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SIZA Monitoring & Evaluation

Report

Quarterly Update Report – Q3 2018/2019 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2019

2019

MARCH 2019

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M&E Report March 2019

Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 2

2. SIZA Data Platform update .................................................................................................................................... 2

3. Scope of the report ............................................................................................................................................... 2

Quarterly Report ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

4. SIZA Membership breakdown ............................................................................................................................... 3

4.1. Active members......................................................................................................................................................... 3

4.2. Primary members ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

4.3. Secondary / Tertiary members ................................................................................................................................. 5

4.4. Active members per type.......................................................................................................................................... 6

5. New members / Renewals .................................................................................................................................... 7

5.1. New member registration ........................................................................................................................................ 7

5.2. Member Renewals – Quarterly report ..................................................................................................................... 7

6. Membership per industry ..................................................................................................................................... 8

7. SIZA Membership – Worker Summary .................................................................................................................. 9

8. Self-Assessment Questionnaire .......................................................................................................................... 10

8.1. SAQ’s per period ..................................................................................................................................................... 10

9. Audit Information................................................................................................................................................ 11

10. Non-Conformances ............................................................................................................................................. 11

10.1. Health & Safety – NC analysis ................................................................................................................................. 15

10.2. Wages, Benefits & Terms of Employment – NC analysis ........................................................................................ 16

10.3. Working Hours – NC analysis .................................................................................................................................. 17

10.4. Risk distribution ...................................................................................................................................................... 17

10.5. Member Risk Categories ......................................................................................................................................... 19

11. Improvement / Corrective Action ....................................................................................................................... 21

SIZA Environmental ......................................................................................................................................................... 22

SIZA Beyond Audit Program ............................................................................................................................................ 23

12. SIZA Market Acceptance ..................................................................................................................................... 24

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1. Introduction

This report serves a quarterly feedback on the monitoring and evaluation of the SIZA program. It aims to provide

stakeholders with information on current performance of the program as well as performance of SIZA members against

the SIZA code. SIZA aims to drive continuous improvement and feedback through this report identifies areas of growth as

well as focus areas that can improve industry performance against the SIZA Code of Practice

2. SIZA Data Platform update

A few minor updates have taken place in the platform. The biggest focus has been on environmental and the new

development planning and scoping. SIZA also launched its beyond audit program in this quarter which is now also

reported on.

3. Scope of the report

This is the third report for period 2018/2019:

Quarterly Report: 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2019

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Quarterly Report

4. SIZA Membership breakdown

4.1. Active members

On 31 March 2019, there was 1938 active members on the platform. SIZA is continuously working to ensure that all

members listed on the platform is active.

During Q3 of 2018/2019 we saw an increase of membership of 5.21% from the previous reported period. This is a total of

96 new active members since the previous reported period.

The Western Cape still records the highest SIZA membership which is currently on 1112 active members.

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4.2. Primary members

Primary member (those that qualify or would be required to undertake 3rd party audits) have increase by 5% during Q2 of

2018/2019. This is an increase of 86 members.

The highest percentage of members remains to be Level 1A – a grower with one farm and no packhouse. Level 1A

currently represents 69.25% of all primary members and 60.54% of all Level1A growers are based in the Western Cape.

The continued improvement of Ethical Trade and Fair Labour practices on farms in South Africa is focussed at this group

EasternCape

Free State GautengKwazulu

NatalLimpopo

Mpumalanga

NorthWest

NorthernCape

WesternCape

Other

Producer (Level1A) 179 13 9 23 138 73 13 41 758 5

Producer with Pack House (Level 1B) 26 4 3 8 55 19 4 28 167 3

Packhouse (Level2) 8 0 1 4 10 8 0 3 35 0

Multisite (Level3B) 24 3 1 0 21 2 0 9 76 0

Smallholder (Level 1C) 2 0 0 10 14 2 3 0 3 0

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Active Primary member profile - Per province

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4.3. Secondary / Tertiary members

Secondary and tertiary members are those members that are either managing risks through auditing primary members or

those that are service providers to the SIZA programme. A total of 129 members is registered on the SIZA platform and

several of the buyers from suppliers in South Africa choose to have visibility via the SEDEX platform of the FSA-AB account.

