environmental

Go Green, Fast

COMMUNICATIONS Data Services ISSUES INDUSTRY LEADERS at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona have said key areas of focus in the near term will include faster mobile broadband speeds and the environmental sustainability of the mobile industry.

The green IT shock

Green IT provides both risks and opportunities for IT organisations. Gartner takes a look at green it policy.

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Samantha Perry

The real cost of economic growth

The economy is run by economists who are swayed by figures and facts.

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Peet Du Plooy

Environmental degradation never looked this good

As Japan’s growth is forcing the population into the exquisite mountainous inland regions, photographer Toshio Shibata reveals the tension between natural beauty and human expansion.

Environmental

William Frater

Global Environmental Sustainability

One size does not fit all When it comes to feeling the effects of climate change, developing countries are in for a very different ride compared to developed countries.

Global

Stuart Rothgiesser

The corpse awards

For Worst Corporate Practice on Environmental and Human RightsThe Corpse Awards are administered by the environmental activist organisation groundWork and the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and handed out by a master of ceremonies dressed up as the Grim Reaper at an annual event in Durban.

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Monica Graaf

Focusing corporate strategic thinking

Most South African businesses are behind the curve with regard to climate change awareness and strategic planning.

Focusing