Breakthrough : corporate South Africa in a green economy /

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This book addresses hot issues pertaining to the manner in which corporate South Africa has engaged the emerging green global economy. Firstly, the book profiles the green and low carbon economy landscape in South Africa and interfaces it with global trends. This way, the book aligns very well in te...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nhamo, Godwell (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pretoria, South Africa : Africa Institute of South Africa, 2014.
Temas:
Climatic changes > South Africa.
Environmental economics > South Africa.
Corporations > South Africa.
Climat > Changements > Afrique du Sud.
Économie de l'environnement > Afrique du Sud.
Sociétés > Afrique du Sud.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Climatic changes
Corporations
Environmental economics
South Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Peer Review Process; About the contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; PART I
  • Green economy landscape: international and national perspectives; 1. Business in the green global economy; INTRODUCTION; DRIVERS TOWARDS GREEN ECONOMY TRANSITION; GREEN ECONOMY: A RECAP ON CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS; METHODOLOGICAL ORIENTATION; BOOK OUTLINE; NOTES AND REFERENCES; 2. Mapping the green economy landscape in South Africa; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; POLICY INSTRUMENTS TO SUPPORT A GREEN ECONOMY.
  • THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 'GREENSCAPE'VOLUNTARY INITIATIVES AND GREEN ECONOMY LANDSCAPE; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; 3. Third alternative to industrial development; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND CLEANER PRODUCTION; SOUTH AFRICAN ENTERPRISES IN CP; CAPACITY BUILDING; KEY CHALLENGES; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; PART II
  • Mining and energy; 4. Exxaro; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY IN THE COAL INDUSTRY; BUSINESS CASE AND ENABLERS FOR TRANSITION TO LOW CARBON; POWERING POSSIBILITY THROUGH CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.
  • KEY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTSCONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; 5. From methane curse to carbon trading at Gold Fields; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING SECTOR; DRIVING THE GOLD FIELDS' BUSINESS CASE TOWARDS LOW CARBON; ENABLING THE ORGANISATION FOR LOW CARBON MANAGEMENT; LOW CARBON BREAKTHROUGH FOR HARD ROCK MINING; CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH; PLANNED FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN A LOW CARBON ECONOMY; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; 6. Natural gas conversion; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION.
  • PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY IN A GREEN GLOBAL ECONOMYCOAL AND THE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONVERSION OF COAL TO LIQUIDS; THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND A LOW CARBON FUTURE; SASOL'S BUSINESS CASE FOR A LOW CARBON COMPANY; ENABLERS FOR TRANSITION TO A GREEN ECONOMY AT SASOL; NATURAL GAS CONVERSION: SASOL'S LOW CARBON BREAKTHROUGH; OTHER LOW CARBON INITIATIVES; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN GREEN ECONOMY INITIATIVES AT SASOL; KEY CHALLENGES; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; 7. Pele's renewable energy packages for households and small businesses across Africa; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION.
  • ENERGY POVERTY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AFRICATHE DARK CONTINENT; BARRIERS TO DOING BUSINESS; THE MYSTERY OF LEGAL FAILURE; FROM CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL CHANGES; ASIA AND ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS; MICRO-FINANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PACKAGES FOR AFRICA; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; PART III
  • Banking and insurance; 8. FirstRand's responsible financing and the green economy; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; A LOW CARBON AND GREENER BANKING SECTOR; THE CASE FOR A GREENER FIRSTRAND; ENABLERS; RESPONSIBLE FINANCING AT THE FIRSTRAND GROUP; CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PLANS; CONCLUSION.

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