SIZA have also recently implemented an interface with the GlobalG.A.P database where observers are able to see a status

update of SIZA members on the GlobalG.A.P database.

EasternCape

Freestate GautengKwaZulu-

NatalLimpopo

Mpumalanga

NorthWest

NorthernCape

WesternCape

Other

Exporter (Level3A) 7 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 42 0

Importer (Level4) 0 0 0 26

Retailer (Level5A) 0 5 3

Major Industr Association (Level5B) 0 1 1 3

Minor Industry Association (Level5C) 0 1 1

Not for Profit (Level6) 1

Audit Bodies (Level7A) 3 4

Training Service Providers (Level7B) 1 1 1 17 1

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Active Secondary / Tertiary member profile - Per province

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4.4. Active members per type

The 1252 Producers (Level 1A) represents 64.64% of the total membership base.

A new initiative was launched to approve training service providers and consultant and we saw a positive increase of Level

7B members which accommodated the trainers and consultants. We saw the biggest percentage increase in this group

and we now have 21 members listed as Level 7B.

1252

317

34 69 59136

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1400

Member count - Per type

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5. New members / Renewals

This section indicates the growth of the SIZA membership base. The Data Platform has helped SIZA in managing the new

registrations as well as providing easy access to information on renewal of memberships that needs to take place.

5.1. New member registration

91 new members was registered in the period

5.2. Member Renewals – Quarterly report

In Q3 of 2018/2019 a total of 398 members renewed the SIZA subscriptions. There was 188 in the Western Cape which

accounted for only 47% of renewals compared to Q2’s 72% of all renewals.

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New member registered per period - Quarterly

2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015

EasternCape

Free State GautengKwazulu

NatalLimpopo

Mpumalanga

North WestNorthern

CapeWestern

CapeOther

Q4-2017/2018 89 5 0 9 31 23 3 9 98 3

Q1 - 2018/2019 27 3 1 2 33 10 3 22 277 2

Q2 - 2018/2019 13 3 5 4 41 15 3 25 285 4

Q3 - 2018/2019 84 9 1 11 54 30 2 11 188 8

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Member Renewals per period - Quarterly

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6. Membership per industry

Industry 30 June 2018 30 September 2018

31 December 2018

31 March 2019

Citrus 23.91% 24.40% 24.24% 24.42%

Pomefruit 17.38% 16.76% 16.68% 16.20%

Stonefruit 14.71% 15.03% 15.08% 14.64%

Table Grapes 14.56% 12.39% 12.73% 12.31%

Mangoes 0.56% 0.59% 0.57% 0.61%

Litchis 0.93% 0.92% 0.96% 0.98%

Avocado 3.90% 4.15% 3.99% 4.06%

Cherries 0.78% 0.88% 0.89% 0.95%

Pomegranates 1.41% 1.47% 1.60% 1.56%

Berries 2.41% 2.68% 2.75% 2.98%

Olives 0.45% 0.51% 0.53% 0.51%

Dried Fruit 0.56% 0.59% 0.64% 0.68%

Canning Fruit 0.67% 0.59% 0.64% 0.64%

Flowers 0.67% 0.74% 0.64% 0.64%

Vegetables incl. Potatoes 3.82% 4.04% 3.39% 4.02%

Wine 3.60% 3.75% 4.03% 3.86%

Grain 0.37% 0.37% 0.43% 0.41%

Meat / Dairy 0.33% 0.51% 0.61% 1.05%

Other 9.17% 9.67% 9.59% 9.50%

Citrus, Pomefruit, Stonefruit and Table grapes are still the biggest contributors representing 67.57% of all fruit categories.

This has since the start of M&E reporting in 2015 come down from almost 78%. It shows the growth of SIZA in new

industries and minor industries. Citrus is the single biggest industry represented with currently 722 members reporting

that they grow citrus with Pome Fruit next in line with 479. to have reported growing Pomefruit. Meat was the biggest

grower in percentage terms – with a 0.45% increase mainly due to the registration a number of piggeries.

