ART |
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antiretroviral treatment for those suffering from or exposed to HIV/Aids |
B-BBEE |
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broad-based black economic empowerment |
BEE |
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black economic empowerment |
CDP |
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carbon disclosure project |
CO2 |
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Carbon dioxide is the most abundant of the three major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) |
CO2e |
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Since all greenhouse gases have different impacts on global warming, the impact of the other gases are converted to that of CO2. This allows their impact to be stated as CO2 equivalents. |
CPI |
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consumer price index |
CPA |
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Consumer Protection Act |
CSI |
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Corporate Social Investment |
DTI |
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South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry |
EMS |
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environmental management system |
Eskom |
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South African national electricity supply company |
ERP |
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enterprise resource planning |
GDP |
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gross domestic product |
GHG |
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greenhouse gas |
GRI |
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Global Reporting Initiative |
HACCP |
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hazard analysis critical control point |
IAS |
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International Auditing Standards |
IFRS |
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International Financial Reporting Standards |
Industry charter(s) |
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voluntary, wide commitments to black economic empowerment goals |
Intensity measures |
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in this report they are specifically used to indicate how efficiently fossil fuels and water are being used: GHG emissions in tonnes CO2e per revenue earned or per people employed and water in kilolitres used per revenue earned |
ISO |
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International Organisation for Standardisation quality management and quality assurance
series of standards (9000) and environmental management series of standards (14001) |
JSE |
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the Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
KZN |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
LRA |
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Labour Relations Act |
LTIFR |
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the lost-time injury frequency rate (injury rate) reflects the lost-time injuries per 200 000 manhours worked (100 people working for a year). The injury rate has this year been restated according to GRI guidelines as the number of lost-time injuries per 200 000 hours worked. Some businesses in the Europe and Asia Pacific regions use different definitions for what constitutes a lost-time injury. This distorts the Group rate upwards. Over time these definitions are being aligned with those recommended by the GRI |
NUMSA |
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National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa |
OEM |
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original equipment manufacturer |
OHS |
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Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 85 of 1993), South Africa |
PPP |
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public-private partnership |
QMS |
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quality management system |
QSR |
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quick-service restaurant |
SADC |
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Southern African Development Community |
SARB |
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South African Reserve Bank |
Scope 1 emissions |
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direct GHG emission caused by equipment that is owned or controlled by the reporting company. In Bidvest’s case this mostly results from the combustion of diesel, gasoline, coal and gases |
Scope 2 emissions |
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indirect GHG emission resulting from the consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam |
Scope 3 emissions |
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indirect emissions resulting from other activities of a reporting company, such as commuting travel, business air travel, paper consumption and activities such as the extraction and production of purchased materials and fuels |
SED |
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socio-economic development |
SETA |
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sectoral education and training authorities |
SHERQ |
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Safety, health, environment, risk, quality |
SRI Index |
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Socially Responsible Investment Index |
the Codes/
the DTI Codes |
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codes of good practice for broad-based black economic empowerment as published by the
Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa |
TNPA |
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Transnet National Ports Authority |
VCT |
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voluntary counselling and testing (HIV/Aids-related) |