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 IMPROVEMENTS -- CONCLUSION -- 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 ECONOMY -- COAL 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 AFRICA -- THE 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 -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 9. Nedbank and the transition to low carbon operations -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LOW CARBON OPERATIONS IN THE BANKING SECTOR -- RATIONALE FOR A LOW CARBON NEDBANK -- NEDBANK'S ENABLERS FOR THE LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY -- BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE: A PANACEA TO LOW CARBON OPERATIONS TRANSITION -- ATTAINING CARBON NEUTRALITY THROUGH EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENTS -- PLANNED FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN A LOW CARBON ECONOMY -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 10. Santam's eco-centric journey -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- INSURANCE IN A LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY -- SANTAM'S ECO-CENTRIC JOURNEY.

OTHER LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY INITIATIVES BY SANTAM -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- PART IV - Forest and paper -- 11. Addressing climate change through resource efficiency and combined heat and power systems at Mondi -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TRANSITION TO GREEN ECONOMY IN PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY -- MONDI'S BUSINESS CASE FOR GREEN ECONOMY TRANSITION -- ENABLERS FOR MONDI'S GREEN ECONOMY TRANSITION -- RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND COMBINED HEAT AND POWER IN PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRIES -- OTHER GREEN ECONOMY INITIATIVES -- KEY CHALLENGES AND FUTURE GREEN ECONOMY INITIATIVES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 12. Energy self-sufficiency for sustainably managed forestry and manufacturing operations at Sappi -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BUSINESS CASE FOR TRANSITION TO A LOW CARBON COMPANY -- ENERGY SUPPLY COST -- ENABLERS FOR MIGRATION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY -- INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT -- ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH RENEWABLE ENERGY USE -- OTHER LOW CARBON INITIATIVES -- FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY -- SOME CHALLENGES AND LEARNING POINTS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- PART V - Industrial -- 13. Linking carbon to culture at Altron -- THE CASE FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE -- ENABLERS FOR LOW CARBON TRANSITION -- LINKING CARBON TO CULTURE -- OTHER LOW CARBON INITIATIVES -- KEY CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PLANS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 14. Ensuring sustainability through strategy at Barloworld -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY IN THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY -- THE BUSINESS CASE AT BARLOWORLD -- BARLOWORLD'S ENABLERS -- FLAGSHIP BREAKTHROUGH AT BARLOWORLD -- KEY CHALLENGES -- FUTURE LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY INITIATIVES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- PART VI - Retailing and aviation.

15. Pick 'N Pay's supply chain connectivity, food security and the green economy -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LOW CARBON AND GREEN ECONOMY IN THE FOOD AND RETAIL SECTOR -- THE BUSINESS CASE AT PICK 'N PAY -- PICK 'N PAY'S ENABLERS -- FLAGSHIP BREAKTHROUGH AT PICK 'N PAY -- KEY CHALLENGES AND FUTURE GREEN ECONOMY INITIATIVES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 16. Addressing carbon reduction through civil aviation industry's four pillar strategy implementation at South African Airways -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- A GREENER AND LOW CARBON AVIATION SECTOR -- SAA IN GLOBAL CIVIL AVIATION LOW CARBON FOOTSTEPS -- KEY CHALLENGES -- FUTURE PLANS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- PART VII - Looking ahead -- 17. Emerging trends and learning points -- INTRODUCTION -- DRIVERS TOWARDS GREEN AND LOW CARBON COMPANIES -- ENABLERS -- WAY FORWARD -- Back cover.