ABSTRACT
Mitigating the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on sugarcane cultivation to achieve sustainability Kathy Hurly and Richard Nicholson, SA Canegrowers, South Africa; Carolyn Baker and Michelle Binedell, South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa; Vaughan Koopman, WWF-SA, South Africa; Graeme Leslie, Consultant Entomologist, South Africa; Geoff Maher, Zambia Sugar, Zambia; and Scott Pryor, North Dakota State University, USA
1 Introduction
2 Environmental impacts on sugarcane cultivation
3 Economics of sustainable sugarcane cultivation
4 Case study: mitigating negative environmental effects
5 Small-scale grower (SSG) sustainable production
6 Conclusion and future trends
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
The meaning of sustainability for business has changed since the 1980s. Originally it indicated the ability to remain profitable over time and often included trade-offs between profitability and the environment (Shannon and Wood, 2008). Today, businesses that promote sustainability are acknowledging their responsibility to both shareholders and stakeholders to succeed (Laszlo, 2016) and leveraging additional value in the process. The shared value approach which expands the total pool of economic and social value, for example Fairtrade, is taking the lead in progressing social and environmental issues through business in a way that government or social organizations could not match (Porter and Kramer, 2011).
