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Banking on the future

Banking on the future

Energy-saving measures saw Absa Bank save more than 55-million kWH of energy last year, said head of corporate sustainability Miguel Martins.

Clean fun: Cyclists arrive at the Rocking the Daisies Music &

A party in the green zone

"The motto is, ‘party hard, tread lightly’," said Stacey Fulton, client services manager for the Rocking the Daisies Music & Lifestyle Festival.

The hospital audit “indicates the feasibility of energy- and water-saving solutions where the savings are larger than the instalments.

Saving with free energy audits

Michelangelo is one of the partners in a joint non-profit venture that conducts free green audits on businesses, schools, hotels, factories and more.

Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba confirmed that talks were being held on the merging of Telkom with state connectivity provider Broadband Infraco.

Wetland headache now a plus

Eskom managed to mitigate the controversy by forming the Ingula partnership with BirdLife South Africa and the Middelpunt Wetlands Trust.

Recognising the need for skills development and employment opportunities in small Karoo villages

Sowing seeds of rehabilitation in the Karoo

The Renu-Karoo Veld Restoration project in Prince Albert has set up a model of how to resuscitate a degraded environment using sustainable practices.

The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s riverine rabbit project is trying to save this critically endangered animal.

Ensuring the river sustains it

Trying to save the rabbit means we are developing an ecosystem for other plants and animals that will have socioeconomic benefits for communities.

Independent energy producers raring to go

Getting a licence to generate electricity can take as long as three years and several companies are competing for the opportunity.

SABC’s report raises only more questions

The South African Broadcasting Corporation released its annual report and financial results earlier this month, raising more questions than answers.

Towards a fertile future

The construction of a R46m plant at the Omnia Group’s Sasolburg fertiliser facility will reduce its nitrous oxide and nitrogen oxides emissions.

Small efforts yield big results

Many of the energy-saving initiatives introduced by management at Backsberg Estate Cellars cc have been small but significant.

As busy as bees

Makana Meadery in Grahamstown combines local knowledge and scientific know-how to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint.

A highway among trees and seedlings

The South African National Roads Agency decided to save a giant Outeniqua yellowwood tree during major road construction.

Changing perceptions

Landowners require guidance with wildlife conflict as part of their overall environmental management plans.

A shared responsibility

The South Africa Environment Outlook report highlights a general lack of understanding of the links between human and environmental health. If ­natural resources are allowed to…

Threats that need to be checked

The South Africa Environment Outlook report highlights a number of emerging environmental risks. These are environmental problems that are not yet fully understood and there are…

Getting rich at all costs

In a nutshell, the South Africa Environment Outlook report warns that the environment is deteriorating while poor people still face unemployment and poverty and the rich ensure…