At the coalface of change
By Arjen de Bruin, Group CEO at OIM Consulting
With Coal & Energy Transition Day taking place this month, the discussion around sustainability and coal mining ramps up, as the sector grapples with the desire and responsibility to lower its carbon footprint – but not lose its very reason for existence.
Green gung-ho
I would wager that all shareholders across every mining or manufacturing company in South Africa understand the onus on their business to ‘go green’; a broad term that essentially encompasses lowering one’s carbon footprint, seeking and utilising renewable energy sources, environmental conservation, recycling, waste reduction and more.
Yet in recent times, our initial ‘green gung-ho’ seems to have slowed down. We still want to do this, but now we’re realising that the ...