South Africa

SA green companies among 1 000 global profitable cleantech solutions
Apr 13, 2021 News, South Africa, greentech, green economy, international, innovation , ICN

The Solar Impulse Foundation announced today that they have officially reached the goal of assigning the Efficient Solutions Label to 1 000 profitable cleantech solutions from around the world. Read more

GreenCape, in partnership with the City of Cape Town's Department of Enterprise and Investment, has published a new case study! A circular economy keeps products, components, and materials at their highest... Read more

Industry Brief: Sustainable Groundwater Use
Mar 31, 2021 News, Library, Document, water, GreenCape, South Africa, greentech, green economy, Green Tech, Industry Brief, water sector desk

GreenCape has published a new industry brief! The industry brief is titled "Alternative Water Sources: Sustainable Groundwater Use: A guide for water users and businesses" Groundwater is an increasingly important resource for... Read more

Industry Brief: Entering the public water sector market
Mar 31, 2021 News, Library, Document, Market Intelligence, water, GreenCape, South Africa, green economy, policy brief, Industry Brief, water sector desk

GreenCape has published a new industry brief titled "Entering the public water sector market". Read more

Case Study: Reducing water consumption in the wholesale food industry through water monitoring systems and awareness campaigns
Mar 31, 2021 News, Library, Document, GreenCape, South Africa, green economy, Green Tech, Case Study, water sector desk, water

GreenCape has published a new case study! The case study showcases an example of how a wholesale food company has been able to reduce water consumption through water monitoring systems and awareness... Read more

GreenCape has published a new industry brief titled "Financing Rooftop Small Scale Embedded Generation: Unlocking the energy potential for your business through innovative green finance". Read more

Green jobs created and retained through EU in SA project partnership
Mar 3, 2021 News, South Africa, business, investment, green economy, Green Finance, green outcomes fund, EU Delegation in SA, green SMME, Resilience

The EU Delegation to South Africa and the Green Outcomes Fund partnered in 2020 for a multi-stakeholder project targeted at a post-Covid green economic recovery, with a particular focus on... Read more

News release: South African climate finance report tracks R62.2 billion in annual climate finance
Jan 28, 2021 News, Library, South Africa, investment, Green Finance, CPI

Over the past two decades, South Africa has also adopted a range of national and sectoral policies, plans and strategies that aim to decarbonise the economy while meeting broad developmental... Read more

Case study: Building economic resilience through partnerships that support early-stage innovation
Oct 19, 2020 Library, News, business, Case Study, event, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, FNF, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

GreenCape, supported by the City of Cape Town, has published a case study titled: "Green Economy Enterprise Development and Investment - Building economic resilience through partnerships that support early-stage innovation... Read more

Green shoots at the grassroots - in partnership with FNF
Dec 15, 2020 News, Document, Video, South Africa, business, investment, green economy, Case Study, international, green SMME, Resilience

The COVID-pandemic continues to have devastating effects on families, communities and nations. Read more