The Warm War: a case for business The 20th century saw the world divided by the Cold War. The 21st century may see the world united by, what this author has termed, “The Warm War” – the call to “benevolent arms” to address the global impact of climate change. Theodore Roosevelt IV recently stated: “The…
DetailsWhen you first stand next to the GS 1200 Adventure it looks enormous and intimidating, but once you get moving it shrinks under you and becomes very manouverable. The GS series has a rich history of overland adventures and started the big trail bike class with the R80G/S back in 1980. A few Dakar wins…
DetailsSpier – a wine estate in search of a sustainable future At the foot of Africa, in the heart of the Cape Winelands is a business intent on doing things differently. While producing award-winning wine, and offering a luxury experience in its four star hotel and conference centre, Spier estate’s primary focus is to balance…
DetailsEarth observation in South Africa and its impact on business On 17 September 2009 South Africa’s first operational earth observation satellite (SumbandilaSat) was launched from the Baikonour spaceport in Kazakhstan on board a Soyuz rocket. This satellite is a microsatellite with a number of ‘payloads’. The primary payload is a multispectral imager (camera) that will…
DetailsTaking sustainability seriously in telecommunications – the triple bottom line is vital The need to create organisations that are not simply efficient and profitable but also sustainable, is at the heart of the drive across the globe to improve corporate governance. However, developing sustainable business models goes beyond simply guaranteeing that a company is around…
DetailsThe Joint Attorneys and Accountants Committee (JAAC) has dealt with a number of new initiatives and developments in the recent past. For the information of members certain of the major ones are summarised hereunder. The guidance document With the adoption of the International Standards on Auditing in 2005, the IRBA identified the need to issue…
DetailsMervyn King speaks frankly about Sustainability Reporting Q: King III calls for an integrated sustainability report – what do you mean by “integrated”? It’s not necessarily about one report. We all know about the triple bottom line (TBL). In King III we initially dropped the words TBL in favour of the triple context, which later…
DetailsThe Climate opportunity The past ten years have seen climate change explode on to the global agenda and, riding in its wake, a new order of regulations, legislation and compliance measures to which companies must adhere. Tightening regulations in energy efficiency, building and vehicle emission standards, waste regulations and greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting are all…
DetailsGood business journey Woolworths’ award winning sustainability strategy Woolworths’ Good business journey programme was launched in April 2007 as a formalisation of the existing Woolworths sustainability initiatives. The ‘Good business journey’ is a five year plan, changing the way we do business, and incorporating a series of challenging targets and commitments, centred on four key…
DetailsFROM THE PEN Mergers and acquisitions We’ve commented, almost ad nausean, about the global financial crisis. We’ve highlighted what we think went wrong, what the profession needs to do to combat the effects of the crisis, and we’ve alluded to the potential opportunities that exist within our new economic reality. We’ve said that governments, the…
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