
31 Jul 2015 News
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations – Your last chance to comment
In June 2015, the Minister of Environmental Affairs published notice of her intention to make the South African National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations. The Draft Greenhouse Gas Emission...

1 Jun 2015 ESG, Legal compliance, News
Standards & Legal becomes the latest PRI signatory
Today we became one of the 9 South African headquartered professional service provider signatories of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI). As a PRI Signatory, this is...

12 May 2015 News
Standards & Legal incorporates The Environmental Law Consultancy
In 2015, nearly 25 years on, a lot has changed at The Environmental Law Consultancy. We now deliver environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) legal compliance and management system...

9 Feb 2015 News
Eskom: pollution is now major issue (in the news…)
Article Summary: Emissions at two-thirds of Eskom’s plants are in excess of the new minimum emission standards in terms of NEM:AQA, for existing plants, for which the deadline for compliance is...

26 Jan 2015 Legal compliance, News
2015-01-26 In the news…
The cost of Eskom’s three power station headaches Take Home: Eskom has had three very expensive events at three different power stations (Duvha Unit 3, Majuba and Lethabo). The article...

21 Jan 2015 Management standards, News
2015-01-21 In the news
Australian Mining Giant BHP Is Shutting Down 40% Of Its US Shale Wells Take home: Hydraulic fracturing of shale gas (“Fracking”) appears to be economically unsustainable due to the...

20 Jan 2015 News
Ramatlhodi asks Zuma to hold the MPRDA Amendment Bill (SA)
In the news… Excerpt: “Webber Wentzel partner Peter Leon said on Thursday he commended Mr Ramatlhodi for asking Mr Zuma to delay signing the bill. “There are two options...

20 Dec 2014 News
Landmark judgment in regard to liability of previous landowners for environmental remediation
On 04 December 2013, the Supreme Court of Appeal, in a unanimous judgment, found Harmony responsible for the costs associated with the environmental damage caused by its mining operations in...

12 Dec 2014 News
Supreme Court of Appeal: “No room for secrecy” when it comes to the environment
Local communities neighbouring industries, are often negatively impacted by pollution caused by those industries. Due to the many industries in and around the Vaal Triangle, the area has become...

27 Nov 2014 News
“One Environmental System” – the New Environmental Authorisation Regime (SA)
I attended the Department of Environmental Affairs (“DEA”) public open day on the proposed “One Environmental System” on 17 November 2014. The One Environmental System (“OES”) is essentially the...

20 Nov 2014 Management standards, News
Transitioning an EMS to ISO 14001:2015 (learn about ISO 14001 changes)
ISO 14001, a highly successful International Management Standard for environmental management systems, is undergoing change. ISO 14001:2015 currently in Draft format, is expected to come into effect...

19 Nov 2014 News
Phasing-out of ozone-depleting substances in South Africa
The National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 39 of 2004: Regulations Regarding the Phasing-out and Management of Ozone-Depleting Substances, GN 351, GG 37621 of 8 May 2014 (the “Regulations”),...