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An assessment of corporate environmental reporting performance and its alignment to environmental management systems in a South African gold mining company
(North-West University, 2013)
Corporate Social Environmental Reporting is a process through which companies and organisations can inform the societies within which they operate about their performance on non-economic issues including environmental ...
A review package for South African EIA follow-up performance
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
Over the last couple of decades the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has grown to be an important tool for environmental management. However, EIA follow-up, widely considered as a critical step in the process, ...
Co–operative environmental governance : alignment of environmental authorisations in the province of KwaZulu
(North-West University, 2013)
The main legislation governing environmental authorisation in South Africa is the National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 (NEMA). This legislation is administered by the environmental affairs departments at ...
The alignment of social and labour plan (SLP) commitments with municipal integrated development plans (IDPs)
(2014)
According to s 23, 24 & 25 of the MPRDA, mining companies must submit a Social and Labour Plan (SLP) when applying for mining rights, and the local economic development (LED) of the SLP must be aligned with the local and ...
Waste management behaviour : a case study of school children in Mpumalanga, South Africa
(2014)
This study examined the level of awareness, knowledge and practices of primary and
secondary schools students with regard to waste management. Only a limited number of
studies were found to evaluate school student’s ...
Participatory rural appraisal approaches, to improve public participation in South African EIA
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The Public Participation (PP) process is an important part of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) nationally and internationally. PP provides a platform where everyone affected directly and or indirectly by a development ...
The significance and status of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in a South African context
(North-West University, 2012)
Social Impact Assessment (SIA) identifies the intended and unintended impacts that proposed projects or developments are likely to have on a community or individuals and suggest mitigation measures to prevent these impacts ...
The quality of Integrated Waste Management Plans for Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Waste management is a concern in both developed and developing countries. Rapid growth in industrialization and urbanization is resulting in the increase of waste generation and volumes in metropolitian cities. Poor waste ...
EIA report quality in protected areas in South Africa – a SANParks longitudinal study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool used internationally to avoid or mitigate negative environmental impacts that are associated with development projects. EIA is mandatory in South Africa for certain development ...
Sustainability principles and EIA report quality in renewable energy projects
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
The concept of sustainability is the principal objective of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), but the uncertainty that sparks the EIA and sustainability debate has resulted in the EIA process being criticized. The EIA ...