Sustainability

“The most important investment in thefuture of any nationis in education. No legacy can be higher than that.”

President Jacob Zuma
1Goal Education for All Summit
11 July 2010

The sustainability and resilience of ADvTECH is driven fundamentally by the long-term nature of the business, the enduring worth to society of the Group’s operations and the annuity nature of much of its revenue. This is supported by the strength of the Group’s financial structure, which provides the capacity to deal with challenges and opportunities as they arise. It is therefore vital that we continue to implement carefully considered and responsible decisions that will have a positive impact well into the future. We remain committed to ensuring the long-term success of our business by making a constructive contribution economically, socially and environmentally to the communities which we serve and in which we operate.

The nature and quality of our services provide intrinsic social and economic benefits. The important role that the Group’s Education and Resourcing divisions play in helping address the current education and skills capacity constraints facing South Africa, has led to the recognition of ADvTECH as a responsible corporate citizen actively involved in developing the country’s human capital and economic growth prospects. Our high standard of corporate responsibility was recognised once again by our inclusion, for the fifth consecutive year, in the JSE Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index for 2010.

Sustainability in our business development is the fundamental responsibility of the ADvTECH Board, supported in aspects by specialist structures including:

  • the Board Transformation Committee (BTC), which guides, monitors, reviews and evaluates the Group’s progress in transformation, and
  • the Human Resources, HIV/Aids, Employment Equity, Environment, Skills Development, Investors-in-People and Occupational Health and Safety (HESIO) Committee which oversees programmes in these areas. The majority of HESIO Committee members are elected representatives of staff and first line human resources managers from the Group’s operations.