IMBEWU Clients

IMBEWU works on sustainability legal and policy issues for a broad range of clients. These include a number of environmental consultancies, large industrial and mining clients, small to medium sized industrial operations, foreign embassies, non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), international agencies and government departments.

IMBEWU recognises the importance of assisting groupings whose primary objectives may be to protect the environment but who may be unable to afford to pay environmental lawyers. Such groupings often help in developing the law by undertaking court action that may set legal precedents and by encouraging other individuals or groups to enforce their environmental rights. IMBEWU has assisted or is currently assisting the following groups on a pro bono basis:

Residents Associations;
WESSA;
Ad hoc guidance to students who wish to pursue a career in the environmental field;
Ad hoc advice to individuals on their environmental legal rights.

IMBEWU Associations

Warburton Attorneys

IMBEWU collaborates with the law firm Warburton Attorneys in order to provide specialist environmental litigation and other legal services, including commercial services and providing attorney client privilege, where appropriate.

Sabinet Online Corporate Division

IMBEWU uses the SA Gazettes and Netlaw services of Sabinet Online Corporate Division to maintain an up-to-date database of South African national, provincial and municipal environmental and health and safety legislation. IMBEWU also provides more detailed information to Sabinet on the implications of developments in South African environmental law.

25 Degrees in Africa

25º in Africa is a niche 'green' publication, focusing on energy issues, electricity problems and climate change in Africa. 25º in Africa brings key players in the energy and environmental fields together, both in terms of the research, development and manufacturing of technologies and funding of projects. Some of the sections in the magazine include biofuels, nuclear energy, renewable energy and CDM (Clean Development Mechanism).

CCTF

The Climate Change Thinkers Forum is a non-partisan platform for information-exchange and sharing of expertise on climate change commercial initiatives which exist and succeed in the real world of business. At each event, industry experts give presentations on common challenges and solutions in the energy industry. The forum is informal and engaging - attendees are encouraged to ask questions and debate issues.