Covid-19 presented businesses across the board with the opportunity to re-evaluate both their operational models and costs. Proactive organisations found themselves navigating a wake of reinvention by establishing variable cost structures as well as employing agile operations in terms of energy supply.
By Mongezi Veti, Exxaro Resources Executive Head of Sustainability
As mining activities wind down in many areas across South Africa, it’s important not to lose sight of the opportunities that rehabilitated mining areas can bring. For future-forward companies, this could be a chance to empower communities, creating strategic partnerships with farmers to advance these agri-economies, and leaving behind a positive legacy of alternative sustainable land use. At Exxaro, we see this as part of our long-term strategy, as well as something critical to South Africa’s continued development.
By Kate Stubbs, Business Development and Marketing Director at Interwaste
A third of the food that is produced in South Africa is destined for landfill sites, which are fast reaching full capacity. According to statistics, South Africa produces 10 million tonnes of food waste every year and reportedly, has the largest proportion of food wastage in Africa. Yet, an average of 14 million people go to bed hungry every night and 2,5 million of these are children.
Maersk’s intercontinental rail product portfolio expands, with the recent introduction of a block train solution connecting China and Georgia, the first such product developed specifically for the needs of Georgian imports.
Food waste, pollution, water and waste management and energy – among the key environmental challenges facing the country – will all come under the spotlight at a cross-sector trade show to be staged next year by Messe München South Africa.
Many of today's food safety professionals are seeking ways to understand, measure, monitor and prevent food safety risks during the context of a global pandemic.
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