The Office of the Chief Executive has entrenched various employee volunteering initiatives whereby employees are encouraged to offer their time, knowledge and skills to those less fortunate. This supported various programmes within the period under review which has led to interactive community investment, water education and water awareness.
These projects aim to support causes such as abused children, HIV/AIDS charities, the elderly and the vulnerable. The Office of the Chief Executive therefore encourages employees to become involved in charitable activities by providing their time, energy, talent and leadership skills to the benefit of the community we serve. Bloem Water's volunteering initiatives aim to support and showcase the efforts of employees, thereby instilling a culture of employee involvement, compassion and caring from an internal perspective.
The Office of the Chief Executive aims to proactively promote public interest by encouraging and actively participating in community growth and sustainable development. Sustainability and the triple bottom line embrace economic, environmental and social aspects of Bloem Water's activities, thereby strengthening the link between Corporate Governance and corporate citizenship as to external relationships of the Organisation and its overall impact on society as exemplified by the School Toilet Revolution Programme.
As an Organisation, Bloem Water recognizes its impact on the community it serves.
The way we conduct business dictates the footprint we leave behind. Bloem Water strives
to holistically address issues of sustainable development -
- Realizing that the upliftment and alleviation of poverty does not only reside with Government but with each and every one of us.
- The School Toilet Revolution Programme in which Bloem Water challenges partners and stakeholders to join in and to make a difference in our community schools.
Activities we have been involved in within the period under review
- Education: Raising water awareness on sanitation and hygiene through school visits to our Plants.
- ACMP International Conference in May 2011 where Bloem Water was selected from 150 applicants to deliver a paper on Change Management.
- IWA Fellowship Programme where Bloem Water's Chief Executive, Dr B Malakoane was selected to be a distinguished member of the Fellows Programme. A first for Bloem Water.
- Bloem Water is a member of the World Toilet Organisation through its efforts in the Toilet Revolution.
- Investment Programmes in rural communities, e.g. Toilet Revolution & School Water Auditing Programme (SWAP)
Bloem Water's objective in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility and investment,
in the form of these projects is aimed at the nurturing of human capital, enthusing
knowledge and education, overall empowerment, collective support and learning to
bring about change for a better and brighter future for all within our democracy
and in the sustainment of a life-