An assessment of the South African agro-food sector

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dc.contributor.advisorNew, Mark
dc.contributor.authorMonaheng, Koaile
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-04T10:24:43Z
dc.date.available2025-03-04T10:24:43Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.updated2025-03-04T10:19:56Z
dc.description.abstractClimate change is one of the most pressing issues affecting humanity today and Africa is one of the region's most vulnerable to climatic shocks such as extreme weather events and climate-driven disasters. Businesses are not immune to these shocks, as profit margins and assets are affected by hazards such as floods and wind on property damage, as well as heatwaves and droughts affecting agricultural yields, water availability and commodity prices. Under the fast-growing uptake of Environmental Social Governance (ESG), companies have had to evaluate their non-financial impact on society and the environment to not only improve their long-term business sustainability, but also to mitigate the associated risks. In South Africa, ESG-related regulations and laws encouraging responsible business practice forefront sustainability as a prerequisite for value-creation and legitimacy. Whilst there has been a climate corporate accountability analysis of carbon-intensive sectors such as mining and energy in South Africa, c
dc.identifier.apacitationMonaheng, K. (2024). <i>An assessment of the South African agro-food sector</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41094en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMonaheng, Koaile. <i>"An assessment of the South African agro-food sector."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41094en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMonaheng, K. 2024. An assessment of the South African agro-food sector. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41094en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Monaheng, Koaile AB - Climate change is one of the most pressing issues affecting humanity today and Africa is one of the region's most vulnerable to climatic shocks such as extreme weather events and climate-driven disasters. Businesses are not immune to these shocks, as profit margins and assets are affected by hazards such as floods and wind on property damage, as well as heatwaves and droughts affecting agricultural yields, water availability and commodity prices. Under the fast-growing uptake of Environmental Social Governance (ESG), companies have had to evaluate their non-financial impact on society and the environment to not only improve their long-term business sustainability, but also to mitigate the associated risks. In South Africa, ESG-related regulations and laws encouraging responsible business practice forefront sustainability as a prerequisite for value-creation and legitimacy. Whilst there has been a climate corporate accountability analysis of carbon-intensive sectors such as mining and energy in South Africa, c DA - 2024 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - climate change KW - sustainable development LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2024 T1 - An assessment of the South African agro-food sector TI - An assessment of the South African agro-food sector UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41094 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41094
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMonaheng K. An assessment of the South African agro-food sector. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2024 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41094en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Science
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.titleAn assessment of the South African agro-food sector
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPhil
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