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11-20 of 40 for the Category : Commerce, Trade & Industry and the Subcategory : Products - Commerce, Trade & IndustryEnvironmental Goods & Services
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Also known as Green Industries, the Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) sector comprises the set of companies which provide products and services to measure, prevent, reduce or reverse damage to the natural environment and the depletion or pol
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Conforming to environmental legislation and meeting the demands of the green lobby present major challenges to organisations today. Environmental issues have come to the forefront in recent years with greater awareness
Read more about Environmental StandardsEquator Principles
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In June 2003, 10 leading banks (representing approximately three quarters of the global project finance market) adopted the Equator Principles. These principles were developed by several leading banks and are based on the environmental and social pol
Read more about Equator PrinciplesFair Trade
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Fair Trade is a trading partnership – based on dialogue, transparency and respect – that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of,
Read more about Fair TradeGabions
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Gabions are made of various types of material, the earliest dating back 2 000 years to the time of the ancient Egyptians, and were made from willows, filled with small stones and used to protect the banks of the River Nile.
Read more about GabionsGenetic Modification ~ The 'Anti' Position
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In South Africa, GMOs are controversial (scientifically, economically and socially) as they are globally, in both industrialised economies and in developing countries.
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Genetically modified (GM) crops are those in which genes from another species have been inserted to express a particular trait, which the original crop lacked.
Read more about Genetic Modification ~ The 'Pro' PositionGreenwash
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Greenwash is not a new concept. The term emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and it entered the Concise Oxford Dictionary in 1999.
Read more about GreenwashMedicinal Herbs
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Traditional medicine and healing has used herbs as medicine for thousands of years and over 65% of all formal medicines are based on herbal or plant-based structures or formulas.
Read more about Medicinal HerbsNatural Resources
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‘Natural resources’ is the term used to describe the basic materials and resources that are produced through the earth’s own inherent natural processes and systems.
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