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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/?p=3992</guid> <description><![CDATA[As business optimism in the general economy falls, GreenWise asks business leaders, NGOs and academics what are the opportunities and challenges for green business in 2012? On business sustainability  Jon Bentley, Smarter Energy lead, IBM Global Business Services 2012 will continue to offer opportunity for green businesses, but it is clear that success will rely [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2012/01/24/2012-green-business-opportunities-and-challenges/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It pays to green your business</title><link>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2011/11/24/it-pays-to-green-your-business/</link> <comments>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2011/11/24/it-pays-to-green-your-business/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:10:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[business opportunities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Business Opportunity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business greening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carbon footprint]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COP17 summit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Durban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneurs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[going green]]></category> <category><![CDATA[green businesses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Economy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[greening strategy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johannesburg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nedbank]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small businesses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/?p=3806</guid> <description><![CDATA[A number of business opportunities – from recycling plastic, manufacturing components for solar water heaters to using fallow land to plant grains for biofuels – exist under a Green Economy accord signed yesterday. The essence of the accord is to put the country on the road to environmental sustainability while reaping the benefits of creating [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2011/11/20/accord-puts-country-on-road-to-environmental-sustainability/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can a Green Economy Result in Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication?</title><link>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2011/03/14/can-a-green-economy-result-in-sustainable-development-and-poverty-eradication/</link> <comments>http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/2011/03/14/can-a-green-economy-result-in-sustainable-development-and-poverty-eradication/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:02:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green]]></category> <category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ecosystem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[environmental sustainability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[environmentally friendly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Economy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[green growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[water management]]></category><guid
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