Health and Medical
– In areas where no public medical facilities exist, Illovo provides access to
health care through the network of group-run primary health care clinics and hospitals to the local
communities at nominal cost. We also provide programmes focusing on primary and secondary
health care, occupational health, HIV and AIDS, malaria and TB, working closely with national
programmes in our countries of operation. Control programmes for non-communicable diseases
such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes exist at all our operations, and continues to
provide services in respect of maternal and child health, reproductive health and neglected
tropical diseases (eg, bilharzia).
Environmental
–
This refers to contributions towards efforts to preserve and manage natural
surrounding areas, particularly those of a high conservation value. More is reported on this in the
section on Biodiversity in our Climate Change report.
Capacity Building
–
Illovo supports community-based welfare organisations involving self-help
programmes and other related and similar initiatives and partners with a variety of development
organisations to provide capacity building along the value chain and within the communities
surrounding our businesses.
Infrastructure Support
–
This involves rehabilitating and upgrading public facilities and providing
water and sanitation. In some areas we are involved in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to
improve the standards of water being provided to communities.
Enterprise Development (excluding supplier development)
–
The company has also
contributed to fund-raising organisations and self-help developmental programmes.
Other (including recreation, arts, culture, etc.)
–
This includes investment in a variety of focus
areas including community involvement, supporting community centres, estate community policing,
estate football leagues and day-care centres, all which help in developing and maintaining stable
and thriving communities.
During the year under review, we contributed R26 million towards the following social investment
projects, mostly for the benefit of the communities within the immediate vicinity of our operations:
Categories
Rm
Rm
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
Healthcare
3.9
2.1
1.0
Education
6.7
7.3
3.9
Environmental
1.1
Capacity Building
0.3
Infrastructure Support
2.4
Enterprise Development
2.6
Other/ Sports, Arts and Culture
9.0
13.3
9.3
Total
26.0
22.7
14.2
Note: The elements of Illovo’s Corporate Social Investment expenditure has been expanded to present a more
detailed analysis thereof.
R8.4 million was spent on sports, arts and culture. In addition, in the year under review, more than
R27 million was spent on supporting and developing outgrowers across the group.
Expenditure under corporate social investments is an area of constant review and is subject to regular
assessment across standard CSI measurement parameters.
Our corporate social investment budgets are based typically on historical expenditure. However, there are
instances where additional resources over and above annual budgets are directed towards the
achievement of specific social investment objectives; a typical example follows below.
During the first quarter of 2015, Illovo Sugar Malawi rallied to the defence of tens of thousands of people
affected by extreme flooding in the southern region of the country where Illovo’s Nchalo factory and
agricultural operations are situated.
