Business

Green innovation really gives us hope for the future. This week we discovered a nifty new way of printing, which saves you half your ink and toner.

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Latest addition to first 'green precinct'

Wednesday, 24 July 2013 11:58

Nedbank Menlyn Maine, a 4-star rated green property in Pretoria, South Africa’s first ever ‘green’ precinct, was officially opened earlier this month.

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SA's green building sector gains ground

Tuesday, 09 July 2013 15:20

Last month's upsurge in green building certifications is another sign that the green building movement is rapidly gaining ground in South Africa as developers and progressive businesses increasingly embrace sustainable building practices.

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Can you imagine a banking branch that runs entirely on alternative energy – and that in South Africa?

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SA's top employers are thinking green

Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:23

By adjusting company policies to reduce travel and keep buildings greener, organisations can play a significant role in reducing South Africa’s concerning carbon footprint.

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It is staggering how little companies, new to the sustainable-business agenda, understand the landscape in which they must operate (and of course I am not talking about the growing ranks of sustainability leaders who have highly sophisticated channels of communication with all stakeholders).

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UCT professor Ralph Hamann says complex social and environmental problems can only be addressed if business integrates an understanding of their socio-ecological context in strategy making and execution.

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For every one of the bags sold, R10 will be donated to help raise awareness and funds to aid conservation efforts to help save Africa’s most endangered species: rhino, cheetah, African painted dog and vultures.

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China announces carbon tax

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:53

China has announced it will establish a carbon tax by adding CO2 to the scope of existing environmental levies.

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BP Spill Trial Set To Open In New Orleans

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 10:28

BP put profits ahead of safety and bears most of the blame for the disastrous 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Electronics companies that make energy-efficient printers and scanners that are free of toxic materials are likely to get a boost in sales, thanks to EPEAT opening up its product registry to include imaging equipment.

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A commitment to clean lingerie

Monday, 28 January 2013 13:58

Limited Brands, owner of iconic underwear labels Victoria’s Secret and La Senza, has committed to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its global supply chain and across all of its brands and products by 2020, in response to Greenpeace's global Detox campaign.

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In a shift for corporate/NGO relationships, the World Wide Fund-South Africa and Woolworths has announced a targeted sustainability partnership.

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Unlocking a green economy

Thursday, 06 December 2012 14:38

Humans are making Earth unliveable with assaults on climate, topsoil, fisheries, biodiversity and other ecological systems, says Simon Zadek, a senior fellow at the Global Green Growth Institute in Seoul.

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Speaking at the Southern Africa Oil & Gas Summit in Cape Town, TKAG Chair Jonathan Deal cautioned delegates not to rush into investment decisions around shale gas mining in South Africa.

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Green Business Seminar to grow green economics

Tuesday, 27 November 2012 16:30

Green Economy is a term that is often used in a broad or very loose context. It is not simply a synonym for a low-carbon economy and it is also not a business club of organisations who have employed environmental PR agencies. Green economics is concerned with a system of environmentally responsible organisations that exist and grow because they do business with each other – they consistently increase the extent to which they produce and consume greener products and services.

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As one of the first accredited carbon neutral printers in South Africa, Hot Ink's team feel strongly about the world around us and the impact that each of us has on the environment.

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Pushing every button for sustainability

Friday, 23 November 2012 13:54

Imagine opening a newspaper and reading that across the world fish stocks are recovering, forests are growing back, droughts and extreme weather events are declining and carbon dioxide levels are dropping. That’s what John Elkington describes when asked to imagine what real progress on sustainability would look like.

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Responsible investing becoming a focus

Wednesday, 21 November 2012 10:12

Responsible investing has grown to become a global trend, with South Africa set to follow suit with responsible investing now also at the forefront of investor concerns.

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Outdoor clothing brands are selling women’s and children’s clothes with perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) and other hazardous chemicals, according to findings from two independent laboratories commissioned by Greenpeace Germany.

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Over 100 big businesses, including BP, Shell, Unilever, KPMG, Swiss Re and BT, as well as energy companies EDF Energy, Statoil, Doosan, Acciona and Iberdrola, are calling for a global carbon price ahead of the United Nation (UN) climate change summit in Doha, Qatar.

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