Articles, Civil Society, Environment
There are an estimated 60,000 informal waste pickers, also known as reclaimers, in South Africa. They sift through mixed household waste, either from landfill sites or from bins on the streets, to extract recyclable material. In some other countries, consumers are... 
Articles, Environment, Health
Most people now recognise the energy savings benefits of green buildings. These buildings use less water, energy and other natural resources. In some cases, they can increase biodiversity, produce their own energy and reduce the urban heat island effect. Recent... 
Articles, Corporate Social Investment and Donors, Environment, Youth Articles
The City of Cape Town, in partnership with the Wildlife and Environmental Society (Wessa), has launched the first phase of the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programme with the aim of developing Cape Town youth to become reporters for the environment. The... 
Articles, Corporate Social Investment and Donors, Environment
Despite the challenges faced with the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, Mpact Recycling is recognising its top performing schools for 2021. From a Recycling perspective, the schools programme was hit badly in 2020 with recycling efforts slowing down drastically as schools... 
Articles, Corporate Social Investment and Donors, Environment
On 6 May 2021, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) issued a statement saying they were poised to award credit in the amount of US$150m to Johannesburg-based Absa Group, in what they labelled as “Africa’s first certified green loan”. This... 
Articles, Corporate Social Investment and Donors, Environment
World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF SA) and the Johannesburg-based African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) have teamed up to work with Cape Town-based waste reclaimers to help them unite and organise. The one-year project, which is being coordinated by WWF,...
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