Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 12, 2020
Join us for our first Event Greening Forum (EGF) webinar, where we will be unpacking what sustainability can look like during the COVID-19 pandemic – and beyond. The session will be moderated by: Morwesi Ramonyai – Borena Energy & EGF...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 17, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) takes sustainability seriously. Last year, the group rolled out a R20 million solar panel project. In January, it committed to transition to 100% cage-free eggs throughout its operations by 2025. And on 16 July...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 10, 2018
Five South African exhibition suppliers have committed to sponsor research into the use of wood and wood products in exhibitions, with a specific focus on how much of this material is used, how it is disposed of as waste, and how it can be used...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 19, 2018
With the first ever Global Recycling Day around the corner on 18 March 2018, Montecasino is heeding the call to improve waste management and increase the ratio of waste that is recycled or reused – with a new food waste system and efforts to raise...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 16, 2017
Cape Town’s population has grown by 55% since 1995, while dam storage has only grown by 15% in the same period, reports the news agency GroundUp. So while Cape Town has previously experienced lower levels of rainfall compared to the past two years,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 16, 2017
In her official opening address for the Event Greening Forum (EGF) 2017 Conference, on 27 July at Valverde Eco Hotel, Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo said sustainability within the business events industry is no longer negotiable and outlined a strategy to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 5, 2017
Siyanda Dlamini is the newly appointed Sales and Marketing Director and shareholder at Fortis Hotels, a leading independently owned local hotel brand. Siyanda joined the group in 2013 (when it was known as the Boulevard Group) as General Manager...
Roxanne Segers | Jun 12, 2017
A tourism establishment’s sustainability message should be threaded throughout the whole hospitality experience but not be blatantly obvious where the hotel comes across as too prescriptive. One needs to strike a fine balance between creating a...
Martin HIller | May 15, 2017
The future of the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) sector is a hot topic at the moment. With political uncertainty on the rise and its impact on the economy, businesses face tough decisions for 2017. One trend that has...
Martin HIller | Mar 5, 2017
Join the Sustainability Revolution by Embracing Green Conferencing With rising temperatures and water shortages, it’s never been more important for businesses to do their bit for the environment. One of the easiest ways to do so is by choosing...
Martin HIller | Jan 20, 2017
Sisa Ntshona, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of South African Tourism, today reinforced the importance of the business events industry to the continent’s economy during the launch of Meetings Africa 2017. Regarded as Africa’s premier business events...
Maggie Roodt | Nov 6, 2015
Flamingo Casino has won two prestigious Lilizela Tourism Awards for excellence in sustainability at the national awards ceremony in Johannesburg. Competing against some of South Africa’s top hospitality and tourism providers, Flamingo Casino...