to flex its muscles, which sparked an immediate celebration in the rand and bond markets... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
The digital economy has forever changed the way the world does business, but those who do not adapt will be left behind... Read
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A changing of the guard last year is poised to precipitate a dramatic transformation in the workplace, the world of business and, thereby, commercial real estate... Read
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