by Dianne Bayley | Mar 14, 2023 | Sustainability
A recent performance plan by the Department of Tourism indicates that Tourism contributed 8.6% to South Africa’s pre-Covid-19 GDP, writes Leigh Myles, Profitroom’s Business Development Manager for Africa. While the pandemic has significantly reduced that...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 31, 2023 | Sustainability
By 2050, the continent is estimated to be home to 2.5 billion people and a market with a combined business and consumer spending of $16.12 trillion.The report titled “A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa” lists four high-potential sectors that hold...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 9, 2023 | Sustainability
The most recent figures show that South Africa produces 7.5 metric tonnes per capita of CO2 emissions annually, even more than the UK (5.2). In fact, the country’s reliance on coal makes it the 14th largest emitter of greenhouse gasses (GHG) on the planet, writes...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 26, 2022 | Sustainability
Earlier this year, KwaZulu-Natal experienced such severe floods that Santam could only describe the phenomenon, which washed away houses, roads, bridges, and business premises, as the most prominent natural catastrophe in the short-term insurer’s history, writes...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 16, 2022 | Sustainability
As we continue to strive for a cleaner planet, governments, industries, and organisations around the world are uniting to build a sustainable future, writes Kevin Hagen, Vice President, Environmental Social & Governance Strategy at Iron Mountain. The time is ripe...
