ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CONSTRUCTION SITES
Environment management is now the main talk of the day everywhere from international level cascading to regional and national level due to human activities that contribute to the negative consequence to the environment and human health. The environment was created for life support, provisioning raw...
Corporate Governance and Sustainability – SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs get on board
. It has been noted that Africa is lagging behind in terms of embracing and embedding corporate governance (CG) and sustainability in their enterprises. For them to be relevant in today’s business environment that is rapidly changing, CG and sustainability are now the panacea...
Zimbabwe to implement sustainable food systems transformation mechanisms as per UN obligations
Zimbabwe has initiated processes to implement sustainable food systems transformation mechanisms according to United Nations obligations. On 3 June, 2021, the country held its first stage food system national summit dialogue convened by the ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement with...
CHEMICALS IN TOYS – ARE CHILDREN SAFE?
The 21st Century has brought a hustle and bustle in our lives. Parents and guardians are in the rat race to make ends meet. In order to entertain kids, toys are seen as a way of making kids play and refresh with these imitations of...
Composting in the Home
Each meal we make in our home is good for our health. It provides us with nutrients, essential for our growth. On the other side, making our meals also has adverse impacts upon our environment through the waste generated from our cooking activities. A...
ALCOHOL VALUE CHAIN AND THE ENVIROMENT
Beer, wine and spirits are no doubt anchors of Zimbabwe social life. Whether you enjoy your ice cold beer listening to your jazz music on the other side of Samora or waiting on your barbeque at kwaMereki, a few understand the impacts that alcohol consumption...
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standards and trade
The awareness of environmental problems is growing across the world and it is felt by many that current development patterns cannot be sustained in the long term. A large part of activities that is undertaken by organisations has some serious environmental impacts, not only in...
Low carbon transformation and economic development. A conundrum
Low carbon transformation is a concept where countries, their governments, societies and economies come together to ensure reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to achieve low carbon economies, low carbon societies and in a nutshell, zero emissions. The concept comes with a word transformation because the...
Livestock emissions and the effect on global climate
Farming plays an essential role in fostering food security in both developed and developing countries. Livestock in particular, is essential in providing food and nutrition in the growing world population. Rearing of cows, goats and sheep is a common practice in the world. Livestock production...
Battery toxicology – what they don’t tell you about batteries
Energy is a key driver of socio-economic prosperity. Storing this energy is one of the key elements of ensuring energy security. Battery technology has been deployed to ensure that energy is stored. There are different types of batteries in use, including the fuel cell, lead...
