Successful businesses are those that plan for long-term, sustainable development, taking into account the social and environmental impacts of their activities.
This means considering the effect of every part of your business on the environment and society. Simply put, your business should have minimal negative effect on the wider world.
Taking a sustainable approach will typically be [...]

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By Peter Korchnak*
A while ago someone asked me whether my business card was printed on recycled paper. Yes, it is, I replied.
Why, then, the response went, is there nowhere on my card a corresponding symbol to be seen?
And, what if, when deciding whether to keep the card or do business with my company, a prospect [...]

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Nedbank Group has been declared the 2009 overall winner of the prestigious South African Carbon Disclosure Project Report Leadership Index, a shift that saw a move up from 4th place in the 2008
CDP leadership index. Other corporates that placed included Bidvest Group, Woolworths Holdings, BHP Billiton, Goldfields and Sappi.
Nedbank is reputed as South Africa’s ‘green’ [...]

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By Rikke Netterstrom*
The one question I am asked at every talk I give, and every training session I conduct, is “what is the difference between Corporate Responsibility (CR) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?”.
There seems to be a notion that there is somehow a philosophical divide between the two – with CR being the more “strategic” [...]

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The body of accountants in South Africa has made a very bold green statement.
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is now positioning itself as a promoter of sustainable business and sustainability reporting in South Africa.
This follows the launch of Green, a book on why corporate leaders need to embrace sustainability to ensure profitability.
And [...]

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