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Sweden And WWF Celebrate Global Goals To Make The World A Better Place

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa and the Embassy of Sweden, Pretoria, teamed up recently to encourage future leaders, influencers and diplomatic corps to participate in a seven-day sustainable living challenge and to showcase meaningful contributions to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs).

Investing In A Green Future

Can green bonds unlock the investment to fight climate change? Vanessa Clark finds out.

Smarten Up

Megan Ellis explores why smart buildings are so popular overseas – and whether SA is catching up.

Loyalty Success Stories

Leading retailers require leading loyalty programmes. Anthony Sharpe sizes up two of the best performing in SA.

Beyond The ‘Burbs

Puseletso Mompei investigates what’s happening with recycling efforts and waste outside of the big metros.

Innovative Solutions To Complex Problems

The latest technologies – from AI to IoT – are working their way into the mainstream and will fundamentally change the logistics business, thanks to their impact on transport and maintenance. Rodney Weideman sizes up the implications.

Advancing Parity Is A Strategic Decision

Gender diversity in the workplace has to be driven from the top – otherwise every other organisational level will not be motivated or converted. Georgina Guedes reports.

New Rules Of Engagement For Data Driven Rewards

In a world where data has become a free-for-all, discernment and transparency are the keys to customer loyalty. By Vanessa Clark.

Huddle Up

After the death of restrictive cubicles and old-school meeting rooms, Hasmita Amtha explores what’s next in office design.

Waste: South Africa’s New Gold

South Africa’s recycling economy is growing rapidly, says Carolyn de Kock, rivalling international markets.

Does Your Surveillance Centre Need An LCD Video Wall?

Marius van Wyk, Technical and Operations Director at SkyGroup Communications, says critical decisions are made at surveillance centres.

A Decade Of Growing Young Leaders For A Sustainable Future

As WWF South Africa’s award-winning Graduate Internship Programme celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, CEO Dr Morné du Plessis reflects on the importance of providing new graduates with a bridge into the working world.

Is Fibre Lighting-Up The Townships?

The internet is an emancipator, but it is also  financially impractical for most South Africans. Fibre might be changing this as it heads for the townships, says James Francis. 

The Cubicle Is Dead, So What’s Next?

More people are working remotely, but the future of work is not necessarily outside the office, writes Carolyn de Kock.

Think Layers Of Security – And Start With The Physical

It takes more than security software to protect your corporate network, says Netshield.

The Age Of The Spoilt Customer

The findings of the 2018 Loyalty Programme Member Engagement Survey by Eighty20 should make all those in the loyalty industry take note.

How Fewer Parking Spaces Could Transform Our Cities

More private cars on our roads brings with it urban congestion and rising carbon emissions. A new WWF report investigates the benefits of reducing parking requirements in planning permissions to manage this problem, writes Carolyn Cramer.

In Search Of Striped Unicorns

The Gamkaberg in the Little Karoo is home to a small population of Cape mountain zebras which have an important role to play in the future of their species, writes Andrea Weiss.

A Long And Winding Road

The freight and logistics industry offers unique opportunities for small businesses to grow and develop.

Cool Cuisine

From sorghum beer to umphokoqo, local foods are finally culinary chic, says Anna Trapido.