Sustainable Development news

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Trending

2 days 7 days 30 days By Industry

Princess Mkabayi Mall in KZN officially opens its doors

V&A Waterfront welcomes Lego certified store

November set to bring higher fuel prices as official announcement looms

BrandMapp's Stuart Lowe passes away, industry pays tribute

Danette Breitenbach

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2024

View on iono.fm, Apple, Spotify or downloadable app

Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback

Mantashe tells China ‘king coal is back’Lindsey Schutters

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

By Lindsey Schutters 21 Oct 2024

ACED delivered Sasol’s first wind farm for green hydrogen

ACED boosts Sasol’s green hydrogen efforts with wind power

By Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2024

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

Cacisa Mgudlwa 18 Jan 2022

How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy

How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy

Salman Shooshtarian, Savindi Caldera, Tayyab Maqsood and Tim Ryley 14 Jan 2022

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Bashar Al Shawa 12 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable construction is the trend to watch

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable construction is the trend to watch

Bongani Dladla 6 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward

#BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward

Dumisani Madi 5 Jan 2022

Zutari engineer conducts study on viability of multi-storey mass timber building in SA

Zutari engineer conducts study on viability of multi-storey mass timber building in SA

3 Jan 2022

City Industrial Property's Belville facility achieves 2 GBCSA certifications

City Industrial Property's Belville facility achieves 2 GBCSA certifications

21 Dec 2021

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

Meike Siegner and Cory Searcy 17 Dec 2021

Rethinking the norm in the built environment

Rethinking the norm in the built environment

9 Dec 2021

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Sindy Peters 3 Dec 2021

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

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

3 Dec 2021

New investment in homegrown technology providing water to communities in need

New investment in homegrown technology providing water to communities in need

Edge Growth 2 Dec 2021

UCT triumphs in 2021 Greenovate Awards

UCT triumphs in 2021 Greenovate Awards

1 Dec 2021

South African groundwater project shows the power of citizen science

South African groundwater project shows the power of citizen science

Jacqueline Goldin 30 Nov 2021

Adopting nature-based approaches in tailings dam design

Adopting nature-based approaches in tailings dam design

26 Nov 2021

Better service delivery in SA starts with digital twins

Better service delivery in SA starts with digital twins

Bonga Ntuli 25 Nov 2021

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

Sindy Peters 24 Nov 2021

Reimagining the commercial office of the future

Reimagining the commercial office of the future

Sindy Peters 22 Nov 2021

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

12 Nov 2021

Private sector involvement is key for sustainable cities and towns

Private sector involvement is key for sustainable cities and towns

Garyn Rapson and Leanne Mostert 11 Nov 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

Record 140 commercial buildings certified over past year - GBCSA

Record 140 commercial buildings certified over past year - GBCSA

9 Nov 2021

The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson

Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 2021

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal and Emma Rumney 3 Nov 2021

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Ruth Saint and Francesco Pomponi 28 Oct 2021

Eskom transmission plan to add 30GW over the next decade

Eskom transmission plan to add 30GW over the next decade

28 Oct 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Patrick Werr 21 Oct 2021

Sanedi spotlights building energy performance ahead of COP26

Sanedi spotlights building energy performance ahead of COP26

19 Oct 2021

1 Discovery Place awarded five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification

1 Discovery Place awarded five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification

22 Sep 2021

More news

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

Cacisa Mgudlwa 18 Jan 2022

How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy

How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy

Salman Shooshtarian, Savindi Caldera, Tayyab Maqsood and Tim Ryley 14 Jan 2022

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Bashar Al Shawa 12 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable construction is the trend to watch

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable construction is the trend to watch

Bongani Dladla 6 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward

#BizTrends2022: Top construction trends - building a way forward

Dumisani Madi 5 Jan 2022

Zutari engineer conducts study on viability of multi-storey mass timber building in SA

Zutari engineer conducts study on viability of multi-storey mass timber building in SA

3 Jan 2022

City Industrial Property's Belville facility achieves 2 GBCSA certifications

City Industrial Property's Belville facility achieves 2 GBCSA certifications

21 Dec 2021

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

Meike Siegner and Cory Searcy 17 Dec 2021

Rethinking the norm in the built environment

Rethinking the norm in the built environment

9 Dec 2021

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Sindy Peters 3 Dec 2021

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

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

3 Dec 2021

New investment in homegrown technology providing water to communities in need

New investment in homegrown technology providing water to communities in need

Edge Growth 2 Dec 2021

UCT triumphs in 2021 Greenovate Awards

UCT triumphs in 2021 Greenovate Awards

1 Dec 2021

South African groundwater project shows the power of citizen science

South African groundwater project shows the power of citizen science

Jacqueline Goldin 30 Nov 2021

Adopting nature-based approaches in tailings dam design

Adopting nature-based approaches in tailings dam design

26 Nov 2021

Better service delivery in SA starts with digital twins

Better service delivery in SA starts with digital twins

Bonga Ntuli 25 Nov 2021

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

Sindy Peters 24 Nov 2021

Reimagining the commercial office of the future

Reimagining the commercial office of the future

Sindy Peters 22 Nov 2021

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

12 Nov 2021

Private sector involvement is key for sustainable cities and towns

Private sector involvement is key for sustainable cities and towns

Garyn Rapson and Leanne Mostert 11 Nov 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

Record 140 commercial buildings certified over past year - GBCSA

Record 140 commercial buildings certified over past year - GBCSA

9 Nov 2021

The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson

Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 2021

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal and Emma Rumney 3 Nov 2021

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Ruth Saint and Francesco Pomponi 28 Oct 2021

Eskom transmission plan to add 30GW over the next decade

Eskom transmission plan to add 30GW over the next decade

28 Oct 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Patrick Werr 21 Oct 2021

Sanedi spotlights building energy performance ahead of COP26

Sanedi spotlights building energy performance ahead of COP26

19 Oct 2021

1 Discovery Place awarded five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification

1 Discovery Place awarded five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification

22 Sep 2021

Eastgate's solar trees continue to efficiently generate energy, provide light

Eastgate's solar trees continue to efficiently generate energy, provide light

16 Sep 2021

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

14 Sep 2021

Energy amendments set to expand markets for IPPs, says Scatec

Energy amendments set to expand markets for IPPs, says Scatec

13 Sep 2021

CoCT calls on residents to register for review of Spatial Development Framework

CoCT calls on residents to register for review of Spatial Development Framework

9 Sep 2021

Preferred bidder for 2,600MW renewable energy to be announced next month

Preferred bidder for 2,600MW renewable energy to be announced next month

9 Sep 2021

Eskom launches programme to boost use of green power

Eskom launches programme to boost use of green power

7 Sep 2021

SA faces tough road to net-zero emissions, but there is hope - Sanedi

SA faces tough road to net-zero emissions, but there is hope - Sanedi

2 Sep 2021

Women in construction urged to take advantage of Contractors' Framework

Women in construction urged to take advantage of Contractors' Framework

2 Sep 2021

South Africa faces isolation if it sticks with coal, Eskom CEO says

South Africa faces isolation if it sticks with coal, Eskom CEO says

Alexander Winning 1 Sep 2021

Growing opportunities for women, youth in energy sector

Growing opportunities for women, youth in energy sector

31 Aug 2021

Let's do Biz