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7. SIZA Membership – Worker Summary

The following summary seeks to present information relating to farm workers involved with the SIZA program. Data was

obtained from ‘approved’ SAQ’s for the period 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018

During the SAQ’s, primary members are asked to complete a table and list the following:

- Permanent (Male and Female)

- Temporary (Male and Female)

- Migrant (Male and Female) – “This worker type is a foreign National which do not hold South African passport and

would need legal authorization to work in South Africa e.g. Lesotho or Zimbabwean workers”

- Agency (Male and female) – “This worker type is recruited and paid via a 3rd party e.g. Labour Brokers, Labour Service

Providers, Temporary Employment Service Provider or Sun Contractor”

The graph below indicates the worker distribution per province.

Western Cape accounts for the highest number of employee’s due to the large number of membership that is based in the

Western Cape. 52% of all farm workers is Western Cape based

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

Kwazulu Natal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Eastern Cape Free State GautengKwazulu

NatalLimpopo Mpumalanga North West

NorthernCape

WesternCape

Agency 804 0 0 0 1153 923 0 69 3982

Migrant 3086 35 74 1 3613 481 141 1293 8460

Temporary 19526 1027 266 2244 19342 4930 560 18137 65122

Permanent 5698 753 355 775 10128 3823 361 2532 31097

Member Worker Profile (n=210791)

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8. Self-Assessment Questionnaire

The purpose of SAQ’s are for the primary members to have an opportunity for self-evaluation. It is also important for the

auditing process as the auditors will be using the SAQ information as a benchmark during the 3rd party audit.

The SAQ will also indicate growth from year to year as the primary members are required to complete a SAQ on an annual

basis. The SIZA platform allows feedback to the member by means of a risk indicator.

The average score obtained for all approved SAQ’s in Q3 of 2018/2019 is standing on 84.91%.

8.1. SAQ’s per period

Members are required to complete SAQ on the SIZA data platform. Members need to have an ‘Approved’ SAQ before they

can qualify to be audited. It is also a requirement to submit SAQ annually. An SAQ with ‘Approved’ status means it has

been reviewed by SIZA.

In Q3 of 2018/2019 153 SAQ’s was approved.

81,60%82,48%

83,57%

87,04%

90,08%

85,85%86,74%

90,50%

88,66%

86,30%

83,00%

85,75% 85,84%86,87%

84,91%

76,00%

78,00%

80,00%

82,00%

84,00%

86,00%

88,00%

90,00%

92,00%

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2015/2017 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019

Member Risk profileSelf Assessment Questionaires

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APPROVED SAQ'S PER PERIODQUARTERLY

2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019

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9. Audit Information

In Q3 of 2018/2019 - 134 audits were done. This is the biggest number of audits per period since the launch of the

SIZA audit processes

10. Non-Conformances

The non-conformances raised during audits is indicative of the risk areas in the industry. Future data will also show

improvement by means of a decrease in total number of non-compliances raised.

The SIZA program monitors compliances in the following areas:

- Management systems

- Forced Labour (Employment Freely Chosen)

- Child Labour

- Freedom of Association

- Discrimination, Harassment & Abuse

- Health & Safety

- Wages, Benefits and Terms of Employment

- Working Hours

2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019

Q1 77 33 62 102 89

Q2 116 61 96 110 110

Q3 40 50 64 72 134

Q4 103 49 91 84

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AUDITS PER PERIODS - QUARTERLY

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The biggest % of major non-conformances was raised under Working Hours. This is explained in section 10.2 of this report

Managementsystems NC

Employmentchosen NC

Child labourNC

Freedom ofass. NC

Discrimination NC

Health &safety NC

Wages NCWorkinghours NC

Observations 32,32% 17,24% 22,22% 53,33% 22,73% 23,25% 12,68% 11,43%

Minor 64,65% 82,76% 77,78% 46,67% 74,24% 72,22% 80,99% 78,57%

Major 3,03% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 3,03% 4,53% 6,34% 10,00%

Critical 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

NC Distribution per Category

Critical Major Minor Observations

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In Q2 – 2018/2019 the 3 main NC contributors have dominated again areas of non-conformance – a total of 80.91%

coming from these 3 categories nationally. In the Western Cape these 3 categories represent 79.61%.

