Freight and logistics
business
NWK Limited Grindrod
Grindrod owns 20% of
NWK Limited
Supply of agricultural
and industrial lime
Grasland
Ondernemings
Senwes
NWK: 50%
Senwes: 50%
Short-term insurance
and financial services
Certisure
Brokers
Senwes
NWK: 50%
Senwes: 50%
Oilseed press
Epko
Louis Dreyfus
Commodities
NWK: 50%
Louis Dreyfus Commodities: 50%
Input supply
Mont-Trade
(Botswana)
Mont-Trade
NWK: 50%
Mont-Trade: 50%
Processing of
cotton; input supply
NWK Agri-
Services
Zambië
Louis Dreyfus
Commodities
NWK: 60%
Louis Dreyfus Commodities: 40%
Remote sensing and
risk-management
products for the wider
agricultural market
AgriSig
TM
Farm Agricultural
Enterprise Man-
agement (FAEM)
NWK: 50%
FAEM: 50%
NWK supports
corporate citizenship
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Under the guidance of the NWK board the best interests of the company are
followed in order to manage it according to the accepted principles of corporate
governance. The implementation of responsible and effective management
practices ensures that the company acts and is regarded as a responsible
corporate citizen that protects and develops the sustainability of the company,
community and natural environment. The board of directors is also actively
involved in identifying and managing key risks.
An audit and risk committee annually nominates an independent auditor for
appointment, assesses the independence and efficiency of the external and internal
audit functions as well as the integrity and completeness of the financial statements.
A social and ethics committee checks the company’s actions with regard to
its social and economic development, corporate citizenship, environmental
management, health and public safety, relationship with consumers, labour
relations and employment.
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Primary agriculturists, all consumers, grain processors, businesses and
government institutions.
The North West Province and other provinces of South Africa, Botswana
and Zambia.
NWK’s core focus is on agriculture and the food value chain, but the group also
investigates opportunities that can utilise the seasonality in the value chain.
Synergies within the group and partnerships are therefore optimally exploited.
Cooperation and integration with international, regional and local role players are
unavoidable if an agricultural business wants to remain relevant and not be
a target for a takeover.
NWK’s involvement in strategic partnerships is as follows:
The company pursues a balance between economic development, social growth and the
natural environment. Consequently, the company is committed to the responsible management
of natural resources, compliance with environmental legislation and the protection of water
sources, air quality and biodiversity by applying responsible industrial practices and the
prevention of pollution, including the management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
