Carbon Footprinting

Carbon Footprinting

Imagine being able to look at the environmental disclosure of a company and gaining insight about the company’s strategy and pitfalls in the same sense that you would have gained when looking at the company’s financial statements

Growing organic knowledge and networks in Southern Africa

Growing organic knowledge and networks in Southern Africa

Leading global and regional experts in South Africa, Zambia and Namibia will develop a Southern African Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture over the next three years. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German...
Take a bow, Dame Teresa Graham!

Take a bow, Dame Teresa Graham!

Early in December 2006, Teresa Graham and Sally Wilton arrived at the Sustainability Institute, did a whirlwind tour around Lynedoch with Eve, and then said: ‘Thank you. We’d like to help’. Two days later, a freak tornado swept through their home suburb, Kensal Rise,...
Celebrating 20 Years!

Celebrating 20 Years!

On Friday 1 November we celebrated our 20th anniversary! What started as an idea to provide a space where people could live and learn together in an ecologically restorative community, the past 20 years has allowed the Sustainability Institute to grow into a beautiful...
Team Mahali: Rethinking the housing of Africa

Team Mahali: Rethinking the housing of Africa

THE ESSENCE of this story is about imagination, inspiration and co-creation. Eighteen months ago, Team Mahali embarked on a journey to design, construct and operate a net-zero-energy house tailored for the African context. Team Mahali comprises of multidisciplinary...