Corporate social investment (“CSI”)
As a diversified Group with interests in a range of
investments and operations, the CSI initiatives of the
Group extend countrywide and seek to improve the lives
of numerous communities across South Africa. Most of
the CSI activities of the Group are found in the projects
undertaken by the Group’s businesses and investment companies.
The CSI activities of the Group’s services operations provide financial and non-financial
support to more than 75 organisations and associations. Many of these organisations
operate in rural communities in which Group companies may operate contracts.
The focus of this support remains in the areas of education and training, caring
for children and abused women, and caring for those affected by HIV/Aids. In
addition to the monetary donations which are made to these various organisations,
further support is provided through the provision of goods and services normally
provided by the Group companies. Various Group companies are currently implementing
systems to monitor and report the costs associated with these initiatives more
accurately as part of the overall drive to better manage the Group’s BEE initiatives.
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