Environment

This Environmental Pillar has been selected for purposes of the Project because in addition to the animal welfare issues arising during the industrial egg production process (as further set out in the Animal Welfare Pillar), the Egg Industry has negative environmental impacts, including contributing significantly towards global greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and climate change, use of non-renewable resources such as land, habitat and biodiversity loss, a significant water footprint, water pollution, and polluting atmospheric emissions other than GHGs.

Part A of this Pillar sets out the rationale for its selection, and connects it with information from our Stakeholder Report in Section IV (including information requested from Selected Stakeholders in terms of PAIA).

Part B sets out background information as to how the Pillar connects with the Egg Supply Chain (including environmental harms associated with the Egg Industry including greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; competition for limited resources; water and soil pollution).

Part C provides an overview of selected governance matters associated with this Pillar in the context of the Egg Supply Chain in South Africa (including highlighting specific environmental legislation at national and international level).

To get a sense of whether Selected Stakeholders in the Egg Supply Chain are aware of and compliant with Environmental Legislation, our PAIA Requests to Selected Stakeholders requested reports, licenses, permits, warnings, citations, notices directives and similar enforcement and compliance records, both internal and external, specifically in relation to compliance and/or non-compliance with Environmental Legislation as well as records related to Adverse Findings in respect of Environmental Legislation.

We further requested records related to Environmental Commitments. These records we believed would provide insight into Selected Stakeholders efforts in respect of the environment. Furthermore, we would be able to analyse Selected Stakeholders’ understanding of the environmental right and whether Selected Stakeholders have adopted an approach which is inclusive of addressing animal welfare as a measure for environmental protection and sustainability.