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Tiger Brands Limited Integrated Annual Report
2014
Sustainability
Waste
Recycle or recover energy from by-products
with an ultimate goal of zero waste landfill
and full recovery of unavoidable by-
products.
We intend to reduce waste for
disposal by 4% per annum.
Carbon emissions
Emissions at our operations remain
substantially below the stipulated limits in the
National Environmental Management Air
Quality Act (NEMAQA) 2004.
Our ultimate
aim is to eliminate emissions and greenhouse
gases as far as practically possible.
In addition to these key focus areas, the
group’s manufacturing operations continue to
conduct the legislated air emissions testing of
boilers, ventilation areas, dust particles matter
disposed, noise, carbon monoxide and carbon
dioxide levels.
The environmental scorecard for 2014 is set
out below:
2014
2013
Improve‑ment
Energy (MWh)/ton)
0,11
0,12
(4%)
Water (k
ℓ
/ton)
1,94
1,98
(2%)
Waste (ton)
0,017
0,020 (15%)
Packaging (ton)
0,70
0,86 (19%)
ISO 14001 continues to be a key certification
process that is being driven across the group’s
manufacturing operations. Progress against
ISO 14001 certification has been achieved
in a number of manufacturing operations.
The bulk of the outstanding sites are
scheduled to be certified by January 2015.
2014 environmental performance
scorecard
Tiger Brands is committed to providing
sustainable, profitable growth and, over the
years, sustainability has been incorporated into
the group’s strategic scorecard. Formal health,
safety and environmental policies are in place,
which outline the group’s commitment to
addressing material issues relating to the
environment. In addition, the group monitors
and sets targets in line with international best
practice standards such as ISO 14001. The
key focus areas that have been identified for
improvement are as follows:
Water
Projects are being implemented across the
group’s manufacturing facilities to reduce
water consumption, while ensuring the
quality and integrity of our products.
Our
goal is to reduce water consumption and
water discharges by 5% per year for the
next three years.
Energy
The amount of energy consumed per kilo of
product is being reduced.
We will aim to
achieve energy-efficiency improvements
of 5% per year for the next three years.
Packaging
We support development initiatives for the
use of materials from sustainably managed
renewable resources taking into account the
group’s packaging and product performance
requirements.
Our goal is to reduce
packaging usage by 3% per year for
the next three years.
Environmental impact