Imagine if lights went out in the middle of a match between Brazil’s Samba Boys and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana during quarters at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa? What would follow - riots, probably.
For ardent soccer fans, take heart, Philips Lighting is coming to the rescue, courtesy of the sun, with a [...]

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Tanzania will host her first ever corporate social responsibility (CSR) Day on May 22, sending out a message to the country’s business community that embracing sustainable CSR is good business practice.
The day is aimed at promoting principled and comprehensive development issues related to CSR and will champion for corporate citizens to become a sustainable model [...]

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Rural communities in Western Kenya could become the key to unlocking the multi-billion dollar carbon markets for millions of farmers, foresters and conservationists across the developing world through a carbon sequestration project.
The Carbon Benefits Project (CBP) aims to calculate how much carbon can be stored in trees and soils when the land is managed in [...]

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South Africa has launched the 2010 Sustainability Award, that recognizes exceptional public service projects with an emphasis on sustainable development.
The award is aimed at rewarding innovations in government and public - private partnerships that reduce poverty and address key developmental issues of national concern.
The 2010 Sustainability Award is an incentive for government, business, and civil [...]

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The global telecoms technology and and services provider, Ericsson, has announced it will target poor communities in Africa and the rest of the world with earth-friendly infrastructure as part of efforts toward contributing to the creation of a low-carbon global economy.
In its annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report for 2008, released today, the company highlights [...]

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