IS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AN OXYMORON?

by Charl van der Merwe, Pr.Sc.Nat. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers & Residents Association (Edge Issue 698) When we walk into the corner shop or a large retailer in our town, which claims they are a sustainable business, and were nominated, or acknowledged for...

Environmental Sustainability at Home

by Charl van der Merwe, Pr.Sc.Nat. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers & Residents Association,(Edge Issue 697). The word sustainability/sustainable development was made popular in 1987 by Gro Harlem Brundtland in her commission’s report, to the UN, titled “Our...

THINK LIKE A MOUNTAIN

by Charl van der Merwe, Pr.Sc.Nat. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers & Residents Association (Edge Issue 696) Aldo Leopold (1887–1948) was one of the foremost American wildlife conservationists of the 20th century. His book, A Sand County...

Talking Conservation

By Charl van der Merwe (Edge Issue 693). Talking Conservation Save and protect Sedgefield’s biodiversity. Sedgefield and its surrounding areas are rich in biological diversity, which contributes to its popularity as a residential town and tourism destination....