Introduction In an effort to consolidate roles & requirements the private sector needs to play in a localised and sustainable market ecosystem in South Africa. Environmental and Social Governance has now become a standard feature of the local corporate playing field.
Introduction Social Governance Environmental Governance Familiar considerations such as: The way we manage & reduce our harmful impact on natural • Skills Development resources and systems in a • Job Creation way that supports & enhances • Fair Labour Practise economic activity. • B-BBEE • Corporate Social Responsibility • Enterprise & Supply development
Environmental Governance Governments response to meeting global best practise in sustainability has resulted in a new set of policies & long-term strategies that will affect the way in which corporate citizens participate in the South African Economy. Business needs to respond by addressing sustainability issues with the objectives of becoming pre-compliant with impending regulatory shifts, and finding highly visible ways to meet market demands while improving operational efficiency and driving bottom-line performance
Environmental Governance National Challenges Government Agenda Corporate Response • Integrated Reporting Commitment to Sustainability • KING III • Carbon Disclosure Project Energy Production & Use Energy Efficiency & Demand Side • Resource Management Management Policy Water Management & Use • Demand Side Management National Water Resource Strategy • SANS 10400 Waste Reduction & The National Waste Act Waste policy & Regulation Management • Mandatory Emissions Reporting South African Climate Change Green House Gas Emissions • Mandatory Mitigation Planning Adaptation Plan • Carbon Tax Protection of Biodiversity National Biodiversity Strategy SANBI and Action Plan • iSCM • Market Localisation & Transformation Operational & Process • Process Optimisation Improvements • Enterprise & Supplier Development • Facilities Management
• Integrated Reporting • Facilities Management • Process Optimisation • SANS 10400 • Demand Side Management • Resource Management • Carbon Disclosure Project • KING III Environmental Governance Carbon Reporting To Date National Challenges Government Agenda Corporate Response Commitment to Sustainability • Carbon reporting is already a requirement under the KING III Code of Corporate Governance and the Carbon Disclosure Project for any company listed on the JSE and ALT-X exchanges. Energy Production & Use Energy Efficiency & Demand Side • To date, many other companies have recognised the importance of carbon management and Management Policy undertaken voluntary activities. Increasingly, carbon management has become a procurement Water Management & Use National Water Resource Strategy requirement from multi-national or listed clients. • In all cases, it provides powerful brand stimulation and drives consumer support. The National Waste Act Waste Reduction & Management • Mandatory Emissions Reporting South African Climate Change Green House Gas Emissions • Mandatory Mitigation Planning Adaptation Plan • Carbon Tax Protection of Biodiversity National Biodiversity Strategy SANBI and Action Plan • iSCM Operational & Process Improvements
• Carbon Disclosure Project • Resource Management • Enterprise & Supplier Development • KING III • Integrated Reporting • Demand Side Management • SANS 10400 • Market Localisation & Transformation • Process Optimisation • Facilities Management Environmental Governance Changes in the Playing Field National Challenges Government Agenda Corporate Response Commitment to Sustainability Government has published the South African Climate Change Adaptation Plan in response to global multi-lateral commitments made since the introduction of the Energy Production & Use Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Kyoto Protocol. This plan seeks to guide the way that South Africa, as the worlds Management Policy 13 th largest emitter of GHG, will effectively combat harmful emissions. Water Management & Use National Water Resource Strategy This has resulted in a number of emerging considerations for the Private Sector The National Waste Act Waste Reduction & Waste policy & Regulation Management • Mandatory Emissions Reporting South African Climate Change Green House Gas Emissions • Mandatory Mitigation Planning Adaptation Plan • Carbon Tax Protection of Biodiversity National Biodiversity Strategy SANBI and Action Plan • iSCM Operational & Process Improvements
New Measures Mandatory Emissions Mandatory Mitigation Carbon Tax Reporting Planning Government will require all Large emitters will be Large emitters will be businesses emitting more required to develop and liable for the new than 100 000 tCo 2 e per produce plans to reduce Carbon Tax introduced annum to audit & report their emissions against by Treasury for 2014, on these emissions in line sector specific bench- which will impose a tax with the report conventions marks established from on emissions over a of the UNFCCC. the findings of on-going prescribed threshold. mandatory reporting.
New Measures Carbon Management In order to effectively respond to these new measures, it has become essential that local businesses begin to assess, measure, manage and report on their carbon footprints.
Carbon Management Process Step One: Assess the current business to establish the Assess scope and complexity of the carbon footprint Gather all required information and assess it Step Two: for materiality and correctness Gather Data International standards and sector specific Step Three: methodologies are then used to audit The Audit emissions & calculate the carbon footprint Improvement scenarios are developed which Step Four: will make a business case for investing in Plan Reduction reductions and operational efficiencies Step Five: Results and plans are then used to satisfy internal assurance, brand communication, Reporting & vendor scorecards & reporting requirements Disclosure
Carbon Management Process Step One: Assess the current business to establish the Assess scope and complexity of the carbon footprint Gather all required information and assess it Step Two: for materiality and correctness Gather Data Optional Step Six: Offset International standards and sector specific Step Three: methodologies are then used to audit Companies who wish to use The Audit emissions & calculate the carbon footprint their carbon management activities for highly visible Improvement scenarios are developed which brand differentiation look at Step Four: will make a business case for investing in offsetting their unavoidable Plan Reduction reductions and operational efficiencies emissions in projects designed to integrate with existing CSR and ESD objectives. Step Five: Results and plans are then used to satisfy internal assurance, brand communication, Reporting & vendor scorecards & reporting requirements Disclosure
About Earth Patrol Earth Patrol is a strategic ESG implementation specialist providing comprehensive sustainability and carbon management solutions for future thinking brands across all sectors of the South African economy. We partner with our clients to achieve world-class results and capitalise on opportunities in the growing sustainability arena. With a network of thought leaders in environmental and social governance at our disposal, we ensure pre-compliance & provide competitive advantage while guiding our clients as leaders in the low carbon economy.
What We Do Sustainable Corporate Disclosure Project Development & Strategy & Reporting Implementation Green Building • Corporate Sustainability • Integrated Reporting • Organisational • Organisational & ESG • KING III & GRI Optimisation Optimisation • Carbon Management • Carbon Disclosure • Funding Preparation • Funding Preparation • Policy Development Project • Resource • Resource Management • Integrated Supply • Mandatory Emissions Management • Emissions Reductions Chain Management Reporting • Emissions Reductions • Carbon Neutrality • Capabilities Training • Carbon Tax • Carbon Neutrality • Enterprise • Stakeholder Awareness • Enterprise Disclosure Development • Brand Strategy Development • Corporate Social • Corporate Social Responsibility Responsibility
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