Supply chain solutions company CHEP rents out and reuses 345-million wooden pallets used in the transportation of goods, which reduce costs and minimise environmental impact. The reuse model makes business sense, said CHEP South Africa customer relationship manager Celeste Enoch https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/chep-pallet-rental-solution-reduces-clovers-carbonemissions-2021-12-14

 While international climate agreements and local initiatives, such as the updated National Waste Management Strategy, help to spur businesses to pursue zero emissions and waste to the environment, 45% of global greenhouse-gas emissions are generated by the way people make and use products, says https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/manufacturers-key-to-redesigning-products-for-a-circular-economy—averda-2021-12-10

Dissolving pulp producer Sappi’s Cloquet mill, in the US, is one of the first dissolving pulp facilities to complete an external environmental management verification process. The mill achieved a final score of greater than 80% on the Higg Facility Environmental Management (FEM) verification https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sappis-cloquet-mill-receives-external-environmental-management-verification-2021-12-09

There are several things that are impacting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and funding for ESG measures, speakers outlined on day one of Fitch Ratings’ ESG Outlook Conference on December 8. Fitch sustainability director Nneka Chike-Obi said climate change was of importance for https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/speakers-highlight-factors-impacting-on-esg-funding-2021-12-08

Europe-Africa energy cooperation foundation Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa’s (Res4Africa’s) ‘Decarbonisation Roadmap for South Africa’ report highlights the economic benefits of modernising and decarbonising the country’s economy and demonstrates the broad international financial and. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/decarbonisation-roadmap-highlights-economic-benefits-and-international-support-for-south-africa-2021-12-07

Royal Dutch Shell faces a fresh legal challenge to its planed seismic survey off South Africa’s eastern coastline with local communities seeking to halt the program. The case, filed last week, comes after a South African High Court on Friday dismissed a request for an interdict from a group. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/shell-faces-fresh-south-african-court-test-over-seismic-programme-2021-12-07

The high court has dismissed an urgent application to block Shell from proceeding with a seismic survey off the Eastern Cape coast. The ruling was delivered by Judge Avinash Govindjee at the Eastern Cape Division of the Makhanda High Court on Wednesday. Earlier this week, four environmental and https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/shell-can-proceed-with-seismic-survey-after-environmental-groups-lose-urgent-court-bid-2021-12-03

Stronger policies and raised climate goals leading into COP26 are driving renewables to new records, but faster deployment across all key sectors is needed to reach net zero, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in a new report. It adds that the growth of the world’s capacity to generate https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/faster-than-ever-renewable-electricity-growth-supports-emergence-of-a-new-global-energy-economy-2021-12-01

SE-listed building materials group PPC has outlined a new decarbonisation strategy that includes firm targets for implementation by 2025 and 2030 and also outlines a long-term aspirational goal of transitioning its operations to net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050. The strategy is.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/ppc-to-invest-r664m-to-2025-to-kick-start-decarbonisation-journey-2021-11-29

As the world looks to develop sustainable energy industries, mitigate the impacts of climate change and reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, energy efficiency has been emphasised as an integral part of the efforts to attain these objectives. Countries are falling well short of benchmarks,https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/first-resort-2021-11-26