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How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Healthcare

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 25 Jun 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

Healthcare

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Healthcare

SA firms urged to tackle indoor air quality

Lynne Kuter 25 Apr 2024

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

Retail

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

Issued by LG 25 Apr 2024

Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting

HR & Management

How climate change has become an OHS issue

Terena Chetty 23 Apr 2024

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Property

Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks

23 Apr 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 27 Mar 2024

Healthcare

Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2024

Emira plants for the years ahead

ESG & Sustainability

Emira plants for the years ahead

Issued by Catchwords 16 Jan 2024

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

Automotive

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

Issued by AutoTrader 20 Dec 2023

How digital twins will enable the next generation of precision agriculture

Agriculture

How digital twins will enable the next generation of precision agriculture

Istvan David 27 Nov 2023

Miner holds a manganese ore sample in South Africa.

Energy & Mining

South Africa’s manganese economy is ready to meet global demand

20 Nov 2023

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Tourism & Travel

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Irma Booyens and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Energy & Mining

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

EV transformation presents big prospects for tech firms to collaborate with the automotive sector

Automotive

EV transformation presents big prospects for tech firms to collaborate with the automotive sector

Sy Gourrah 3 Oct 2023

A fit purpose packaging solution

Retail

A fit purpose packaging solution

Issued by Mpact 23 Aug 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Hidden e-waste: Don't forget about your small electronics

7 Aug 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Healthcare

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

Navigating the financial impact of load shedding on South African hotels

Tourism & Travel

Navigating the financial impact of load shedding on South African hotels

Sam Nassimov 28 Jul 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Plastic Free July: Don't underestimate the importance of recycling

Xolile White 10 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Adrien Kotzé, manager: operational resilience and ESG oversight at Capitec.

Finance

Join the Green Revolution: Capitec's sustainable banking initiatives

Adrien Kotzé 6 Jul 2023

Healthcare

AstraZeneca's global reforestation initiative expands

28 Jun 2023

Marketing & Media

From metrics to messaging: How ESG factors can boost your brand's PR efforts

Katherine McInnes, Issued by Meltwater 31 May 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa - tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Gabriel Okello and Meelan Thondoo 12 May 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Eskom temporarily allowed to bypass pollution rules

22 Mar 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

Healthcare

Putting health at the heart of climate action

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars

Automotive

Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars

Festival Godwin Boateng, Jacqueline M Klopp 11 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Pamela Hellig, the consulting actuary at Insight Life Solutions.

Healthcare

#BizTrends2023: Climate change will affect healthcare and provision of services

Pamela Hellig 9 Jan 2023

Healthcare

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Kaushik Ramaiya 30 Dec 2022

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy & Mining

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

ESG & Sustainability

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022

TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast

Energy & Mining

TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast

Liezl Human 25 Nov 2022

Increase in urban rail brings concrete benefits to support Africa's sustainable future - study

Logistics & Transport

Increase in urban rail brings concrete benefits to support Africa's sustainable future - study

22 Nov 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

ESG & Sustainability

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Bethel Tarekegne 7 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

ESG & Sustainability

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

Healthcare

Study to unlock answers to diseases with unknown causes

23 Sep 2022

Asthma - avoiding triggers

Healthcare

Asthma - avoiding triggers

Issued by Bonitas 5 Sep 2022

Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Agriculture

Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Gloria Dickie 1 Sep 2022

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

ESG & Sustainability

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Elias Biryabarema 31 May 2022

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

ESG & Sustainability

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

19 May 2022

Here's how South Africans can turn sustainable luxury travel into reality in 2022

Tourism & Travel

Here's how South Africans can turn sustainable luxury travel into reality in 2022

26 Apr 2022

Covid shutdowns exposed flaws in Uganda's transport system: How to fix them

Logistics & Transport

Covid shutdowns exposed flaws in Uganda's transport system: How to fix them

Astrid R.N. Haas 4 Apr 2022

Court orders government to clean up air in coal belt

ESG & Sustainability

Court orders government to clean up air in coal belt

22 Mar 2022

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Construction & Engineering

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Md Sazan Rahman 3 Feb 2022

Air quality an important differentiator for commercial property in 2022

Property

Air quality an important differentiator for commercial property in 2022

Issued by SFI Group 8 Dec 2021

Report: Developing 'future-fit' South African cities and engaging in a just transition

Construction & Engineering

Report: Developing 'future-fit' South African cities and engaging in a just transition

3 Dec 2021