Environmental Management and Mainstreaming

Biodiversity

National Biodiversity and

Business Indaba 2017

Presented by: Deidre Herbst

Planning,

Integration and

execution

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Mainstreaming biodiversity needs to

be Purposeful and Driven.

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Demand for Electricity

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• The demand for electricity has slowed

this may create an opportunity for

transformation of supply options.

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Water Use

• Water availability is one of the most significant

threats to development in SA

• Eskom water use will decrease over the next two

decades as older plants shut down and the

energy mix transforms.

• The negative impact on wetlands due to coal

mining and power generation is likely to reduce

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Considering a preparing for the future

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Continue to reduce the environmental footprint of Eskom

activities: Air quality, Water use, Waste Management,

Biodiversity and behavioral response.

Guide the Eskom of tomorrow from an environmental

perspective that leads to Eskom recognised as an

environmental responsible and sustainable organisation

The two strategic objectives of the Environmental Management Strategy

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The two strategic objectives

of the Environmental Management Strategy are:

Supporting environmental strategies and plans

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Strategies: Water, Biodiversity, Air Quality, Waste Mgt Standard

Action Plans and Standards: Water Implementation Plans, Biodiversity Action plans, Bird Mitigation Action plans, PCB phase out plan, Integrated Waste Mgt plans, Air

Quality Fleet Strategy, Environmental Impact Assessments, EMP’s, WULs

Policies: Water, Air Quality, Biodiversity,

Environmental Strategy and Departmental Ops plan

Corporate plan, SHEQ Policy, Socio Economic Dev Policy, Climate Change

Policy

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UNDERPINNING BUSINESS PRINCIPLES OF ESKOM'S BIODIVERSITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

"The six C's"

1. Continuity of supply

- Minimise Txand Dx Dips / Trips related to wildlife incidents

- Prevent delays in EIA authorisations due to biodiversity

- Ensure the protection and life extension of Eskom plant

2. Cost to company

- Decrease maintenance related outage costs

- Decrease breaker / plant operations

- Decrease line faults

- Manage Offset recommendations

- Increase tax benefits through responsible stewardship land management

3. Conservation

- Develop Species action plans for Eskom sites

- Excel in the mgt of Eskom land for the protection of species and declared as a protected area

- Undertake research initiatives

4. Compliance

- International conventions

- South African Constitution and biodiversity legislation at governmental all levels

- Environmental Impact Assessment Authorisations

- Minimise biodiversity safety risk to Eskom staff during routine maintenance and repair of plant.

5. Corporate Image

- Promote Eskom as a responsible corporate citizen

- Participate in stewardship agreements, industry/NGO partnerships

- Encourage external comms and stakeholder engagement

6. Community

- Promote site biodiversity goals/solutions inclusive of community involvement

- Identify sustainable projects to uplift the community quality of life

Initiatives to achieve the objectives

Section 5.3

Development of objectives for the Biodiversity Implementation Plan

Section 4 Objectives

Implementation

Initiatives

Phasing and Integrating Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Policy

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EWT Partnership addressing the impacts of our infrastructure on biodiversity

and support in our journey to mainstreaming biodiversity

Our vision

The vision of the Partnership is for Ingula to become a world renowned,

sustainable conservation area

Behavioural Change

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• The change in demand for electricity, the age of coal fired plants

provide an opportunity to transition to cleaner energy.

• Integration is the golden thread but being purposeful is key to

unlocking the potential for mainstreaming biodiversity

• Partnering is essential

• Leadership commitment behaviour and attitude are key

components of success

• If you don’t plan you plan to fail but once you have a plan make

sure you transition properly into execution