• WHO IS SIZA?
    SIZA enables South African Agriculture to be a global leader ensuring sustainable ethical trade and environmental stewardship.
  • CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
    A commitment of continued improvement of labour conditions and environmental assurance on all farms in a practical and comprehensive manner, which has the potential to benefit businesses and impact positively on hundreds of thousands of employees. 
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  • ETHICAL COMPLIANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCE
    Designed to assist growers in evaluating their current ethical compliance and environmental risks, both at a farm and regional/catchment level.
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  • CAPACITY BUILDING
    The SIZA programme developed and implemented capacity-building programmes which aims to drive sustainable and continuous improvement of working and living conditions on farms.
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  • MySIZA Platform
    SIZA aims through the MySIZA platform, to give visibility throughout the value chain to buyers on their suppliers. Click to Register
  • BEST PRACTICE AND REMEDY PROGRAMMES
    SIZA ensures compliant labour practices based on continuous improvement, awareness and pro-active training programmes.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCE
    SIZA assists growers in evaluating their current compliance and environmental risks.
  • AN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
    SIZA ecourages continuous improvement and sustainability over time.
  • MANAGE YOUR RISKS
    SIZA creates confidence for global markets by having a hands-on approach.

WELCOME TO SIZA

SIZA, the Sustainability Initiative of South Africa, provides a platform for agricultural stakeholders to ensure ethical and environmentally sustainable trade. This platform monitors care for the environment and compliance with labour legislation. Our aim is to encourage continuous improvement in practices over time in excess of the minimum legal requirements. We engage directly with our stakeholders throughout the value chain in order to manage risks and identify needs and issues. Interventions and support tools are created by measuring member compliance over time.

ABOUT

 

 
 
 
The Sustainability Initiative of South Africa (SIZA), a membership based free standing, non-profit company, designed to assist growers with ethical labour compliance and environmental assurance whilst minimizing costs. It is a South African standard, developed, owned and operated in South Africa but aligned to global best practices.  SIZA aims to have a cost effective approach for growers by supplying one standard and one audit no matter which market a producer supplies.

 

FACTS & FIGURES

 

 

 

SIZA supports a diverse membership with a total of 4,281 users registered on the MySIZA platform, including primary members (producers and packhouses), secondary members (exporters, importers, and retailers), and tertiary members (audit personnel, consultants, GHG specialists). Currently, there are 2,306 active primary member profiles for the SIZA Social module and 1,327 for both the Social and Environmental modules. Additionally, 277 members are registered for Digital Recordkeeping, with 44 having completed their carbon footprint calculation. Over the past four months, environmental audits grew by 260% and digital recordkeeping by 85% compared to the same period in 2023. SIZA trained 1,554 members across South Africa, with 1,134 from the Western Cape, comprising 73% of all attendees.

RECENT NEWS

 

 

 

SIZA is partnering with Confronting Climate Change to present insightful training on Environmental compliance on 5 September 2024 at The Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. The training will include Environmental Legislation, the SIZA Environmental Audit Process, managing your KPIs with Digital Recordkeeping, and conducting a Carbon Footprint Calculation.

For more information on how to register for this session, please contact Michaela Schirnig at michaela@siza.co.za

 

"SIZA aims through the platform, to give visibility throughout the value chain to retailers and exporters on their members."

"Both the industry and the retailers see SIZA as a solution for the fruit industry to manage international ethical labour practice requirements and to farm cost effectively. "

"SIZA aims to have a cost effective approach for growers by supplying one standard and one audit no matter which market a producer supplies."