Ethical Audits

In today’s compliance-driven marketplace, having real-time visibility into suppliers’ compliance information is essential for buyers aiming to mitigate risks and ensure adherence to Social and Environmental standards. The MySIZA platform stands out as a cutting-edge, globally competitive solution for the South African agricultural industry. 

From producers and agri-workers on the farm to global buyers and beyond, every stakeholder’s voice is more important than ever in today’s diverse and complex agricultural landscape. The ability to raise concerns and ensure they are addressed effectively is crucial for fostering transparency and sustainability. SIZA is committed to ensuring these voices are heard and addressed through a comprehensive and holistic approach to grievance management. Read more to find out: How Does the SIZA Voice for All Programme Work?

The SANS 10400 regulation regarding firefighting equipment requires that a number of fire extinguishers are needed depending on the occupancy classification as per the table set out in the National Building Regulation.

As 2020 brought about many challenges, one of the many aspects of SIZA that remained constant was our dedication to ensure quality and credible third-party audits.

SIZA social site visits were implemented as part of SIZA’s between-audit monitoring policy to verify the producer’s approved Social Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and to ensure practices remain in place between audit validity periods.

A total of 560 Social (Ethical) audits have been conducted for the period 1 January to 31 October 2020. This results in a median of 56 social audits per month. For the same period, three Environmental third-party standalone audits have taken place, and a further 13 Environmental audits are scheduled to take place in future.

The purpose of the closing meeting is to go through the findings, agree to them and to agree on a corrective action plan which sets out areas for improvement, actions, and timeframes.

Once the audit request has been received by the audit company, the audit scheduler must assign an audit team to the audit.

As the Lockdown period in South Africa resulted in many children not being able to return to school, but parents were set to return, the influx of children in the workplace became a reality.

In any business, regardless of size, there needs to be a mechanism through which workers or members of lower/middle management can raise their concerns to more senior managers.