Health & Safety

Wages, Benefits and Terms of Employment

Working Hours

Health and Safety remains a problem and in the Western Cape accounted for 45.07 of all non-conformances – a 5%

improvement from Q2.

Management

Systems

Employment Freely

Chosen

ChildLabour

Freedomof

Association

Discrimination,

Harassment &

Abuse

Health &Safety

Wages,Benefits& Terms

ofEmploym

ent

WorkingHours

Q1 - 2018/2019 -Western Cape Average 8,50% 2,02% 2,02% 2,43% 4,86% 50,20% 27,13% 2,83%

Q1 - 2018/2019 National 7,36% 2,74% 1,73% 3,17% 5,19% 42,28% 29,00% 8,51%

0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

60,00%

Non-Compliance Distribution Per Category (Q1-2018/2019)

Management

Systems

Employment Freely

Chosen

ChildLabour

Freedomof

Association

Discrimination,

Harassment &

Abuse

Health &Safety

Wages,Benefits& Terms

ofEmploym

ent

WorkingHours

Q2 - 2018/2019 -Western Cape Average 7,24% 3,13% 1,15% 1,64% 7,24% 45,07% 28,29% 6,25%

Q2 - 2018/2019 National 7,75% 2,78% 0,81% 1,74% 6,02% 44,91% 28,82% 7,18%

0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

Non-Compliance Distribution Per Category (Q2-2018/2019)

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A breakdown of the 3 areas concerned and the main contributors of NC’s in these areas are listed below. A data

breakdown was done for Q2-2018/2019 which included 101 audits

45,29%

26,47%

6,52%

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5,00%

10,00%

15,00%

20,00%

25,00%

30,00%

35,00%

40,00%

45,00%

50,00%

Health & safety NC Wages NC Working hours NC

Non-Compliance Distribution per Category Q2 - 2018/2019

Health & safety NC Wages NC Working hours NC

Observations 23,25% 12,68% 11,43%

Minor 72,22% 80,99% 78,57%

Major 4,53% 6,34% 10,00%

Critical 0% 0% 0%

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60%

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90%

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NC Distribution per Category

Critical Major Minor Observations

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10.1.Health & Safety – NC analysis

45.29% of all non-conformances was H&S related. During this period no critical was raised and 4.53% was major findings.

The new SIZA checklist included a greater number of questions and for H&S only the top 10 control questions are included

in the report. The issues raised was captured under the following questions in the SIZA Audit Checklist

(7.1.1) Are there an adequate management structure in place to ensure the effective management of health and safety?

(7.1.2) Does the site have a documents health & Safety Risk assessment

(7.2.1) Is all required health and safety training provided?

(7.3.3) Are there records kept of workplace incidents and accidents?

(7.3.4) Are there records indicating that workers who come into contact with hazardous substances have been through

appropriate medical check?

(7.3.8) Are there documented procedures for the safe storage, use and disposal of hazardous substances?

(7.3.13) Are appropriate measures taken to control the risk posed by latent infrastructural risks such as dams, CA stores,

etc?

(7.4.1) Is machinery and equipment maintained to be in a good state of repair?

(7.5.1) Do workers have access to adequate toilet facilities in or near their place of work?

(7.5.3) Does worker housing meet basic health, safety and hygiene requirements as set out in this Standard and local law?

7.1.1 7.1.2 7.2.1 7.3.3 7.3.4 7.3.8 7.3.13 7.4.1 7.5.1 7.5.3

Observation 36,36% 25,93% 26,67% 50,00% 9,52% 10,53% 16,67% 34,62% 38,10% 26,67%

Minor 63,64% 70,37% 73,33% 50,00% 90,48% 89,47% 66,67% 61,54% 57,14% 63,33%

Major 0,00% 3,70% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 16,67% 3,85% 4,76% 10,00%

Critical 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00%

0,00%10,00%20,00%30,00%40,00%50,00%60,00%70,00%80,00%90,00%

100,00%

Health & Safety Q2-2018/2019 (Top 10)

Critical Major Minor Observation

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10.2.Wages, Benefits & Terms of Employment – NC analysis

26.47 % of all non-conformances was related to wages, benefits & terms of employment related. The new checklist

increased the number of control points and only the top 10 performers was included. The issues raised was captured

under the following questions in the SIZA Audit Checklist

(8.1.1.3) Is overtime paid in accordance with legislation?

