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Rural people are dispossessed and displaced by companies that collect awards for ESG credentials, corporate social investment and sector excellence. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AGRICULTURE

Award-winning exploitation: South Africa’s sustainability façade unmasked

Rural people are dispossessed and displaced by companies that collect awards for ESG credentials, corporate social investment and sector excellence

  • Brian Adams
4 min read
Merle Kock and Khavitha Singh, founders and directors of the Amekh group.
AMEKH GROUP

The future of CSI

Top trends changing the spirit of corporate giving

  • Dalaine Krige
23 min read
ACKERMANS

Ackermans celebrates 10 years of Ububele by stepping up for the future

The Step-Up Challenge encourages you to donate your gently used pairs of shoes

  • Special Reports
2 min read
Dimension Data has opened a new chapter of its Saturday School Programme in Port Elizabeth. Pictured are staff members, principals, representatives from the department of education, talent manager Lulama Mafisa and programme manager Shakes Makgalemane. (Jeff Latham Photography)
CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT

Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE

The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories

  • Staff Reporter
8 min read
Participating in the Little Eden CEO wheelchair campaign allows chief executives to recognise the activity limitations that flow from using a wheelchair for daily mobility
CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief executives take up the wheelchair campaign in March

The campaign helps to raise awareness of the difficulties people in wheelchairs face on a daily basis

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Masego Madzwamuse, chief executive of the Southern Africa Trust
ADVERTORIAL

Southern Africa Trust rebrands as it seeks to deepen its impact

The Trust is helping corporates to put their money in the right places to ensure that SADC communities are truly empowered

  • Advertorial
5 min read
Starting a formal business in South Africa is arduous, time-consuming, and expensive. (File photo)
BRIMSTONE EMPOWERMENT SHARE TRUST

Is social entrepreneurship the new charity?

Imagine if the NGO sector became a large employer of manpower

  • Cayleigh Bright
9 min read
In order to remain in favour with the youth, companies must align themselves with their values, with consistent behaviour that results in sustainable change
BRIMSTONE INVESTMENT

Conscious social investment will gain consumer favour

The transparency provided by the internet means that every corporate action is judged

  • James Nash
5 min read
The Yabonga Children’s Project was one of the first nongovernmental organisations to be offered shares by Brimstone, and has now achieved sustainability.
BRIMSTONE EMPOWERMENT SHARE TRUST

The Brimstone Investment Corporation’s story

BEST shareholders support at least 3.5-million beneficiaries across South Africa

  • Cayleigh Bright
5 min read
(Gemma Ritchie/M&G)
CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT

Surprise jump in big business social investment spending

South Africa’s corporate social investment was 7% higher than it was last year

  • Tebogo Tshwane
2 min read
The Life Healthcare Cataract Outreach programme brings critical eyecare services to patients in peri-urban and rural areas
ADVERTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

Looking to care for the visually impaired

Investing in the Future, Civil Society Award. Winner: Life SANCB’s Optima College

  • Advertorial Supplement
2 min read
“We overly relied on the audited financial statements [of VBS],” said Kuben Naidoo.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Integrating stakeholder engagement with shared value creation

In this context, management’s ability to listen is truly vital

  • Staff Reporter
7 min read
The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The power to influence society

The corporate world has realised that it cannot be successful without paying attention to communities and the environment

  • Dale Hess
4 min read
Instruments of change: Eager youngsters compete at the Field Band Foundation’s national championships in Soweto.
CSI

Measuring the impact of CSI

Identifying indicators to measure change requires research and expertise

  • Dale Hess
4 min read
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Business has more to give than money

The positive effect of business leaders becoming actively involved in under-resourced schools is immediate and dramatic

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read