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South Africa’s big crackdown on greenwashing
The financial sector regulator plans to close the loopholes on greenwashing both in advertising and in companies’ climate disclosures…
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The corporate ESG push amplified the fiction that companies are the most effective driver of societal change, and let governments off the hook…
Vaal’s Hydrogen Hub: Big promises, empty fields
A R4.7bn green hydrogen project promised jobs, development and investment for Vaal communities. Nothing has materialised…
Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall
Falling battery costs, surging production and abundant solar resources are changing the EV cost equation in Africa…
Talk is cheap: Will the new mining initiative include communities?
Industry leaders gathered in Cape Town to discuss responsible mining and global standards, but the gap between rhetoric and reality is as wide as…
Open letter to Piet Viljoen: Why King can keep feral firms in check
Out-of-control executive pay and mute shareholders are why listed South Africa still needs the King Codes…
Win for energy transparency in murky solar battle
A judge has ordered the department of mineral and petroleum resources to release the full record of its decision to award renewables contracts to…
Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
AI has a significant environmental cost – but polite prompts don’t contribute significantly to that footprint…
Why Trump’s attack on proxy voters matters
A vote against Elon Musk’s pay package may have been the last straw for the US president. The fight has big implications for corporate…
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