(8.1.2.1) Do workers receive payslips with each pay period and do payslips contain all the information required by law?

(8.1.3.2) Are deductions for payments to third parties only made upon receipt of written permission from the worker

concerned?

(8.2) Do workers receive all leave benefits due to them as required by the SIZA Standard and National Legislation?

(8.2.4) Do workers qualify for Sick leave?

(8.3.1) Do all workers (including seasonal /temporary workers) have written contracts of employment?

(8.3.1.2) Are contracts updated to reflect any material change to the terms and conditions of employment?

(8.3.1.3) Does the employer during the recruitment process ensure that the following information is captured and verified

- addresses

- bank accounts

- mobile phone numbers

- next of kin details

- emergency contact numbers

- Labour provider details

(8.3.2.1) Do all seasonal / temporary workers have valid contracts of employment?

(8.3.2.2) Do seasonal workers who leave and return to the same place of work accrue all leave and other benefits due to

them?

(8.3.3.2) Does the labour broker adhere to applicable legislation in terms of the workers supplied by him/her and is there

documented proof that the company acts on any instances where non-compliances are detected?

8.1.1.3 8.1.2.1 8.1.3.2 8,2 8.2.4 8.3.1 8.3.1.2 8.3.1.3 8.3.2.1 8.3.2.2 8.3.3.2

Observation 7,1% 5,9% 14,3% 0,0% 22,9% 15,7% 11,8% 30,8% 8,3% 5,9% 10,0%

Minor 71,4% 88,2% 57,1% 100,0% 74,3% 82,4% 76,5% 69,2% 87,5% 94,1% 70,0%

Major 21,4% 5,9% 28,6% 0,0% 2,9% 2,0% 11,8% 0,0% 4,2% 0,0% 20,0%

Critical 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0%

0,0%10,0%20,0%30,0%40,0%50,0%60,0%70,0%80,0%90,0%

100,0%

Wages, Benefits & Terms of employment - Q2 - 2018/2019 (Top 10)

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10.3.Working Hours – NC analysis

Only 6.52 % of all non-conformances was working hours related. It was spread across 8 sections in the audit checklist.

10.4.Risk distribution

The risk of individual producers is categorized by using a scoring matrix which divides risks into categories of Critical,

Major, Minor and Observations. Non‐compliances and observations are classified according to: The frequency of the problem and whether the issue is an isolated occurrence. The potential severity of the problem. The probability of recurrence. The management system in place. The response of the management

A minor non‐compliance is: • An occasional or isolated problem. • An issue which presents a low risk to workers/ those on‐site. • A policy issue or misunderstanding where there is no evidence of a material breach

A major non‐compliance is: • A breach which represents a danger to workers/ those on‐site. • A material breach of a code requirement/ law. • A systemic violation of a code requirement/law.

A critical non‐compliance is: • An issue which presents imminent risk to workers’ safety/risk to life and limb or constitutes a significant

breach of workers’ human rights, and/or; • A major non‐compliance that has not been addressed or for which no significant improvement has been

made by the time of a follow up audit, in spite of supplier commitment to resolve the issue. • An attempt to pervert the course of the audit through fraud, coercion, deception or interference.

9.1.0 9.1.1 9.1.6 9.2.1 9.5.1 9.5.2 9.6

Observation 25,00% 0,00% 0,00% 4,55% 26,32% 0,00% 9,09%

Minor 50,00% 66,67% 100,00% 72,73% 73,68% 100,00% 90,91%

Major 25,00% 33,33% 0,00% 22,73% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00%

Critical 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00% 0,00%

0,00%10,00%20,00%30,00%40,00%50,00%60,00%70,00%80,00%90,00%

100,00%

Working Hours - Q2-2018/2019

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During period Q2 – 2018/2019 74% of all findings was minors. No Critical non-conformances were raised during this

period and 11.04% majors

Rating Q2 2018/2019 Q1 2018/20192 Q4 2017/2018 Q3 2017/2018 Q2 2017/2018 Q1 2017/2018

