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 | MARECIA DAMONS A new app launched on Thursday by the Western Cape Department of Social Development aims to slash the amount of time social workers spend on paperwork... read |
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 | | South Africa's new Climate Change Act is a much-needed boost for environmental protection. However, more focus is required to ensure companies improve their emissions tracking and sustainability reporting practices...read |
|  | | On Mandela Day, 15 companies united to renovate the Alexandra Community Health Centre in Alexandra, Johannesburg, enhancing youth healthcare and honouring Nelson Mandela’s legacy...read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, alongside finance ministers from Brazil and South Africa, praised progress on the $400m Emerging Markets Transition Debt initiative to boost energy transition investments in emerging markets... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN BEVERAGES Heineken is leading the charge towards a more sustainable future with its innovative Waste to Wear initiative, introduced alongside the debut of the iconic 650ml returnable Star Bottle earlier this year... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Yvette Baez, Google’s business strategist for AI had a media tour to South Africa to promote Gemini and AI… Read |
 | ISSUED BY ESG AFRICA CONFERENCE The ESG Africa Conference, Africa’s largest ESG and sustainability conference, is gearing up for its highly anticipated third edition scheduled to take place from 1-2 October 2024, at the Sandton Convention Centre... Read |
 | SARWAR KHAN Locally and internationally, sustainability is shaping the retail boardroom agenda, influencing every aspect of strategy through Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks, writes Sarwar Khan, senior manager of global digital sustainability at BT Global... Read |
| Circular Economy & Waste Management |
 | ISSUED BY FIBRE CIRCLE Fibre Circle and Mpumalanga DARDLEA inspired learners at the "Turning Waste into Art" event, showcasing recycling's transformative power and fostering creativity among the youth in Mbombela on 25 July 2024... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Climate Change Bill, which sets out a national climate change response, including mitigation and adaptation actions, which also constitutes South Africa’s fair contribution to the global climate change response... Read |
 | TIM COCKS South Africa, the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too slowly to wean itself off coal and roll out renewables to meet them, a key report said on Thursday... Read |
 | Climate change is heightening forests' vulnerability to wildfires and pests, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) latest report. The publication highlights the importance of innovation for creating a sustainable future in forestry... Read |
| CSI & Philanthropy |
 | ISSUED BY ADOPT-A-SCHOOL This Mandela Day learners at a Soweto primary school will be treated to a thrilling first-time virtual reality experience, brought to them by the Shoprite Foundation... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | WENDELL ROELF More equipment is being readied to contain an oil spill from a ship which ran aground and started to break apart in stormy weather on South Africa's west coast, although there are no signs of affected wildlife yet, authorities said on Monday... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | Shoprite and Checkers' Eastern Highlands bottled water is being sold at the lowest feasible price at supermarkets nationwide, with a portion of the proceeds going toward the KZN's water relief efforts... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | The Presidency has welcomed the latest inscription of South African human rights and liberation struggle sites in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage Sites... Read |
| Business |
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 | Ticketmaster, with the aim of expanding its presence in Africa, has acquired South African ticketing company Quicket... Read |
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