Second-party verifications

SIZA het die omgewings tweede-party verifïeringsprogram geïmplementeer as deel van sy strewe na voortdurende verbetering en om omgewingsrisiko’s in die landbousektor te bestuur.

SIZA implemented the Environmental Second-Party Verification programme as part of its drive towards continuous improvement and to manage environmental risks within the agricultural sector.

Between the period of 1 January 2020 to 31 October 2020, a total of 65 farms that form part of the 2020 Environmental Second-Party Verification sample group were visited.

SIZA social site visits were implemented as part of SIZA’s between-audit monitoring policy to verify the producer’s approved Social Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and to ensure practices remain in place between audit validity periods.

After the restrictions of the nationwide lockdown under Alert Level 5 were lifted, Environmental Second-Party Verifications continued in full-swing from the 1st of May 2020.

For the 2019/2020 sample group, a total of 72 farms were verified of which the majority were located in the Western Cape.