Power hike shocks business
ITWEB, February 25 2010 The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) announced that power will go up by 24.8% from April, meaning consumers and businesses will have to make drastic changes in the way they consume electricity.Following this year's increase, prices will...
Firms report emissions at lower cost
22 January 2010 Although the climate change conference in Copenhagen failed to achieve its objectives of a binding treaty around carbon emission reductions, sustainable business is here to stay and companies need to gear themselves towards a carbon constrained...
SA Emissions pledge achievable
ITWeb Thursday 10 December 2009 Government's proposal to cut SA's greenhouse gas emissions will force businesses to become more energy efficient, with IT leading the way to a low carbon economy. This is according to Tim James, founding director of Sustainable IT,...
SA Business fail to turn Green IT into Black
Despite much press around green IT and the benefits of sustainable computing, South African business is not embracing what many see (including Gartner) as the next wave of IT, says Tim James, founding director of niche player, sustainableIT.