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 | As countries slowly open up and businesses start to get back into the office, we see this recovery is coinciding with a pivotal time in the fight against climate change... read |
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 | | The JSE has granted Fortress Reit the listing of a three-year sustainability-linked bond of R495m and a five-year sustainability-linked note of R405m...read |
|  | NYASHA FRANCIS NYAUNGWA Namibia's plan to sell "high value" elephants to local and overseas buyers via auction has secured sales of only a third of the 170 animals on offer...read |
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 | The ongoing partnership between retailer H&M and social enterprise Clothes to Good (CTG) is helping to create employment for women in need in South Africa. Read |
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| |  | CASSIE JAGANYI Fundamental change to the corporate landscape remains a key opportunity area for the advancement of gender equality, says Procter & Gamble's Cassie Jaganyi... Read |  | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot Cares is Hot 102.7FM's charity initiative and has partnered with the Palesa Pads Foundation's Women's Day Bucket Challenge initiative to provide much needed menstrual pads for young women in disadvantaged communities with the ultimate objective being to #KeepAGirlChildinSchool... Read |  | RUTH COOPER In response to the rise of fast fashion and over-consumption, entrepreneurs and business partners Simone Veitch and Kishana Naidoo recently launched Shared Collective, a rental wardrobe platform... Read |
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| Climate Change |
 | Forestry, fisheries and the environment minister Barbara Creecy has welcomed the sixth Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment on climate change report... Read |
 | VICTOR ONGOMA The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a major new report, pulling together evidence from a wide range of current and ancient climate observations... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | DAVID OBURA A framework to help countries develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of their natural resources is nearing completion... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | DR SHAFICK ADAMS On 9 August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounded the alarm that the challenges created by climate change is 'code red for humanity'... Read |
| Green Economy |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS Here are seven greenwashing sins that we all, as value chain members, need to be mindful of... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | WeThinkCode_ has announced that its 'WomenThinkCode=' initiative has achieved its target of recruiting at least 50% women in its student intake... Read |
| Investment & Philanthropy |
 | The money will go towards alcohol outlets that were vandalised and looted during the week-long riots... Read |
 | Nissan South Africa has donated 24 new houses in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria as part of its commitment to housing development in South Africa... Read |
| Pollution & Waste Management |
 | The call for nominations is now open for the 2021 edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards... Read |
 | Established as a non-profit organisation in 2011, Polyco, the Polyolefin Responsibility Organisation NPC, is saying farewell to its long-standing CEO... Read |
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 | RAMYA VIJAYA Economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic depends on sustained investment in healthcare and social services... Read |
 | In response to the difficulties average young Africans experience when attempting to enter the workforce, Nestlé kickstarted the "Nesternship" programme... Read |
 | LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY Ivory Coast began vaccinating health workers against Ebola in the commercial capital Abidjan after a case of the deadly virus was confirmed over the weekend... Read |
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 | While digital transformation and the increasing demand for fourth industrial revolution (4IR) skills present a massive opportunity for economic growth in Africa... Read |
 | The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced the four startups that will go on to take part in the HiiL Justice Accelerator... Read |
 | Google has released the most searched topics on the search engine over the past 15 years... Read |
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