Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended recently with the death toll at a staggering 1,127.

Risk and resilience haven’t typically been part of most companies’ sustainability vocabularies. But Mother Nature’s fury is changing that, as droughts, floods, hurricanes and wildfires disrupt companies and their supply chains.

A public lecture by guest international speaker, David Bartlett, shone light on a new project to make the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) campus the first ‘smart campus’ in Africa.

Company owners have a responsibility, as employers and as visitors on this planet to live as sustainably as possible. This is the only way we can survive long-term and hand over to our children in a responsible manner.

An exciting new green building is being erected on the N1, nearby the Paarl mall. It was launched last week and the plans are to open the doors on 1 August next year.

Reducing the energy consumption of a building takes a concerted combined effort from the property owners, managers, tenants and staff - but is a very worthwhile exercise, both from a financial and an environmental point of view.

South Africa has already made notable progress towards converting to more sustainable buildings, with a number of big corporate brands converting their corporate buildings to greener buildings.

You can't get high on hemp, but you can create clothing, housing, food, fuel, natural plastics and other locally useful and globally marketable consumer products out of it. And oh yeah, did we mention jobs, and lots of them. Let's tell the government!

A new report shows that green building is profitable and increases productivity of building staff.

Responses to the global challenge of climate change cannot be disconnected from the other global challenges, such as the financial crisis, peak oil/energy security, food security, waste generation, water and soil degradation, and the destruction of habitat and extinction of species.

Correcting the imbalances of the past is the core message arising from the Princess Vlei Controversy. "I tell you I will lie down in front of any bulldozer!" said a resident who has lived within the environs of Princess Vlei for more than 60 years.

“Going green is about respect and about eco systems living in harmony without invasion. Modular architecture – creating a building with what you need when you need it - allows for this”.

The winning trio of architects selected to expand the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) were chosen for their green credentials!

The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has announced the launch of the Pilot Certification Programme of the 4th Green Star SA rating tool €“ the Green Star SA Public & Education Building PILOT Rating Tool.

Nedbank has received a 4-star rating for green office design from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for its new regional head office currently underway at Menlyn Maine, Africa's first green city.

The green movement in the built environment is spreading like wildfire and in the month of September alone the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) certified three new green buildings in SA under the Green Star SA rating system.