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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

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Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

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Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

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Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

4 Dec 2019

Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags

Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags

3 Dec 2019

First traceable F&B packaging using plant-based polymers launched

First traceable F&B packaging using plant-based polymers launched

19 Nov 2019

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Next Generation 5 Nov 2019

Upward trajectory towards environmental sustainability

Upward trajectory towards environmental sustainability

Justine Sweet 29 Oct 2019

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

9 Oct 2019

PETCO releases definitive guide to recyclable packaging design

PETCO releases definitive guide to recyclable packaging design

9 Oct 2019

New study: Most plastic found at sea is dumped unlawfully by ships

New study: Most plastic found at sea is dumped unlawfully by ships

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Could fungi save the fashion world?

Could fungi save the fashion world?

Sam Vettese and Ian Singleton 13 Sep 2019

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How potential of massive e-waste dump in Ghana can be harnessed

Alison Stowell 10 Sep 2019

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

9 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

WWF and SA retailers team up to simplify recycling labels

WWF and SA retailers team up to simplify recycling labels

28 Aug 2019

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

27 Aug 2019

Eliminating packaging is a good start - but here's what supermarkets should do to stop harming the planet

Eliminating packaging is a good start - but here's what supermarkets should do to stop harming the planet

Alison Stowell 21 Aug 2019

Toymaker Hasbro to phase out plastic packaging by 2023

Toymaker Hasbro to phase out plastic packaging by 2023

21 Aug 2019

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

2 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Tom Lee, Alexandra Crosby, Clare Cooper, Jesse Adams Stein and Katherine Scardifield 17 Jul 2019

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Kate Stubbs 12 Jul 2019

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

11 Jul 2019

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

5 Jul 2019

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Fiona Rajé 10 Jun 2019

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World Environment Day: Table Mountain Cableway targets 80% recycling by 2021

30 May 2019

Recycling: poorer countries can now refuse plastic waste imports - this could make the system fairer

Recycling: poorer countries can now refuse plastic waste imports - this could make the system fairer

Jen Allan 27 May 2019

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Laurie Wright 16 May 2019

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Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

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Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

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Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

4 Dec 2019

Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags

Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags

3 Dec 2019

First traceable F&B packaging using plant-based polymers launched

First traceable F&B packaging using plant-based polymers launched

19 Nov 2019

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Next Generation 5 Nov 2019

Upward trajectory towards environmental sustainability

Upward trajectory towards environmental sustainability

Justine Sweet 29 Oct 2019

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

9 Oct 2019

PETCO releases definitive guide to recyclable packaging design

PETCO releases definitive guide to recyclable packaging design

9 Oct 2019

New study: Most plastic found at sea is dumped unlawfully by ships

New study: Most plastic found at sea is dumped unlawfully by ships

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Could fungi save the fashion world?

Could fungi save the fashion world?

Sam Vettese and Ian Singleton 13 Sep 2019

Separated display screens (TVs) at the site. Alison Stowell

How potential of massive e-waste dump in Ghana can be harnessed

Alison Stowell 10 Sep 2019

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

9 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

WWF and SA retailers team up to simplify recycling labels

WWF and SA retailers team up to simplify recycling labels

28 Aug 2019

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

27 Aug 2019

Eliminating packaging is a good start - but here's what supermarkets should do to stop harming the planet

Eliminating packaging is a good start - but here's what supermarkets should do to stop harming the planet

Alison Stowell 21 Aug 2019

Toymaker Hasbro to phase out plastic packaging by 2023

Toymaker Hasbro to phase out plastic packaging by 2023

21 Aug 2019

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

2 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Tom Lee, Alexandra Crosby, Clare Cooper, Jesse Adams Stein and Katherine Scardifield 17 Jul 2019

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Kate Stubbs 12 Jul 2019

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

11 Jul 2019

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

5 Jul 2019

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Fiona Rajé 10 Jun 2019

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World Environment Day: Table Mountain Cableway targets 80% recycling by 2021

30 May 2019

Recycling: poorer countries can now refuse plastic waste imports - this could make the system fairer

Recycling: poorer countries can now refuse plastic waste imports - this could make the system fairer

Jen Allan 27 May 2019

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Laurie Wright 16 May 2019

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How marketing with CSR at its heart can change the world

Leigh Andrews 14 May 2019

Fashion production is modern slavery: 5 things you can do to help now

Fashion production is modern slavery: 5 things you can do to help now

Anika Kozlowski 26 Apr 2019

Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia ranked most transparent fashion brands

Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia ranked most transparent fashion brands

25 Apr 2019

Vodacom bans plastic bags across its stores

Vodacom bans plastic bags across its stores

12 Apr 2019

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Maria Sotenko 11 Apr 2019

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

10 Apr 2019

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Tunis to host 2019 Africa Blue Economy Forum

1 Apr 2019

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

29 Mar 2019

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2019

#GlobalRecyclingDay: Coca-Cola's plan to tackle the plastic waste problem in Africa

#GlobalRecyclingDay: Coca-Cola's plan to tackle the plastic waste problem in Africa

18 Mar 2019