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Of carbon & cash

TOWARDS A DUAL CURRENCY WORLD With climate change now being discussed at the local pub, corporates will have to integrate sustainable development issues into their strategies in order to gain a competitive edge.

Capitalism at the crossroads

Aligning Business, Earth, and Humanity Stuart Hart is one of the few US business academics, with a track record of publications in the Harvard Business Review, who has tackled head-on the nature of the business contribution to sustainable development.

Good reads reviewed

With so many people talking about saving the planet these days, it helps to know which books to read.

A shifting world

Among writers, there are many ways to change the world.

Books to look out for

Whether it be a “too red to be green” politician, a die-hard merchant banker or a Texan Republican, there’s a book out there for everyone… A New Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations (Paperback) by Clive Ponting This significantly revised and updated edition of Clive Ponting’s international bestseller provides a compelling account of the role played by the environment in the collapse of some of our great civilizations.

Social responsibility takes a step forward

Under South African guidance, fruitful negotiations by over 400 experts from 80 countries have resulted in the development of a working draft for a global standard on social responsibility, the ISO 26000.

SA's most sustainable companies

Some might argue that there is no such thing as a ‘sustainable corporation’.