Critical # 0 4 0 1 0 0

Critical % 0,00% 0,50% 0,00% 0,13% 0,00% 0,00%

Major # 52 88 154 117 71 61

Major % 4,85% 11,04% 15,60% 14,94% 10,74% 13,41%

Minor # 794 573 678 509 453 288

Minor % 74,00% 71,89% 68,69% 65,01% 68,53% 63,30%

Observation # 227 132 155 156 137 106

Observation % 21,16% 16,56% 15,70% 19,92% 20,73% 23,30%

# findings 1073 797 987 783 661 455

# audit per period 101 86 108 99 86 66 #findings per audit 10,62 9,27 9,14 7,91 7,69 6,89

In the above table one can see the effect of the new audit checklist – and the number of findings per audit have increased

to an average of 10.62 per audit

Critical #0%

Major #5%

Minor #74%

Observation #21%

RATING DISTRIBUTION Q2 -2018/2019

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10.5.Member Risk Categories

SIZA uses an Audit frequency matrix based on the number of non-compliances to categorize members into different

groups which influences audit frequency.

Risk

Category

Critical Major Minor Action Required Next Full audit

Bronze 1 or more And/or >5 And/or >30 Submission of corrective

actions within timescales

agreed during audit;

and/or follow up visit

during months 0 - 6

Full audit 0 – 12 months from date

of original audit.

If NC’s not complete as per CAP time

frames no confirmation letter will be

issued.

Silver 0 3 - 5 And/or 21 -

30

Submission of corrective


agreed during audit; and

/ or follow up PARTIAL

audit (using desk top

evidence submitted or

visit to farm to check

corrective actions during

months 0 – 6)

If Non-compliances complete in

giving timeframe – full audit 2 years

from date of original audit.

If NC’s not complete as per CAP time

frames – full audit at the start of the

next season, but no more than 12

months from date of original audit

and no confirmation letter will be

issued.

Gold 0 1 - 2 11 - 20 Submission of corrective


agreed during audit; and

/ or follow up PARTIAL




corrective actions as per

the agreed timeframes

during the audit)

If Non-compliances complete in

giving timeframe – full audit 2 years


If NC’s not completed as per CAP

time frames – full audit at start of

next season but no more than 12


no confirmation letter will be issued.

Platinum 0 0 0 - 10 Submission of corrective


agreed during audit;

and/or follow up PARTIAL




corrective actions as per

the agreed timeframes

during the audit)

If NC’s complete – full audit 3 years


If NC’s not completed as per CAP

time frames – full audit at start of

next season but no more than 12


and no confirmation letter will be

issued.

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Below is a summary of the distribution of audits that took place in Q1 – 2018/2019 period

During Q2 – 2018/2019 there was 38.61% of the member audited that achieved platinum rating and 58.42% Gold.

Category Q2 - 2018/2019 Q1 - 2018/20192 Q4 - 2017/2018 Q3 - 2017/2018 Q2 - 2017/2018 Q1 - 2017/2018

Platinum 38,61% 49,00% 38,89% 44,79% 49,38% 59,32%

Gold 58,42% 33,00% 36,11% 38,54% 37,04% 25,42%

Silver 2,97% 12,79% 21,30% 10,42% 11,11% 10,17%

Bronze 0,00% 4,65% 3,70% 6,25% 2,47% 5,08%

RISK CATEGORIES Q2 - 2018/2019

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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11. Improvement / Corrective Action

The platform now enables SIZA to actively monitor improvement on farms that have gone through 3rd party Ethical

audits.

Calculating from only approved and completed audits In Q3 – 2018/2019 a total of 945 non-conformances that was raised

during audits, 42.12 % have already been closed / signed off by the auditor.

