We have worked in a wide variety of industries including…
Food retail
Clothing retail
Home-building
Cotton
Wine
Education
Water
Mining
We have experience working with all types and sizes of organisations including:
Despite this variety – there is a few things that remain consistent…
- We are passionate about what we do
- Our work delivers tangible impact
- We go and over-above what is expected of us and produce top quality every time
CASE STUDIES
SPAR
Rural Hub and cage-free eggs
The SPAR Group is one of our longest standing clients. We have worked on many projects over the years, with a focus on supporting their sustainability agenda. Two of the most interesting and complex projects have been the Rural Hub and the cage-free egg initiative.
SA WINE
Design, set up, various sub-area strategies (e.g. export, WLM)
The Moss Group has a long history of working within the wine industry, most particularly with the various bodies that support the development of the industry. Our key focus has been on developing strategies for the broader industry, the implementation of which are then overseen and supported by the various industry bodies. Over the past 10 years, we have worked closely with industry bodies and industry role players to develop, amongst other things, the overarching wine industry strategy, a domestic market growth strategy, a holistic export growth strategy, a plant improvement strategy and an industry communications strategy.
ISOW (in partnership with UWC)
In December 2024, Plastics SA commissioned a baseline study and a feasibility study for a Waste Beneficiation Centre in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality in
Mpumalanga. A consortium of The Moss Group, the University of the Western Cape, Aquila Environmental and Kruger to Canyon Biosphere (K2C) was appointed to conduct these studies.
The South African Initiative to End Plastic Waste, through the Biodegradable and Compostable Packaging Working Group, recently completed a process to evaluate the landscape with respect to the integration of biodegradable and compostable packaging in South Africa.
The objectives of this assessment are two-fold:
- To provide a balanced perspective and consolidated view of the South African context with regard to biodegradable and compostable packaging, based on sound research and stakeholder inputs.
- To be used to inform players across the value chain, as well as other interested stakeholders around the responsible manufacture, use, management and disposal of biodegradable and compostable packaging.
The assessment paper focuses specifically on the country’s current capacity to responsibly integrate these materials into the existing packaging economy and looks to provide direction on what is required going forward. The appendix, “Material types and applications”, highlights the raw material sources, manufacturing process, properties of the polymers, range of applications and end of life fate.
The paper is based on an extensive review of academic literature, relevant international standards and engagement with academics and many key stakeholders across the value chain, including manufacturers, importers and distributors of the materials, retailers and brand owners, recyclers and commercial composters.
The Working Group also prepared a short information brochure on key considerations for biodegradable and compostable packaging. This brochure contains an overview of things to consider before introducing biodegradable products into South Africa, a short summary of existing South African legislation and standards relating to biodegradable products and a summary of biodegradable certifications and labelling.
