SIZA Environmental Second-Party Verification
For the 2019/2020 sample group, a total of 72 farms were verified of which the majority were located in the Western Cape.
SIZA Environmental Third-Party Audits
On the 19th of November 2019, SIZA publicly opened the applications for all independent third-party audit companies to apply to become recognised to conduct SIZA Environmental audits.
Environmental Audits during COVID-19 Lockdown
Due to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, SIZA will be implementing an audit procedure that will allow Environmental Third-Party audits to continue. While still adhering to the SIZA Environmental Audit Process and Methodology (APM), two options will exist.
Sustainability: A Catalyst for Building Resilience
The United Nations Brundtland Commission (1987) defined the term sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
The legal right of employers
In terms of the Disaster Management Act: Regulations: Alert Level 4, during the COVID-19 lockdown, if a person is employed by a company or a division of a company that provides essential goods or essential services, it becomes an obligatory expectation to continue working during the lockdown if the employer requires it. Only non-essential services…
SIZA Third-Party Audit Processes
Thus far, 2020 has been an eventful and busy year for us all — especially so for SIZA. While the national lockdown has created challenges for businesses and individuals throughout South Africa, SIZA launched the brand-new platform, MySIZA, while simultaneously working hard to embrace the challenges posed by the pandemic and creating a safe and…
SIZA-Derdeparty-Ouditprosedures
SIZA het ook aan die begin van die inperking pro-aktiewe maatreëls ingestel om SIZA-lede gedurende die afgelope paar maande by te staan sodat hulle sover moontlik kan voortgaan met die handhawing van goeie besigheidspraktyke, sosiaal/etiese nakoming, en verantwoordelike omgewingsbestuur. Daarom was dit belangrik dat SIZA ‘n gebeurlikheidsbenadering tot SIZA-oudits kommunikeer om die betrokke risiko’s te…
POPI-wet: Implementering 1 Julie 2020
Artikel 14 van die Suid-Afrikaanse Grondwet bepaal dat elkeen die reg op privaatheid het.
POPI Act: Implementation 1 July 2020
Section 14 of the South African Constitution provides that everyone has the right to privacy.
