Africa’s cement industry will for two days this April gather in one of the continent’s biggest environmental and sustainable built environment events.
The inaugural Environmental Cement Africa Conference in Cape Town, South Africa will identify and deliberate on issues around the environment from the African cement producers’ perspective, Demsas Faloppa, CEO of Prescon Ltd, the event’s [...]

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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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Jamaican sprinter and Olympic champion Usain Bolt has launched the Long Run Initiative aimed at supporting global ecotourism projects, which the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says are vital for conserving natural and cultural heritage.
Taking a significantly environmentally-focused break from the track, Bolt was joined by British sprinter, Colin Jackson, to signature the Zeitz Foundation’s [...]

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By Vijaya Ramachandran*
No amount of aid can substitute for a thriving private sector, in Africa or anywhere else in the world.
A productive business environment encourages growth, learning, investment, and competition on a global scale, whereas an environment of high costs and risks discourages would-be entrepreneurs from establishing a business, investing in it, and increasing its [...]

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Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) will keynote at the inaugural Green Business Africa Summit & Expo 2010 (GBASE02010), an event that will bring to the mainstream issues around sustainability in the business environment as well as green corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Africa.
“Dr Pachauri [...]

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