Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR will not only benefit the community but will ensure greener business operations
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Social Responsibility’s Influence Over Food Safety and Quality
By Food Safety Magazine on 19 February 2018
The concept of social responsibility has saturated social media over the last few years and crept into the organizational pillars of many corporations. In its infancy, green/responsibility initiatives were often placed with the quality leaders, which was a fairly intuitive decisi
Challenging consumer decisions on sustainability
By Mallen Baker on 18 September 2017
Whenever restrictions on certain harmful types of products have been proposed, the mantra has been that consumers must be offered choice. When customers choose in large numbers to consume more sustainably, then things will change.
People, planet, plate
By Linda Jackson on 15 August 2017
Today’s restaurant owners have much more on their plates than preparing and serving tasty food. Social responsibility to do the right thing for employees, the community and the natural environment is an important aspect of your business.
What are you doing with your 67 minutes?
By Bridget Day on 14 July 2017
On the 18th July we celebrate Nelson Mandela Day – which is one of the most wonderful days of to year to be a South African. It is a time when we all unite together with one cause, and celebrate the legacy of Tata Madiba with actions not just words.
Catch someone doing something right
By Linda Jackson on 15 June 2017
The week ending 9 June will go down in history as a black one for large parts of South Africa with deadly storms and fires ravaging large parts of the Cape. Within hours of the devastating news, many organisations sprang into action to assist those left homeless and traumatised.
Food security: how Fairtrade helps level the playing field for small producers
By The Conversation on 26 May 2017
Paradoxically, of the one billion people classified as food insecure by the United Nations, about 500 million are smallholder farmers in developing economies. Some of these producers are exporting luxuries such as coffee, cocoa, exotic fruits and sugar for consumers in developed
Future trends in CSR - the next 10 years
By Wayne Visser on 18 April 2017
Looking to the future, what is needed – and what is just starting to emerge – is a new approach to CSR, which I call Systemic CSR, or CSR 2.0. This is a purpose-driven, principle-based approach, in which business seeks to identify and tackle the root causes of our present unsusta
Meeting water and energy challenges in agri-food sector with technology
By Wayne Visser on 21 March 2017
Worldwide, the overall growth in demand for agricultural products will require a 140% increase in the supply of water over the next 20 years compared to the past 20 years. While the bulk of this demand will be from irrigation, food processing plants can also be water intensive.
500 New labour inspectors deployed - here are the FIVE things they'll check
By FSP Business on 28 February 2017
Towards the end of 2015, the Department of Labour hired 500 extra labour inspectors in Johannesburg alone. And what's on their agenda? To catch as many companies as possible who aren't complying with the over 70 changes to the labour laws that happened in the last few years!
Are you an impact business?
By Linda Jackson on 15 December 2016
We have to say we were utterly intrigued when Lady Bonin tea signed up on our website recently. We're so excited by each new subscriber and make a point of checking out the company and what they do! This is where we came across the term “impact business” and we had to find out mo
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