First Solar Inc. has announced setting a new world record for cadmium-telluride photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, achieving a record 16.1% total area module efficiency in confirmed tests. 

The 49M public relations campaign to raise awareness about energy efficiency has scooped a Gold Award at the sought after PRISM Awards 2013's environmental category.

The construction of a R50-million green hotel has begun in the Eastern Cape. Nkanya Lodge in Elliotdale on the Wild Coast will have 100 rooms and is expected to be powered completely by renewable-energy sources.

With a commitment to sustainable development firmly entrenched in its business ethos, Mediclinic Southern Africa is constantly exploring ways of improving its energy efficiency and thereby reducing its carbon footprint.

Sustainability has received a great deal of attention across the world in recent years and has become a central part of the agribusiness agenda.