“According to the United Nations, an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, will be developed by the private sector and civil society with hopes to finalise it by 2024.”
In this article we take a look at what the public sector is doing to embed sustainability principles in departmental policies and programmes and focus on government initiatives aimed at ensuring sustainable environmental practices.
“The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment estimates an annual national average of 360 000 tonnes of e-waste makes up 5% to 8% of municipal solid waste and is growing at a rate three times faster than any other.”
“The manufacturing industry is seldom associated with environmental best practices. Yet, perceptions can be misleading. In reality, manufacturers worldwide are reaping significant financial and environmental rewards from embracing sustainable manufacturing.”
The question remains: with all the power challenges South Africa is facing, what will it take to achieve this goal?
Actions taken now mean that when South Africa’s power supply issues are alleviated, businesses that have managed to overcome the challenges could leapfrog their international peers, having developed the capability to produce on a 24/7 basis and conquer other difficulties that have stood in their way.
Over 5000 virtual attendees from more than 30 countries joined the event and engaged through the trending hashtags #FOS2022 and #UpYourESGame.
The Old Mutual Future of Sustainability Summit, as organised by Topco Media, kicked off on Thursday, 30 June 2022 with more than 6 000 virtual attendees from more than 30 countries.
Responsible tourism is defined as creating better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit. Sustainable tourism is defined as travelling to, and exploring a destination, as a tourist while respecting the culture, environment and people of that destination.
