How to build towards sustainable social impact

When asked how businesses build towards successful social impact the answer is easy – sustainability. How to build sustainable social impact is a somewhat more complicated question. My advice would be to let organisational culture be your guide. Kate Shead, HR...

Enhance your business reputation with compliance standards

The demand for compliance activities is increasing in the global market. Compliance is a fundamental requirement underpinning ESG management, and a prerequisite for doing business internationally. No business wants to learn that the companies that they do business...

Think waste management is a waste of time? Think again

Effective waste management plays a pivotal role in our daily lives. From reducing unsightly garbage strewn across the country’s streets to reducing environmental contamination, it is a critical element in preventing the spread of diseases and promoting public...

Data security in a complicated regulatory environment

Data management and protection are essential for any business to succeed in an agile digital era, and, as a result, companies need to create and maintain a robust plan for managing and securing their data due to the rising risk of cyberattacks and the changing legal...

The critical role of recyclers in the EPR ecosystem

Now that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legal criteria are fully in place in South Africa, local producers are responsible for the entire life cycle of the products they market and sell. However, as Patricia Schröder, spokesperson for the producer...

What you need to know about ChatGPT and copyright

The advent of large language models, including ChatGPT, which was launched by Open AI in November 2022, is remarkable. By Carla Collett, partner at Webber Wentzel ChatGPT is an AI chatbot system that interacts with users in real-time and in a conversational way. No...