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Tiger Brands Limited integrated annual report
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Environment
The desire to create a more sustainable world requires
understanding, collaboration and action at many levels: by
governments, companies, brands and consumers. This drive
also comes from consumers themselves, who want to
understand the environmental impacts of their choices. In
addition to our initiatives to reduce and manage the group’s
environmental impact, we have intensified our participation
in industry forums to help shape sustainable consumption
standards, tools and best practices.
Each year, Tiger Brands voluntarily discloses its performance
under the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for carbon
emissions and water management. This global standard
allows us to benchmark our performance against
international peers and to learn from best practices.
In addition, the group is a signatory to We Mean Business,
committing to three categories flagged by CDP that are
most relevant to our business:
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Adopt a science-based emissions reduction target
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Responsible corporate engagement in climate policy
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Report climate change information in mainstream reports
as a fiduciary duty.
We are also working with South Africa’s Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on assessments
conducted by the national cleaner production centre to
enhance manufacturing industry competitiveness through
its resource efficiency and cleaner production programme.
This is aimed at reducing the use of natural resources and
minimising waste.
Tiger Brands environmental performance scorecard
Tiger Brands is committed to achieving sustainable,
profitable growth and, over the years, sustainability has
been incorporated into our strategic scorecard. Formal
health, safety and environmental policies are in place,
outlining our commitment to addressing material issues
for the environment. In addition, we monitor and set
targets in line with international best-practice standards
such as ISO 14001.
Key areas identified for improvement and our progress are set out below:
Target (baseline 2014)
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Water
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Projects being implemented across our manufacturing
facilities aim to reduce water consumption, while
ensuring the quality and integrity of our products.
Reduce water consumption and water discharges by
5% per annum for the next three years.
Energy
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The amount of energy consumed per kilo of product is
being reduced.
Improve energy efficiency by 5% per year for the next
three years.
Packaging
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We support initiatives using materials from sustainably
managed, renewable resources while considering our
packaging and product performance requirements.
Reduce packaging use by 3% per year for the next
three years.
Waste
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Recycle or recover energy from by-products with an
ultimate goal of zero waste landfill and full recovery of
unavoidable by-products.
Reduce waste for disposal by 4% per annum.
Carbon emissions
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Emissions at our operations are substantially below
stipulated limits in the National Environmental
Management Air Quality Act 2004.
Ultimately, eliminate emissions and greenhouse gases
as far as practically possible.