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Tax Law

Have your say on tax proposals

2 Aug 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Meet the virtual influencers inspiring climate action

Maximilian Gerrath 2 Jul 2024

World Wildlife Day, 3 March: Anyone can join the fight to save Africa’s wildlife

Environment & Natural Resources

World Wildlife Day, 3 March: Anyone can join the fight to save Africa’s wildlife

Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Mar 2024

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana wasted no time in a rapid 2024 Budget Speech delivery.

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2024: Treasury takes crucial step towards energy security

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2024

Samanjalo and Green Guru Solutions wins first 2023 Mpumalanga green solutions pitch challenge

Funding

Samanjalo and Green Guru Solutions wins first 2023 Mpumalanga green solutions pitch challenge

Issued by GreenCape 7 Nov 2023

Data centres urged to adopt standard metrics for environmental sustainability

Construction & Engineering

Data centres urged to adopt standard metrics for environmental sustainability

13 Oct 2023

Top 10 finalists announced for first 2023 Mpumalanga green solutions pitch challenge

Funding

Top 10 finalists announced for first 2023 Mpumalanga green solutions pitch challenge

Issued by GreenCape 10 Oct 2023

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Forestry

'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

Julia P G Jones and Neal Hockley 28 Aug 2023

Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC), speaks during a Reuters interview ahead of the voluntary auction of carbon credits, with projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa, at the auction in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 June 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Climate Change

Saudi companies buy 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in Kenya auction

Duncan Miriri 15 Jun 2023

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Climate Change

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Jonathan Colmer 27 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

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Environmental Law

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

Forestry

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

H. Damon Matthews, Amy Luers and Kirsten Zickfeld 1 Apr 2022

Aviation

Blue-sky thinking: net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy

Emma Rachel Whittlesea and Tim Ryley 3 Jan 2022

United invests in zero-emission engines for regional aircraft

Aviation

United invests in zero-emission engines for regional aircraft

22 Dec 2021

Glasgow Climate Pact: 5 things you need to know

Climate Change

Glasgow Climate Pact: 5 things you need to know

Simon Lewis 15 Nov 2021

Bic South Africa smashes green energy target

ESG

Bic South Africa smashes green energy target

22 Oct 2021

More companies pledge net-zero emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

Climate Change

More companies pledge net-zero emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

Amrou Awaysheh 29 Sep 2021

Carbon Offset Regulations amendments gazetted

Climate Change

Carbon Offset Regulations amendments gazetted

20 Jul 2021

Mining

How extractive industries manage to carry on harming the planet

Judith Verweijen & Alexander Dunlap 23 Feb 2021

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

Health & Beauty

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Further tax measures to provide support

Tax Law

Further tax measures to provide support

23 Apr 2020

Growth of liquid cartons cannot be contained

Packaging

Growth of liquid cartons cannot be contained

Quinton Swart 9 Mar 2020

Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved

Aviation

Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved

Susanne Becken 17 Feb 2020

Shaming people for flying won't cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution

Aviation

Shaming people for flying won't cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution

Duygu Yengin and Tracey Dodd 15 Jan 2020

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

Environmental Law

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

3 Dec 2019

Tourism

MSC Cruises becomes first global carbon-neutral cruise line

12 Nov 2019

The Carbon Tax Act makes SA's position clear

Environmental Law

The Carbon Tax Act makes SA's position clear

Athi Jara 6 Sep 2019

Carbon Tax Bill: What effect will this have on corporate SA?

Tax Law

Carbon Tax Bill: What effect will this have on corporate SA?

31 May 2019

Mboweni tables Carbon Tax Bill

Energy

Mboweni tables Carbon Tax Bill

22 Nov 2018

Proposed domestic carbon tax - What a song!

Taxation & Regulation

Proposed domestic carbon tax - What a song!

Dr Marco Lotz, Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 5 Jul 2018

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

Responsible Tourism

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

Arunima Malik & Ya-Yen Sun 15 May 2018

The Maslow Sandton offsets conferencing carbon emissions by funding Wonderbag project

Responsible Tourism

The Maslow Sandton offsets conferencing carbon emissions by funding Wonderbag project

10 Apr 2018

New Carbon Tax Bill draft published for public comment

Climate Change

New Carbon Tax Bill draft published for public comment

Linda Ensor 15 Dec 2017

Gigaba's Carbon Tax mention proves SA's commitment to fighting climate change

Climate Change

Gigaba's Carbon Tax mention proves SA's commitment to fighting climate change

Issued by Climate Neutral Group 26 Oct 2017

Climate Change

This is why we cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change

Brendan F.D. Barrett and Andrew DeWit 4 Sep 2017

#CSIMonth: SA businesses need to take responsibility for the impact of their products, services

Climate Change

#CSIMonth: SA businesses need to take responsibility for the impact of their products, services

Sindy Peters 19 Jul 2017

Itec SA expands its Carbon Neutral programme

Climate Change

Itec SA expands its Carbon Neutral programme

22 Feb 2017

#FreshOffTheShelf: Blood Serpent, Africa's first carbon neutral beer

FMCG

#FreshOffTheShelf: Blood Serpent, Africa's first carbon neutral beer

28 Jul 2016

How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work

Energy

How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work

26 Jul 2016

Input sought on draft carbon offset regulations

Climate Change

Input sought on draft carbon offset regulations

21 Jun 2016

Agriculture

Rethinking farmer custodianship of nature's resources

18 Jan 2016

Draft Carbon Tax Bill out for public comment

Climate Change

Draft Carbon Tax Bill out for public comment

4 Nov 2015

The green and the gold: can we soften the environmental impact of the Olympics?

Environment & Natural Resources

The green and the gold: can we soften the environmental impact of the Olympics?

John Rennie Short 5 Aug 2015

Carbon Tax Bill reviewed

Environmental Law

Carbon Tax Bill reviewed

22 Jun 2015