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Africa set to leapfrog developed nations in packageless retail

Design

Africa set to leapfrog developed nations in packageless retail

Issued by DY/DX 27 Jan 2025

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Design

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Issued by DY/DX 16 Jul 2024

Pick n Pay Liquor transforms recycled juice packs into wine box stands

ESG

Pick n Pay Liquor transforms recycled juice packs into wine box stands

19 Mar 2025

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Informal Retailing

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Nevo Hadas 14 Nov 2024

Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

ESG

Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

8 Apr 2024

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

Climate Change

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Materials & Equipment

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

Celebrating 30 years: How Food Lover's grew into SA's largest privately-owned retailer

Retailers

Celebrating 30 years: How Food Lover's grew into SA's largest privately-owned retailer

27 Feb 2023

Pick n Pay removes plastic barrier bags from till points

Packaging

Pick n Pay removes plastic barrier bags from till points

14 Feb 2023

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Radhia Mtonga 12 Oct 2022

Agro-processing

New SA-grown almond brand to stimulate growth of local industry

5 Oct 2022

Packaging

SA plastics industry distances itself from plastic bag tax fraudsters

1 Apr 2022

Activists and learners clean up Mfuleni, Cape Town wetland

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Activists and learners clean up Mfuleni, Cape Town wetland

Vincent Lali 25 Mar 2022

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

2 Feb 2022

5 trends influencing consumer purchases in 2022 - Mondelez SA MD

Trends

5 trends influencing consumer purchases in 2022 - Mondelez SA MD

Alisdair Sinclair 8 Dec 2021

Packaging

SA's biggest retailers and brands move towards eco-friendly packaging

Nonhlelo Nhleko, Paula-Ann Novotny and Ziyanda Ngcobo 6 Dec 2021

New microplastics study a first for the African continent

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New microplastics study a first for the African continent

Tatjana Baleta 15 Nov 2021

2 easy and cost-effective ways your business can help save the environment

Climate Change

2 easy and cost-effective ways your business can help save the environment

Mani Balakrishnan and Jeff White 15 Oct 2021

Retail Services

Puma launches sustainably-produced shoeboxes

20 Sep 2021

Turning bread plastic bags into reusable shopping bags

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Turning bread plastic bags into reusable shopping bags

6 Sep 2021

#WomensMonth: The SA design duo breaking into the US decor market

Fashion & Homeware

#WomensMonth: The SA design duo breaking into the US decor market

Lauren Hartzenberg 24 Aug 2021

Beyond stereotype to the invisible conscious consumer

Events & Conferencing

Beyond stereotype to the invisible conscious consumer

Issued by IMC Conference 30 Jun 2021

Regulatory

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

Regulatory

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 29 Apr 2021

Levi's Buy Better, Wear Longer

Advertising

Levi's Buy Better, Wear Longer

Issued by dotGOOD 20 Apr 2021

Amended plastic bag regulations published for implementation

Legislation & Regulation

Amended plastic bag regulations published for implementation

19 Apr 2021

2021 African Circular Economy Alliance: Giving waste a second chance

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2021 African Circular Economy Alliance: Giving waste a second chance

19 Apr 2021

2021 Petco Awards winners announced

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2021 Petco Awards winners announced

5 Mar 2021

Kenya's Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete

Materials & Equipment

Kenya's Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete

16 Feb 2021

#BizTrends2021: The path forward for retail in 2021

Trends

#BizTrends2021: The path forward for retail in 2021

Matthew Leighton 6 Jan 2021

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 winners list

Fashion & Homeware

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 winners list

23 Nov 2020

Woolworths does away with plastic shopping bags at 145 stores

Retailers

Woolworths does away with plastic shopping bags at 145 stores

9 Nov 2020

Meet the South Africans fighting food insecurity from the ground up

Food, Water & Energy Security

Meet the South Africans fighting food insecurity from the ground up

Amy Pieterse, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 16 Oct 2020

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Emmanuel O. Akindele 14 Oct 2020

Have your say on plastic bag regulations

Legislation & Regulation

Have your say on plastic bag regulations

24 Aug 2020

25 Woolies stores now free from plastic shopping bags

Retailers

25 Woolies stores now free from plastic shopping bags

17 Aug 2020

Woolies steps up sustainable packaging efforts during #PlasticFreeJuly

ESG

Woolies steps up sustainable packaging efforts during #PlasticFreeJuly

17 Jul 2020

Successful Joburg recycling pilot programme set to expand

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Successful Joburg recycling pilot programme set to expand

24 Jun 2020

CSIR finds reusable plastic carrier bags best - provided consumers reuse them

Circular Economy & Waste Management

CSIR finds reusable plastic carrier bags best - provided consumers reuse them

19 Jun 2020

CLHG unpacks its enhanced hygiene and housekeeping protocols

Hospitality

CLHG unpacks its enhanced hygiene and housekeeping protocols

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 12 May 2020

The impact of data deflation on fibre for business

Data & Analytics

The impact of data deflation on fibre for business

Jacques du Toit 27 Mar 2020

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

Circular Economy & Waste Management

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

Lorren de Kock 28 Feb 2020

#Budget2020 highlights...

Tax Law

#Budget2020 highlights...

Virusha Subban, Jana Botha, and Prenisha Govender 27 Feb 2020

Eco-artist Sarah Turner's giant suitcase made of plastic is on display at Heathrow.

Travel

BA plans to remove 30,000 suitcases of plastic from their flights

27 Feb 2020

Pick n Pay makes progress on plastic waste reduction goals

Retailers

Pick n Pay makes progress on plastic waste reduction goals

7 Feb 2020

Nutrition trends for a new decade

Nutrition

Nutrition trends for a new decade

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 27 Jan 2020

Connecting with customers on the ground is not dead

CRM

Connecting with customers on the ground is not dead

27 Jan 2020