The overarching theme for South African retailers in 2018 will be the pace and rate of change they are expected to undergo over the next year.

Fruit, vegetables and other fresh foods should be sold loose instead of in plastic packaging, Theresa May is to tell UK supermarkets in a Government war on plastic waste.

British lawmakers called on the government on Friday to impose a charge on disposable coffee cups and set a target to recycle all of them by 2023 - or ban them altogether.

Two major supermarkets are backing a small deposit scheme on plastic bottles in a bid to cut down on the amount of rubbish making its way into our oceans.

There are so many definitions for Sustainability. It describes many different perspectives for reaching to improve our way of life. The core of sustainability in a modern world looks to drastically reduce carbon emissions, and aid in discoveries that can help develop the technologies of the future.

Woolworths has been identified as a global leader in sustainable water management and has been awarded a position on this year’s Water A-List by CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform.

The Western Cape has taken its first steps in combating plastic bag usage across the country.

Environmentally friendly shopping is slowly filtering through to Cape Town. With almost 250,000 plastic bottles dumped in the trash every hour, the impact of South African retail habits lay heavily on the environment, but shoppers are becoming more aware.

Walmart is expanding its programme to clean up the products it sells, setting a 2022 target for reducing potentially harmful substances and widening the list of chemicals it wants to avoid.