Despite the deepening Eurozone debt crisis, the issue of climate change and green investments are still very much on the agenda, says Ufikile Khumalo, Divisional Executive: Agro and New Industries.
The IDC’s Green Energy Efficiency Fund is helping local companies cut carbon emissions and save costs.
The continent has the potential to become a bigger consumer market than India or China, with interesting implications.
The Green Accord is a pact between business, labour and government that will help shift South Africa’s economy to a lower-carbon intensity, while creating jobs.
The Consumer Protection Act gives customers a better deal. What does it mean for companies supplying goods and services?
The green economy has the potential to boost South Africa’s economy and create more than 460 000 jobs over the longer term.

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