The aim of this study was to determine a carbon and water footprint for a
beverage manufacturing company. The carbon footprint determination was
conducted on Scope 1 and Scope 2. The water footprint was determined on
the blue water and grey water. The beverage production volumes of the
beverage manufacturing company were used to determine both the carbon
and the water footprint. The theoretical background to this study was based on both local and international beverage companies and the outcome for the carbon and water
footprint was benchmarked against the local and international companies.
The objectives of this study were achieved by calculating a carbon and water
footprint for the beverage company. The carbon footprint unit of measure is
g CO2e / litre produced and the water footprint is litre water/litre produced.
The unit of measure for pollutant grey water footprint is measured in
milligram. Based on the results achieved in this study, recommendations for carbon
and water footprint reductions were made to the beverage company.
Reduction targets for production year 2020 were also recommended based
on the implementation of the reduction plans. / Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Environmental Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/20158 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Wessels, Maria Magdalena |
| Contributors | Mearns, K., Stoffberg, G. H. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xix, 213 leaves) : illustrations |
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