We celebrate all B-graded agri-businesses taking part in the Confronting Climate Change (CCC) Initiative for their considerable effort in calculating and understanding their carbon emissions.
Follow these 6 steps and receive your own digital Carbon Heroes QR code that can be displayed on your website, products, or other marketing material, linking directly to your profile on the Carbon Heroes website.
Start to measure your carbon inputs (e.g. fuel, electricity).
Register on the CCC online portal (climatefruitandwine.co.za).
Enter your data in the CCC carbon footprint calculator.
Buy a licence to generate your detailed carbon footprint report.
Let us know your data is ready to be checked.
Once checked, and your data is of sufficient quality, you will receive a B-grading and can feature on our Carbon Heroes website.
What’s more, to recognise our Carbon Heroes for the outstanding environmental stewards they are, we also collaborate with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
I calculate my carbon footprint and have my data sense checked against industry norms and values.
I have calculated my carbon footprint for three consecutive years or more and have my data sense checked.
Recognition to those CCC Carbon Heroes in South Africa’s wine industry that are also involved with WWF to tackle environmental risks, protect conservation-worthy land, are superb water stewards, and are implementing energy efficient solutions.
Paul Cluver is a family business dedicated to producing world-class wines and fruit, whilst being mindful of our impact on the environment and community. Set within the Kogelberg Biosphere, half of our estate is under conservation in perpetuity. Preserving our natural heritage is part of who we are, and we strive to lead sustainable farming for the future.
Spier is a family-owned wine farm in the Stellenbosch Winelands with a recorded history dating back to 1692. High-density grazing in our pastures sequesters carbon, while we typically send 0% of our waste to landfill. In February 2022, our recycling and recovery efforts resulted in 6782kg less CO₂e in the atmosphere. In 2021, our nine solar installations generated over 280,000 kWh, resulting in 107,808kg of carbon dioxide savings.
The Komati Group is a family business that originated in 1954 when Theodore Maximillian Thalwitzer (Snr) bought his first farm along the banks of the Letaba River in Letsitele. The initial 100 hectare citrus farm has since been expanded. Today, the Komati Group consists of a number of farms, packhouses, and a citrus tree nursery, in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. They pack and export over 7 million cartons of citrus annually to 30 countries worldwide.
Join us for an informative workshop that digs into carbon footprint measurement and management. We will show you how to use the Confronting Climate Change online carbon footprint calculator and provide the steps to join the Carbon Heroes Digital Recognition Platform
If you want to know more about CCC or how you can also become a Carbon Hero, please contact us:
