Experienced in rural development, economics and agricultural research whilst working in an academic research institution. Project management and consulting in agriculture, water conservation and demand management, including environmental impact assessment, and environmental risk management whilst working in a medium sized consulting firm Read More
Sanjeev Rugubir job is to establish a sustainability strategy and implementation plan for the biggest retailer in Africa, the Shoprite Group, to minimise its environmental footprint across the entire value chain. Sanjeev Raghubir -Sanjeev Raghubir started at the CSIR where he worked Read More
Roan Snyman has been working as a Sustainability Manager at Pick n Pay for the past 6 years. His primary responsibilities are centered on environmental management and reporting in addition to the implementation of sustainability projects and CSI initiatives. Roans’ main focus Read More
Prof Linda Godfrey is a Principal Scientist at the CSIR and Extraordinary Professor at Northwest University, South Africa, and holds a Ph.D. in Engineering. With over 20-years of sector experience, she manages the Waste Research Development and Innovation Roadmap Implementation Unit on Read More
Joanne Yawitch has been the Chief Executive Officer of theNational Business Initiative ( since March 2011 having previously been Deputy Director-General for Climate Change in the Department of Environmental Affairs with responsibility forEnvironmental Quality and Protection, as well as for the Department’s Read More
Feroz Koor is the Group Head of Sustainability for Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL), responsible for the delivery of the overall sustainability strategy and performance of the group across its businesses in Africa and Australasia. This covers the Woolworths, Country Road Group, and Read More
Dr Lorren Haywood is a senior researcher in the Sustainability, Economics, and Waste Research Group within the CSIR’s Ecosystem Services Impact Area. She holds a Ph.D. in Zoology and Environmental Science from the University of the Witwatersrand. Lorren has specialist knowledge and Read More
Chantal van der Watt is a Director in PwC’s Sustainability and Climate Change team. Chantal holds a Master of Science degree specialising in environmental science and has over 16 years of experience working with the public and private sectors. Chantal has focused Read More
Pr. Eng Chris is a Professionally registered Civil Engineer. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering from an institution in South Africa, as well as a BSc Civil Engineering degree (Summa cum Laude) from the Florida A & M University, Read More
Dr Surridge was awarded her PhD in 2007 and during 2007-2009 she was a postdoctoral Fellow of the Claude Leon Foundation. An academic career was paralleled by establishing a consulting company specialising in environmental analyses, environmental impact assessments (EIA’s), laboratory setup and Read More
