Water management reporting in the Agro-Food Sector in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Hernandez, M. Isabelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRobina-Ramirez, Rafaelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Clercq, Willemen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T09:43:15Z
dc.date.available2018-01-22T09:43:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionCITATION: Sanchez-Hernandez, M. I., Robina-Ramirez, R. & De Clercq, W. 2017. Water management reporting in the Agro-Food Sector in South Africa. Water, 9(11):830, doi:10.3390/w9110830.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.mdpi.comen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study is to assess whether Corporate Social Responsibility regarding water is considered relevant for sustainability in companies related to agriculture in South Africa, considering that their impact directly influences public access to water. To accomplish this purpose, a qualitative approach was developed through the study of the 22 existing companies from the agriculture sector, food and beverages, forest and paper production, and Tobacco, which published their last integrated report within the Global Reporting Initiative framework. A thematic content analysis was carried out, involving the analysis of the written sustainability reports. For data analyses, ATLAS.ti 7.1 software was used to match the main aspects related to water management. Pragmatic advice for practitioners derives from the research results, considering that Corporate Social Responsibility in general—and sustainable water management in particular—represents an opportunity for companies to get competitive advantages in the market. The study also determines the best practices in the field in South Africa with benchmarking purposesen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/11/830
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent20 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSanchez-Hernandez, M. I., Robina-Ramirez, R. & De Clercq, W. 2017. Water management reporting in the Agro-Food Sector in South Africa. Water, 9(11):830, doi:10.3390/w9110830en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2073-4441 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3390/w9110830
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/103067
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPIen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectWater managementen_ZA
dc.subjectCorporate social responsibilityen_ZA
dc.subjectPublic access to water -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectWater sustainabilityen_ZA
dc.titleWater management reporting in the Agro-Food Sector in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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