StratDairy Foods (Pty) Ltd Business Plan › Section 9 › ESG & Sustainability Framework

9.1 Environmental

StratDairy is committed to minimising its environmental footprint through a comprehensive sustainability programme. Key environmental initiatives include installation of a 200kW rooftop solar PV system in Year 2 (targeting 30% renewable energy by Year 3), a dairy effluent treatment facility designed to meet Department of Water & Sanitation discharge standards, and a waste minimisation programme targeting 80% packaging recyclability by Year 3 and zero waste to landfill by Year 5. The Company will report its carbon footprint annually using the GHG Protocol framework and will set science-based emissions reduction targets.

9.2 Social

StratDairy’s social impact strategy centres on three pillars: local economic development through smallholder dairy farmer support programmes (technical assistance, access to veterinary services, guaranteed off-take); workforce development through merSETA-accredited training programmes and a commitment to gender-balanced recruitment (target: 45% female workforce by Year 3); and community nutrition through partnerships with school feeding schemes and community health centres to provide discounted yogurt products to underserved populations.

9.3 Governance

The Company will establish a Board of Directors comprising the three founding executives and two independent non-executive directors with relevant food industry and financial expertise. Board committees will include an Audit & Risk Committee, a Remuneration Committee, and a Social & Ethics Committee, in line with King IV governance principles. The Company will adopt integrated reporting practices from Year 2.

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