
The board comprises the Audit and Risk Committee, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and the Social and Ethics Committee to ensure that our values are entrenched in all aspects of the business.

Corporate Social Investment
As Nelson Mandela stated, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to
The various socio-economic development programmes are aimed at achieving this goal and include study bursaries and the upgrading of local schools.
Our businesses fund and/or operate numerous corporate social investment projects which inter alia include:
- Grassroots’ financial support to the Path out of Poverty initiative which uplifts and develops rural communities.
- Grassroots’ establishment of the Rise Up Bakery, owned by 5 previously disadvantaged individuals, that supplies bread to employees and creches.
- Montagu’s Partnership with Community Action Partnership (CAP) and sponsorship of CAPability protective workshop for disabled persons.
- Overberg Agri’s annual farmworkers’ information day, whereby farm personnel are empowered to take responsibility within their community by way of introducing new farming practices and technical support.
- Overberg Agri’s Learnership programme facilitated by Bathopele for members of Genadendal community to obtain National Certificates in Mixed Farming.
- Bredasdorp Slagpale’s mentoring program to provide operational and financial assistance to emerging agriculturalists.
Compliance

Health and Safety
Ethics

Integrity
To be honest, sincere, consistent, fair, faithful and transparent.

Accountability
To commit oneself to what has been undertaken, to accept responsibility for one’s decisions and actions and to account for it.

Responsibility
To acknowledge one’s duty towards the company and to act accordingly and to contribute to the good image of the company, its success and sustainability.

Respect
To recognise every person’s dignity and to treat all people with respect, irrespective of their culture, language, preferences, race, gender or opinion.

