Corporate social responsibility, our interaction with businesses, Government and the community at large in order to participate in activities that will create a sustainable environment, is critical to our overall business strategy.
"… Business decision-making linked to ethical values, compliance with legal requirements, and respect for people, communities and the environment."
Corporate social responsibility as defined by Business for Social Responsibility. |
The Premier’s Service Excellence Awards
The Premier’s Service Excellence Awards are aimed at promoting service delivery and
excellence within the public sector. We have been involved since the
1998 inception of these
world-class awards, and
are proud to congratulate
those members of our
public service who live
by the ethos of service
excellence. |
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| Our CSR strategy |
| Integrating the principles of sustainability into our core business operations, the three core elements of our CSR strategy are: |
| Preferential procurement & enterprise development |
| – contributing to procurement and enterprise development through co-operative ventures with black business organisations and procurement from black-owned and black-managed suppliers. |
| Employment equity |
| – creating equal employment opportunities for all our people, transferring skills and complying with the Employment Equity Act; and |
| Corporate social investment |
| – focusing on education and business skills development to accelerate growth, create employment and encourage economic contribution by communities that were previously disadvantaged. |
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 Addressing sustainability |
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| CSR focus areas |
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| Contributing to growing Africa |
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| Making a positive diffrence |
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The CSR Board
The CSR Board provides oversight to our social responsibility programme and initiatives, governing policies and offering an external perspective on issues of sustainability. It enjoys all the necessary powers and authority to execute the role entrusted to it by our Executive Committee.
The board comprises 11 members of whom four are external independent persons. |
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