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The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (the "Minister") published the Draft Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees (GN 4308 of 2 February 2024)...

In an era marked by heightened environmental awareness and societal expectations, businesses are increasingly recognizing the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance...

On 11 November 2011, the Department of Environmental Affairs published a General Notice ("GN 784") stating the intention of the Minister of Environmental Affairs ("Minister") to prescribe a fee structure for applications for environmental authorisations ("EA") in terms of the National Environmental Management, 107 of 1998 ("NEMA") and waste management licences ("WML") in terms of the National Environmental Management Waste Act, 59 OF 2008 ("NEMWA").

The Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ("DFFE") recently published a notice inviting consultation on her intention to publish a National Guideline for...

In the recent judgment of John Mussington & Anor v. Development Control Authority & Others (Antigua and Barbuda) [2024] UKPC 3, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ("JCPC")...

The Tokyo Olympic Games have been dubbed the greenest Games to date. Despite some criticism levelled against the claims of their eco-friendly nature, it is notable that the Tokyo Olympics Organising...

There have been reports many depicting vast wastelands filled with clothing, many of them in developing nations. Clothes are "donated" from wealthy nations to developing...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has issued Draft National Waste Exemption Regulations, 2026 (draft National Waste Exemption Regulations) for public comment...

About 30% of local agricultural production in South Africa is wasted each year, which is equivalent to an estimated R60bn a year or about 2% of GDP.

South Africa's fashion waste challenge presents a significant opportunity to accelerate circularity in the local textile value chain.

As KISCH IP's value-add to the community, we are assisting all our clients in South Africa who qualify as ‘essential services' with obtaining certificates from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.

South Africa's extended producer responsibility framework covers paper, packaging, batteries and electronics, but textiles remain unregulated despite contributing over 70,000 tonnes of waste to landfills annually.

Section 2(4)(e) of NEMA provides that companies are responsibile for the environmental health and safety consequences of a policy, programme, project, product, process, service or activity throughout its life cycle.

It has been said that even if existing pledges and national targets for reducing emissions are achieved, the reduction won't be sufficient enough to limit the increase in temperature to 1.5 degrees.

By introducing a circular model into mining productions, value is generated from normally wasteful processes.

When the National Environmental Management: Waste Act came into operation, the operation Part 8 of Chapter 4 was deferred to a later date.

South Africa's food loss and waste challenge sits at the intersection of climate risk, operational efficiency and social outcomes. While 13.8 million people face food insecurity...