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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

31 Oct 2024

The 2024 Eco-Logic Awards celebrated South Africa's environmentally-conscious superheroes for their contributions to protecting and preserving the planet at the annual awards ceremony held at The Avenue at The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town on 30 October.

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MCed by local comedian Themba Robin, eco-movers and shakers from various environmental sectors gathered to recognise extraordinary achievements in South African wildlife conservation, waste innovation, climate change, water conservation, and more.

Now in its 12th year, the Eco-Logic awards has continued to grow in its prestige and influence to become South Africa’s premier environmental event, offering finalists and winners a platform to showcase and promote their products, services, innovations and projects, gaining credibility, and influence as sustainability champions.

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All the 2023 Eco-Logic Awards winners

17 Nov 2023

This year's winners will benefit from a consultation (valued at R300,000) with awards partner Biomimicry SA, and enrolment in its "Change Makers by Nature" programme. The programme gives participants the tools they need to lead purposefully, think systematically, and design solutions inspired by nature. This helps businesses to improve efficiencies, resilience and grow sustainably while working in harmony with the environment.

“With each award, we celebrate not just individual achievements, but the collective potential to drive meaningful change. This partnership with Biomimicry SA is a significant step towards implementing sustainable practices through biomimicry, allowing us to learn from nature's wisdom and evolve in unprecedented ways," said David Parry-Davies, editor of The Enviropaedia and founder of the Eco-Logic Awards.

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Full list of winners

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Nature Conservation	BirdLife South Africa	Greenpop - Reforest Fest 2025	Two Oceans Aquarium: Marine Protected Areas Day
Climate Change	Atlantic Special Economic Zone	Climate Action Network South Africa (SACAN) and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg	Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)
Eco-Innovation	Urban Surfer - Sorting & Solar Baling Reclaimer Camp	Endangered Wildlife Trust - eDNA by Samantha Mynhardt	Inverroche Bee&Bee (Company: Grid Worldwide)
Circular Economy and Waste Innovation	Netcare Limited - My Walk Made With Soul	Eskom - Lethabo Power Station	Singakwenza Early Childhood Education
Water Conservation	Harmony Water Treatment Projects	Woolworths & WWF-SA Water Stewardship Project	South African Breweries/ AB-InBev: Water Security Through Catchment Restoration
Eco-Fashion and Lifestyle	Sealand Gear	Chic Mamas Do Care & Love It Again	AECI: From Bottles to Bags
Eco-Health and Wellness	Aether Group - Aether Apothecary	Kiko Vitals	Three Sisters & Co
Eco-Friendly Products	The Mushroom Box	Mo's Crib	Faithful To Nature
Eco-Community	Protect The West Coast NPC	Mosselbank River Conservation Team NPC	Abalimi Bezekhaya
Eco-Hospitality and Tourism	Babanango Game Reserve	Veld and Sea	CTICC \| Cape Town International Convention Centre
Eco-Angel	Zandile Ndhlovu - The Black Mermaid	Abigel Sheridan - Chic Mamas Do Care & Love It Again	Dimakatso Nhlapo - Netcare Hospitals
Eco-Warrior	Kumi Naidoo - Artivism	Nonhle Mbuthuma - Wild Law Institute	David Tshidzumba
Eco-Logical Intelligence Lifetime Achievement Award	Dave Varty - Londolozi

Elephant in the ballroom

At the event, a 2m-tall elephant structure in the main ballroom invited guests, dressed in glamorously green eco-outfits, to consider "What is the elephant in the room that no one is talking about?"

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"We must recognise that the terrible environmental challenges we face today are all as a result of our actions, which are driven by our thinking. So in order to overcome these challenges – we first need to change our thinking about our planet and environment. We need to think eco-logically. And that is what the seven virtues of eco-logical thinking and the Eco-Logic Awards is all about,” said Parry-Davies.

The event will be televised on PPL°Planet (OpenView Channel 115) and DStv Home (Channel 176) in November 2024.