Posted by: Saving Water SA (Cape Town, South Africa) – partnered with Water Rhapsody conservation systems – 05 August 2010

By: Andre Fourie – head of sustainable development at SAB

Corporations around the world are increasingly taking responsibility for the impact of their operations on the environment and communities within which they operate. This is both necessary and right.

SABMiller has introduced a cost-saving and environment-friendly treatment for waste water

Concerns about the future of the planet are well founded: there are physical limits to the impact of the consumption habits of nearly 7 billion people on the availability of food, water and clean air. Scientists are confirming our fears about issues such as climate change, declining biodiversity and shrinking rain forests and polar ice caps.

This reality underpins the efforts of many global and South African companies over the past decade to demonstrate more responsible corporate citizenship.

The annual reports of most leading corporations show they are concerned about their impact on local communities, are working hard to reduce the energy they consume and the carbon dioxide they emit into the atmosphere, and are taking care about environmental damage.

Further, businesses are playing a critical role in building economic growth, particularly around job creation. A well managed and growing business is good for wider economic development, leading to greater employment, more taxes paid and greater investment in local economies and communities. Continue reading Corporations take responsibility for climate impact