23 The Climate Change Act was signed by president Cyril Ramaphosa in the past year. As a result, various policy changes will be implemented. One of these policies is the Sectoral Emission targets (SETs) set out for every industry. Grain SA, in collaboration with Agbiz and several other industry role-players and researchers, forms part of a Working group in this regard. The Working group was established to achieve the targets set out in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture. Grain SA’s role is to ensure that the targets are implemented in such a way that producers can continue producing in a sustainable and profitable manner. Environmental, Social and Governance objectives, better known as ESGs, have been relevant internationally for quite some time. Local companies in the value chain are currently experiencing pressure to also start implementing the policy. Grain SA is proactively developing an ESG score card and discussing how this can be implemented without affecting the sustainability and profitability of producers. GRAIN INTELLIGENCE, ECONOMICS AND MEMBER SERVICES
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