The ALRCL involved in the 8th Ecosystem Services Conference

Posted on December 01, 2015

Dr Joël Houdet Senior Research Fellow at the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, co-facilitated a Natural Capital Protocol workshop with the Natural Capital Coalition and Conservation International on 8 November 2015.

Assessing SA businesses’ approaches to the mainstreaming of biodiversity

Posted on November 30, 2015

The Department of Environmental Affairs, in collaboration with the National Biodiversity and Business Network (NBBN), conducted a preliminary baseline assessment with the aim of assessing current approaches and practices of South African businesses to mainstream biodiversity. As an expert on the...

UP Business Management student receives Mandela Rhodes Scholarship

Posted on November 30, 2015

Ms Natasha Ashley, a BCom Business Management student, has been awarded a Mandela Rhodes Scholarship for 2016 to complete her master’s degree in business management. She completed her honours degree with distinction this year.

Supply chain management consultants in the making

Posted on November 30, 2015

The final-year students in Supply Chain Management partnered with Lefa Cooperative during the second semester of 2015 for a practical consulting project. Lefa Co-op is a primary cooperative focused on empowering communities with online and mobile application services that enable smarter learning,...

Accounting for a brighter future

Posted on November 27, 2015

The Faculty of Economic Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria is responding to the country’s need to transform the finance and accountancy sector.

Marketing students make a difference

Posted on November 26, 2015

How can Marketing students make a difference? This was the challenge given to the Marketing Management honours students, who were tasked with developing a fundraising strategy in support of Phyllis Robertson Home (PRH) in Pretoria as part of the curriculum of one of their practical modules.

Students’ ideas transformed into reality at SuperSport Park

Posted on November 20, 2015

The honours students in Strategic Marketing Management partnered with the Unlimited Titans cricket franchise during 2015 for a practical exam project. The students were challenged to increase in-stadia support at SuperSport Park in Centurion, and to create brand awareness for the Unlimited Titans.

ALCRL research fellow contributes to African debate on natural capital

Posted on November 20, 2015

Dr Joël Houdet, Senior Research Fellow at the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, lead the session on natural capital accounting and co-hosted the extractive industries session at the first Pan-African Business and Biodiversity Forum that took place in Ghana in October 2015.