Sustainability Report 2012 - Transnet

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A new estuary management plan to promote the sustainable useof the Port of Durban has been developed by National PortsAuthority in partnership with the Ethekweni Municipality, theKwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairsand Rural Development. The plan’s main objective is to promotethe sustainable use of the estuarine resources, looking at issuessuch as water quality, waste management, social and economicuses, development and the protection of the remaining estuarinehabitat.Port of Richards BaySustainability performance: Environmental dividendsNational Ports Authority is implementing an Erosion MitigationPlan for the Natural Heritage Site at the Port of Richards Bay.Total project cost is R50 million. It involves the protection ofsensitive mangrove swamps from the detrimental effects ofunnatural waves created by vessels in the port through installinga floating breakwater system made of concrete pontoons. Thepontoons quell these waves before they reach the mangroveswamps, protecting the mangroves from being destroyed.Pontoons at the Port of Richards BayLOOKING AHEADTransnet’s environmental dividends focus for2012/13 is on:Growing volumes on rail and measuring the carbonemissions reduction impact.Energy efficiency improvements of between 3,0%and 6,0%.Energy planning for both energy security and climatechange mitigation.Water use monitoring.Waste management, focusing on legacy asbestosclean-up and hydrocarbon clean-up.Port of Cape TownParticipation in the Carbon Disclosure Project.Sustainability Report 201277
Global Reporting Initiative tableG3 indicatorStrategy and Profile1. Strategy and analysis1.1 Senior decision-makers’ statement aboutthe relevance of sustainability to theorganisation and its strategy1.2 Description of key impacts, risks andopportunitiesReferenceAddressed in the Board and Executive sustainabilitystatements in the SR (page 6 and 7) and the ExecutiveStatement in the IR (page 45).Impacts, risks and opportunities are highlightedthroughout the SR and IR. In addition, see Transnet GroupTop 10 Risks in the IR (page 46).2. Organisational profile2.1 Name of reporting organisation Transnet SOC Ltd.2.2 Primary products and services An overview of the Company’s primary products andservices are provided in the Operating divisions overviewin the SR (pages 10 and 11) and the Operating divisionhighlights in the IR (pages 14 and 15).2.3 Organisational operating structure An overview of Transnet’s organisational operatingstructure is provided in the Company overview in the SR(page 5) and the IR (page 13).2.4 Location of the organisation’sheadquarters2.5 Countries where the organisationTransnet’s operations are limited to South Africa.operates2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form Transnet SOC Ltd operates as a corporate entity (SOC),with its sole shareholder being the Government of SouthAfrica.2.7 Markets served See Operating divisions overview in the SR (pages 10and 11) and the Operating division highlights in the IR(pages 14 and 15).2.8 Scale of the reporting organisation See Company overview and Operating divisions overview inthe SR (pages 5, 10, 11) and the IR (pages 13, 14 and 15).2.9 Significant changes during the reporting No significant changes during the reporting period.period2.10 Awards achieved See Operational reviews in the IR (pages 78 to 125).3. Report parameters3.1 Reporting period 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012.3.2 Date of most recent previous report 31 March 2011 Integrated Annual Report.3.3 Reporting cycle Annual.3.4 Contact point See About the Sustainability Report in the SR (page 3)and About the Integrated Report in the IR (page 6).3.5 Process of defining report content See About the Sustainability Report in the SR (page 3)and About the Integrated Report in the IR (pages 2 to 7).78
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