by Dianne Bayley | Jun 21, 2023 | Sustainability
Action to protect the planet against the impact of climate change will fall short unless we reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global food system, which now makes up a third of man-made GHG emissions, a new study reveals.The largest emission increase...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 20, 2023 | Sustainability
We’re halfway through 2023 and South Africa has experienced nearly as many hours of load shedding as it did in the full year of 2022, writes Jo-Anne Arends , product manager at Nashua. Loadshedding up to Level 6 is a daily occurrence, putting businesses and...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 29, 2022 | Sustainability
It’s an alarming thought, but South Africans have a serious climate change problem, writes Steffen Burrows, Curbon co-founder and director. As the world’s 14th largest emitter of carbon dioxide, the rainbow nation has an enormous responsibility to respond to climate...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 27, 2022 | Sustainability
Along with all caring South Africans, a few months back we witnessed the aftermath of the flooding in KwaZulu-Natal with a combination of horror, sadness, and powerlessness, as lives were lost and communities devastated, writes Vukani Mngxati, CEO of Accenture in...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 28, 2022 | Sustainability
Although not new, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues have become a key focus in the last 18-24 months, in part driven by growing awareness of environmental and equity and inclusion issues, as well as the health and wellness impacts of COVID-19, notes...
