Written by: Nicole Canning After recently reading an article entitled “Are Babies Eco-friendly?” I was relieved to see that it had appeared in The Linc, a website put together by students of the University of Lincoln in the UK. Surely it was just a crazy notion held by an 18-year-old eco-fundamental
Article by: Janine ErasmusGlobal beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola is involved in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in a big way with a number of initiatives that will leave a lasting impression on communities.More important than the tournament itself, the company is to leave a lasting legacy in South Africa by
Article by: Jessica SolomonsAt the tender age of 25, friends, Alice Heusser and Olivia Kennaway, have been awarded the title of Ethical Entrepreneur Women of 2010 by SA’s GLAMOUR magazine. The pair met during their studies at Cape Technikon and shortly after graduating joined creative forces to forg
Airing your dirty laundry has never been so eco chic! Did you know that over 300 million pounds of single-use plastic drycleaning bags are dumped into U.S. landfills every year? A hanging laundry hamper, a duffel bag and a garment bag! The new 3-in-1 reusable Green Garmento bag is one piece
Plastics recycling drop-off point now available in the East Rand A plastic recycling programme is up-and-running in the East Rand. The Plastic Industry’s Enviromark, PETCO and the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) has worked together with Flora Farm, one of the biggest garden centers in the Ea
Article by: Tamara O’ReillyOut of the humble beginnings of a jewellery-making project that started on borrowed space at the De Beers Cullinan mines in Gauteng has grown something of a jewellery school empire for Isaac Nkwe.Nkwe is the founder of Imfundiso Skills Development, an initiative that has s
We recently told you about Puma´s new solar powered smartphone well now the company is further reducing their carbon pawprint by partnering with The Fuse Project to completely redesign the packaging for their shoes.A team spent 21 months studying different boxes and packaging schemes, searching for
Officeworkers everywhere now have the opportunity to add their contribution to eco-friendly workplaces. The week of 19 to 23 April is to be Green Office Week in South Africa, and is intended both to raise awareness of the importance of eco-friendly offices as well as inform office workers that they
Messe Frankfurt’s French subsidiary has taken over the Ethical Fashion Show in Paris The acquisition, which was announced last week at a press conference in the French capital, is part of Messe Frankfurt’s aim of increasing its presence in the garment-manufacturing sector while also encouraging f
This packaging design by Andrew Seunghyun Kim for Coca Cola bottles is bold and something that Coca Cola should definitely consider doing. The new bottle design is 100% eco-friendly. It’s slick, futuristic and vastly different from Coca Cola’s packaging which would probably be the reason they wouldn