The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has set up a directorate for sustainable development coordination to follow up on decisions taken at last year’s World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).
The Sasol Safety, Health and Environmental Centre was awarded a special commendation in the Greening the Future 2003 Awards, in the category for corporations and corporate foundations, because of its proactive stance towards gearing Sasol to becoming a green corporation.
The <i>King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2002</i>, commonly known as "King II", focuses heavily on sustainability and sustainable development. It recognises that safety, health and environmental (SHE) issues may need to be dealt with separately for reasons of best practice or strategic planning.
Collect-a-Can, a pioneer of corporate environmental best practice in South Africa, celebrated its 10th anniversary in April this year. Valli Moosa commended the company on its efforts to increase public awareness about the importance of waste management.
During last year’s WSSD, an historic greening initiative was taking place far from the public eye. Behind the scenes, the Jo’burg World Summit Company’s tender committee was testing a novel idea to shape the way in which both purchasers and merchants think of their goods and services.
The panel of judges for the Greening the Future 2003 Awards consisted of specialists in the fields of sustainable development and corporate environmental investment. They are…
This is the first year that the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> has hosted the Greening the Future-Investing in the Environment Awards and we have learnt a lot in the process of choosing winners. Chairperson of the judging panel Saliem Fakir describes how the winners were chosen.
The term "triple bottom line", also known as sustainability, refers to how business makes its money. In the wake of last year’s WSSD, business is serious about adopting balanced social, environmental and economic performance as a test of corporate success.
Oasis Association, a community foundation that assists people with intellectual disabilities, is exceptional because of its holistic approach to integrating social concerns with environmental issues.
The evolution of Hillside Aluminium’s reports reflect changes in environmental thinking in recent years. The company’s annual sustainability reports encompass economic, environmental and social impacts over which Hillside has direct control and influence.