BENEFITS FOR BUSINESSES / TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

An ethical trade programme based on ongoing improvement in the workplace will add value to a business in the following ways:

• Improve efficiency, productivity and levels of absenteeism in the workplace
• Motivate and create a more efficient workforce
• Protect the reputation of suppliers and retailers
• Protect and increase sales
• Improve supply chain sustainability
• Lower costs on audits and allow resources to be freed up to support capacity-building
• Improve management of risk
• Show support for ethical trade assurance in South African Agriculture
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