Author: Chris Bischoff

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Read more about the article Blue economy, ocean health, and the communications gap: who’s telling the story?
South Africa's blue economy is vast, economically critical, and chronically under-communicated.

Blue economy, ocean health, and the communications gap: who’s telling the story?

South Africa has over 3,000 kilometres of coastline. Two oceans converge at its southern tip. Around a third of all marine species in its waters exist nowhere else on Earth. According to projections, a well-managed ocean economy in South Africa could add R166 billion to GDP and create more than 600,000 jobs by 2035. So why, when most South Africans think about conservation or the environment, do they picture a terrestrial nature reserve or the big five?

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Read more about the article Biodiversity is a fundamental business enabler. Treat it that way.
Globally, expectations around biodiversity disclosure are tightening. Frameworks and standards are evolving to include nature-related risks and impacts alongside financial risks. What was once voluntary is quickly becoming expected, particularly for companies operating in high-impact sectors or biodiversity-sensitive regions.

Biodiversity is a fundamental business enabler. Treat it that way.

Globally, expectations around biodiversity disclosure are tightening. Frameworks and standards are evolving to include nature-related risks and impacts alongside financial risks. What was once voluntary is quickly becoming expected, particularly for companies operating in high-impact sectors or biodiversity-sensitive regions.

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Read more about the article Welcome to a new era of Sustainability Communication
When a consumer chooses a company to buy from, or a business selects a supplier or partner, that decision is increasingly rooted in the company’s environmental and social performance. Whether it is the certainty of knowing a product was ethically sourced, or the confidence that waste generated downstream will actually be handled responsibly, hard proof of sustainability performance is now a material factor in decision-making.However, many companies still struggle to communicate this well.

Welcome to a new era of Sustainability Communication

When a consumer chooses a company to buy from, or a business selects a supplier or partner, that decision is increasingly rooted in the company’s environmental and social performance. Whether it is the certainty of knowing a product was ethically sourced, or the confidence that waste generated downstream will actually be handled responsibly, hard proof of sustainability performance is now a material factor in decision-making.However, many companies still struggle to communicate this well.

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Read more about the article Flipping the script: Why ground staff need media training, not only executives
Field staff media training does not have to replicate the executive experience. Most ground-level teams do not need on-camera practice or crisis communication simulations. What they need is practical awareness.

Flipping the script: Why ground staff need media training, not only executives

Ask most organisations who they send to media training and the answer is quite predictable: the CEO, the communications manager, maybe a senior technical lead. The assumption is that media engagement is an executive function, reserved for the people who hold the biggest titles and the broadest mandates.But journalists do not always follow this script.

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