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23 Feb 2022

Netcare solidifies its global standing as a global climate champion and leader in environmental sustainability in healthcare institutions

Netcare has, for the second consecutive year, achieved the distinction of being the only healthcare institution in the world to win gold medals in all four categories in the latest Global Healthcare Climate Challenge Awards.
29 Nov 2021

Banks and other lenders increasingly funding solar

With loadshedding firmly back on the agenda, business and property owners must come up with solutions to keep the lights on, trade moving, and production flowing.
18 Nov 2021

Alternative assets as an opportunity to deliver impact investments

Benedict Mongalo, MD of Novare Impact Investment Partners distinguishes alternative assets from traditional asset classes, and highlights the social and environment impact generated by alternatives.
10 May 2021

The post-coronavirus world will be different

As South Africa heads into winter, the northern hemisphere heads into summer – but regardless of where you live, everything is different all over again, with experts seeming to agree that we’re closer to the end of the pandemic than we are to the beginning.
22 Apr 2021

Nedbank signals its ambition to lead the future economy

Nedbank is accelerating its efforts to finance renewable energy solutions to support socioeconomic development and build resilience to climate change. Today, on Earth Day, the bank announced the adoption of an energy policy designed to redirect investment funds towards cleaner energy alternatives.
19 Feb 2021

Benefiting from SA’s backbone sectors with section 12J investments

The South African government’s roll-out of a large infrastructure plan, which includes a sharp focus on increasing renewable energy generation and investment in agriculture, will create a huge demand for capital. Renier de Wit, an investment specialist, argues that Section 12J venture capital companies can play a leading role in providing much-needed investment to prompt economic growth in these sectors in South Africa.
09 May 2019

De-risking South Africa’s transition to a new energy future

On the African continent, there is appetite for major infrastructure developments that are only hampered by challenges of capacity, whereas the picture is almost inverse in South Africa at present.
05 Feb 2018

South Africa’s renewable energy programme back on track

After nearly two years of stalling and uncertainty, South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister Lynn Brown announced on Friday 2 February that the signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 27 wind and solar renewable energy projects will go ahead.