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 | | South African Breweries will be launching a new B-BBEE scheme later this month. This will be replacing the old SAB Zenzele scheme, which reaches maturity this May... read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM We invite you to join us in celebrating Africa Month and matters - its stakeholders and stories - in the areas of business leadership, trade, technologies, arts, culture and brands... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | RIAAN KOPPESCHAAR Building a sustainable future as a mining company requires an understanding of the financial risks and opportunities that climate change poses for the industry... Read |
 | ROBYN HUGO To hear President Ramaphosa's address to the Virtual Leaders' Summit on Climate Change, you'd think SA was going "above and beyond" when it comes to... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | Building on its legacy of dedication to preserving the area's natural beauty and biodiversity, the move to solar is the farm's most measurable initiative to reduce its carbon footprint to date... Read |
 | Forestry, fisheries and the environment minister Barbara Creecy has welcomed the declaration of the Ingula Nature Reserve as a wetland of international importance... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | Following a successful track record, Outreach Engineering and Wits Healthcare Innovation are merging to scale up their work... Read |
| Pollution & Waste Management |
 | Waste and recycling company Averda has concluded the refinancing of its $148m term loan, including a $30m green loan from HSBC... Read |
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 | MELISSA MBAZO-EKPENYONG According to the World Bank, Africa is the only region in the world with more female than male entrepreneurs. One in four African women start or manage a business, many of them in the informal sector... Read |
 | AMBER MILNE Young African environmental activists said Saturday, 8 May, it is crucial those most impacted by climate change have a bigger say in decision-making to find solutions... Read |
 | AYENAT MERSIE Kenya began its first national wildlife census on Friday, 7 May, aiming to aid conservation and identify threats to its vast but threatened wildlife populations... Read |
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 | H&M has introduced a new global initiative to identify and support young role models who are making progress on social equality, sustainability, education... Read |
 | MAYTAAL ANGEL Nearly 20 million more people faced food crises last year amid armed conflict, the Covid-19 pandemic and weather extremes... Read |
 | The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) has released its biennial Sustainability Progress Report... Read |
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 | The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored by Nedbank, and is now calling for applications... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Allen Taylor, part of the global leadership team at Endeavor, shares insight into the global trends, funding in emerging markets and the rise of Africa... Read |
 | The inaugural Commonwealth Women's Entrepreneurship Summit is reportedly the first global event to focus on women in emerging tech sectors... Read |
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 | Distell, a global business with roots in South Africa, produces and markets a diverse portfolio of award-winning alcoholic brands that have been crafted by extraordinary people across the world. Some of these brands include Amarula, Savanna, Hunter's Dry, Durbanville Hills and Nederburg. |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Zachariah George, co-founder and chief investment officer of Startupbootcamp AfriTech and Endeavor mentor, walks us through the stages of early-stage funding and how to approach it in South Africa... Read |
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