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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)

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

Merle Kock and Khavitha Singh, founders and directors of the Amekh group.

The future of CSI

Top trends changing the spirit of corporate giving

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

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)

Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE

The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories

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 take up the wheelchair campaign in March

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

Masego Madzwamuse, chief executive of the Southern Africa Trust

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

Starting a formal business in South Africa is arduous, time-consuming, and expensive. (File photo)

Is social entrepreneurship the new charity?

Imagine if the NGO sector became a large employer of manpower

In order to remain in favour with the youth, companies must align themselves with their values, with consistent behaviour that results in sustainable change

Conscious social investment will gain consumer favour

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

The Yabonga Children’s Project was one of the first nongovernmental organisations to be offered shares by Brimstone, and has now achieved sustainability.

The Brimstone Investment Corporation’s story

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

The Life Healthcare Cataract Outreach programme brings critical eyecare services to patients in peri-urban and rural areas

Looking to care for the visually impaired

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

(Gemma Ritchie/M&G)

Surprise jump in big business social investment spending

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

“We overly relied on the audited financial statements [of VBS],” said Kuben Naidoo.

Integrating stakeholder engagement with shared value creation

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

MTN SA Foundation drives social development through the use of technology

MTN uses technology to uplift communities

Innovative use of ICT creates sustainable socioeconomic wealth

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The power to influence society

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

Instruments of change: Eager youngsters compete at the Field Band Foundation’s national championships in Soweto.

Measuring the impact of CSI

Identifying indicators to measure change requires research and expertise

Nowhere to run: Kings players close in on Sharks flanker Marcel Coetzee during last weekend’s opening round Super Rugby match

Business has more to give than money

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

Taking healthcare services to communities

Winner: Investing in the Future and Drivers of Change Business Award — Unjani Clinic

Committed to social investment

Winner: Chairman’s Award — Volkswagen Group South Africa

Towards strengthening SA education

Teacher development forms an integral part in helping meet the education requirements of South Africa.

A bigger role for business in education

Throwing money at problems does not solve all the issues that schools face.