by Dianne Bayley | Mar 14, 2023 | Sustainability
In the wake of the February’s State of the Nation Address and the subsequent budget speech, it’s become clear that the South African government has finally realised something that most people in the sector have known for a long time, notes Matthew Cruise, Head of...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 14, 2023 | Sustainability
A recent performance plan by the Department of Tourism indicates that Tourism contributed 8.6% to South Africa’s pre-Covid-19 GDP, writes Leigh Myles, Profitroom’s Business Development Manager for Africa. While the pandemic has significantly reduced that...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 6, 2023 | Sustainability, Workplace 2020
For the vast majority of businesses, environmental and/or social sustainability is integral to their purpose, writes Kyle Durham, Head of Sustainable Finance and ESG Solutions at FNB. And if it isn’t, it probably should be, given the sustainable development imperative...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 5, 2023 | Sustainability
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are a crucial part of contributing to Africa’s inclusive socio-economic growth, writes Gerald Maithya, Startups Lead, Microsoft Africa Transformation Office. These businesses anchor the economies of countries and are contributing to...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 4, 2023 | Sustainability
Amid elevated inflation and rising interest rates, a constrained economy and rolling blackouts, it is safe to say that the purse strings of millions of South Africans have been tight for quite some time.PwC’s latest Global Consumer Insights Survey report shows that...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 20, 2023 | Sustainability
Cultivated meat – meat products grown from cells in a laboratory – might sound like science fiction, but it’s fast becoming a reality. Although it’s unlikely that we’ll see lab-grown meat cuts on our supermarket shelves within the next decade or so, this new...
