What does it mean when you receive a request from your buyer to do a semi-announced or unannounced audit?
South Africa has now terminated the utilization of asbestos which will greatly improve the environment and lead to fewer health problems related to asbestos.
Sustainability within the agricultural industry, and most other industries in the world, has become the flavour of the day. Ever mounting pressure on the environment has forced us to rethink our methods and methodologies when it comes to our business practices.
One might ask why SIZA recognises five third-party audit firms to conduct SIZA audits. The motivation behind such a wide variety is to ensure producers have a choice to select a firm that they are comfortable with.
SIZA offers a variety of initiatives under our capacity building section. These initiatives are offered to members free of charge as part of the membership that is paid for the SIZA profile.
If a business is not aware of the requirements and practices that are expected of them, they cannot successfully manage the risks and requirements in their business.
The use of temporary employment services (TES), or better known in South Africa as labour brokers, has been part of the agricultural labour market for many years.
SIZA members need to renew their membership annually. To ease the process for businesses, proforma invoices are sent to the member one month prior to the membership renewal date.
The SIZA vision is to supply a cost-effective approach, and to achieve that we need to partner with global platforms.
It is important that members attend training regularly so that they can stay up to date with new initiatives and changes to the SIZA programme and MySIZA platform.