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Energy

Germany's KFW Bank grants SA €500m for Just Energy Transition

3 days

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Fuel & Energy

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Hannah Budnitz 1 Apr 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

R7.6bn loan to implement just energy transition concluded

18 Nov 2024

A loader is seen at the Klipfontein Colliery near Balmoral, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just 6th of climate aid

Tim Cocks 27 Sep 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

#COP28: AstraZeneca's AZ Forest initiative: Pledging six million trees in Kenya

1 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

Markets & Investment

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

Banking

Stanlib sets $1bn goal for energy transition projects

Tannur Anders 30 Nov 2023

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Environmental Law

Africa: Transforming carbon markets as implementation of Paris Agreement commitments progress

Kieran Whyte and Clara Hans 12 Jul 2023

Source: © Freestocks The UN Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook for fashion marketers and communicatros

Fashion & Homeware

UN Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook launches for communicators

29 Jun 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi 23 May 2023

The journey to sustainable aviation

Aviation

The journey to sustainable aviation

Tom Fadden 2 May 2023

Global Citizen NOW returns with a new agenda for urgent action

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Citizen NOW returns with a new agenda for urgent action

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Apr 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Grey list: What are the implications for SA going forward?

Webber Wentzel Finance Team 27 Feb 2023

First study to estimate 'blue carbon' storage in South Africa is useful for climate strategy

Climate Change

First study to estimate 'blue carbon' storage in South Africa is useful for climate strategy

Jacqueline L Raw 20 Jan 2023

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ESG

Danone targets 30% cut in methane emissions from fresh milk supply chain by 2030

20 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. A general view shows Davos Congress Centre, the venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023, in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, January 14, 2023.

Economy

Davos 2023: "The world is between orders - we don't know what is coming" - WEF president

Katja Hamilton 16 Jan 2023

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

Sustainability

CSIR, AFD partner to help advance just energy transition through knowledge generation

6 Dec 2022

Reporting on the impact of climate change under the spotlight at COP27

Climate Change

Reporting on the impact of climate change under the spotlight at COP27

Bongeka Nodada, Issued by SAICA 2 Dec 2022

COP27: Making the 'Just Transition' a reality

ESG & Sustainability

COP27: Making the 'Just Transition' a reality

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 22 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Climate Change

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

Our buildings are driving us closer to 'climate hell' - how do we get back on course to net zero?

Sustainable Development

Our buildings are driving us closer to 'climate hell' - how do we get back on course to net zero?

Anna Hurlimann, Georgia Warren-Myers, Judy Bush 10 Nov 2022

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

Sustainability

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

10 Nov 2022

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Climate Change

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Lisa Vanhala 9 Nov 2022

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Finance

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 Nov 2022

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Environmental Law

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

Here's what to expect at COP27

Climate Change

Here's what to expect at COP27

Víctor Resco de Dios and Miguel Ángel de Zavala Gironés 3 Nov 2022

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Food, Water & Energy Security

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Caroline Mwongera 26 Sep 2022

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Advertising

Jung von Matt wins 2022 Genius 100 Inspiration Award

22 Sep 2022

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

Food, Water & Energy Security

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

14 Sep 2022

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Tax Law

Carbon tax: How carbon-intensive businesses can neutralise the impact

Denny Da Silva 13 Sep 2022

Lights up - 2022 Basa Award winners announced

Events & Conferencing

Lights up - 2022 Basa Award winners announced

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 1 Sep 2022

The green, the bad and the ugly - risks of greenwashing

ESG & Sustainability

The green, the bad and the ugly - risks of greenwashing

Merlita Kennedy, Pooja Dela, Ziyanda Sibeko, Bernadette Lötter, Jared Ishmael, Tobia Serongoane 20 Jul 2022

Southern Africa in prime position to become major green hydrogen exporter

Energy

Southern Africa in prime position to become major green hydrogen exporter

11 Jul 2022

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

Markets & Investment

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

Noah Browning 24 Jun 2022

#EnlitAfrica2022: Private sector engagement encouraged as energy transition now inevitable

Energy

#EnlitAfrica2022: Private sector engagement encouraged as energy transition now inevitable

Sindy Peters 8 Jun 2022

Enhancing product transparency in an age of social responsibility

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Enhancing product transparency in an age of social responsibility

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 30 May 2022

Addressing cybersecurity and climate change for a sustainable society

Climate Change

Addressing cybersecurity and climate change for a sustainable society

Barbara Maigret 27 May 2022

Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on Africa's infrastructure and built environment industry

Construction & Engineering

Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on Africa's infrastructure and built environment industry

Dr Muhammad Gambo 18 May 2022

Government still interrogating $8.5bn climate deal with Western nations

Climate Change

Government still interrogating $8.5bn climate deal with Western nations

Nelson Banya 10 May 2022

Decarb.Earth makes renewable energy available to SA SMEs

SMEs

Decarb.Earth makes renewable energy available to SA SMEs

12 Apr 2022

Smart materials coming to a building near you

Sustainable Development

Smart materials coming to a building near you

Bongani Dladla 31 Mar 2022

Global Citizen launches a new campaign: End Extreme Poverty Now - Our Future Can't Wait

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Citizen launches a new campaign: End Extreme Poverty Now - Our Future Can't Wait

Issued by OnPoint PR 30 Mar 2022

Forestry: The surprise weapon in the fight against climate change

Forestry

Forestry: The surprise weapon in the fight against climate change

18 Mar 2022

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Coal, Oil & Gas

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt 16 Mar 2022

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, Chukwumerije Okereke, Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 14 Mar 2022

Introducing a pragmatic guide to climate risk for business leaders

Climate Change

Introducing a pragmatic guide to climate risk for business leaders

Issued by Trialogue 8 Mar 2022

Norfund, CDC Group invest R600m in local Black-owned, managed renewables firm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Norfund, CDC Group invest R600m in local Black-owned, managed renewables firm

4 Mar 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Carbon tax rate to increase to R144

Climate Change

#BudgetSpeech2022: Carbon tax rate to increase to R144

23 Feb 2022