Period Open NC's Closed NC's Expired NC's

Q2 - 2018/2019 9,03% 90,16% 0,81%

Q1 - 2018/2019 0,00% 96,06% 3,94%

Q4 - 2017/2018 0,00% 98,63% 1,37%

Q3 - 2017/2018 0,00% 93,17% 6,83%

Q2 - 2017/2018 0,00% 94,74% 5,26%

Q1 - 2017/2018 0,00% 99,21% 0,79%

Q4 - 2016/2017 0,00% 98,51% 1,49%

Q3 - 2016/2017 0,00% 99,13% 0,87%

All other previous 0,00% 71,28% 28,72%

The graph below clearly shows how over time NC’s het closed out by the growers.

Expired NC’s will result in a follow up audit during 0-12 months from the last audit date.

Open NC’s are the where there is still corrective action required by the grower to show improvement.

It is an indication that SIZA members and the program drives improvement.

Q3 - 20182019 Q2 - 20182019 Q1 - 20182019 Q4 - 2017/2018 Q3 - 2017/2018 Q2 - 2017/2018 Q1 - 2017/2018 Q4 - 2016/2017 Q3 - 2016/2017 All other previous

Closed NC's 398 779 658 938 682 594 377 597 342 2770

Expired NC's 34 7 27 13 50 33 3 9 3 1116

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SIZA Environmental

Currently 813 completed SAQ’s is available on the SIZA platform

Average scoring of completed SAQ’s since Q1 – 2017/2018 has been 61.5% in Q3 – 2018/2019

56,91%

60,14%60,89%

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SIZA Beyond Audit Program

SIZA announced an exciting new addition to the SIZA programme – BEYOND AUDITS in Q2 – 2018/2019 (16 October 2018).

Auditing has been a catalyst for driving sustainable change in the global supply chain for several years. The number of

workplace violations were reduced through a principle of driving continuous improvement. Conducting audits on farms,

pack houses, processing facilities and workplaces in general have provided objective measurement, to benchmark

progress. Yet auditing is not the only solution. The Beyond Audit online programme will give producers the opportunity

to show areas where they feel they have reached more than compliance, create value and sustain practices beyond the

audit process.

Samples of best practices include the following: Providing a Provident fund, Health- Clinics/services, Sport facilities,

Crèches, Aftercare facilities, Training and Development initiatives, Wellness programmes, etc.

Once the details have been uploaded to the platform, SIZA will review these best practices and if approved, it will reflect

as a Beyond Audit program in the producer’s member listing on the platform. It will also, together with other data, be

visible to linked members (exporters, importers and retailers) of choice. With this initiative we aim to showcase best

practices of suppliers and at the same time try to create a balanced view of ethical (social) assurance practices in

agriculture.

To date there have been 63 growers that used this service to upload a Beyond Audit listing. In total 181 entries have been

made of which 11 has been approved. Some is awaiting confirmation, and some have been rejected. SIZA Social seems to

attract most listings and currently holds 87.29% of all the listings (158)

Within the SIZA Social Standard the Beyond audit listing has been categorized as follow. The SIZA Code Principle of Wages,

Benefits and Terms of Employment attracts most of the listings (41%).

SIZA Social88%

SIZA Environmental

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12. SIZA Market Acceptance

SIZA has always positioned itself to be the preferred Social and Environmental standard for suppliers from South Africa. It

is in line with SIZA vison to avoid audit duplication where possible and to safe time and cost, whilst still being able to

identify areas of risk in the industry and work towards the goal of continuous improvement.

Market acceptance is therefore one of the key measurable objectives to monitor growth but also to maintain the current

acceptance throughout the world.

Currently SIZA provide supplier information when suppliers give SIZA permission to do so. Visibility is provided via 3

platforms at this stage

- via the SIZA Data platform

- via the SEDEX Data Platform

- via a link on the GlobalG.A.P database

SIZA will continue to monitor the market growth and continuously engage with new markets for further acceptance.

Across the 3 different platforms SIZA is accepted by 209 businesses that operates in 17 different markets.

Exporter GlobalGAP Importer Retailer Unidentified

Brazil 1

Chile 1

Denmark 1

Dominican Repuplic 1

Europe 2 1

Europe 1

France 1

Germany 1 8 1

Holland 1

Ireland 1 1

Israel 1

Netherlands 21 2

Other 1 1

South Africa 65 1 3

Spain 1

United Kingdom 65 24

United States 1 1

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