Corporate Social Responsibility working...

This past Youth Day our kids had an absolute ball! All thanks to the joy and fun provided by friends from local Cape Town accounting firm, Ernst and Young! Their staff provided a day full of activities and games at our Child Care Centre and add to that...back at the office staff members are collecting children's clothing for the cold winter months ahead! All because Ernst and Young, along with many other South African companies, take their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seriously.

And this is no small matter. According to a recent global report on the amount of time and money certain nationalities give to charity, South Africans ranked 2nd (after the US) as the most charitable nation and fourth, after Ireland, India and the US as the country which gives the most time to charity and good causes. http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=128267

And this has certainly been Beautiful Gate's experience of South African companies. Over the years we have received great support from various companies wanting to invest in the social fabric of the nation. What's more, individual staff often give more of themselves in the process.

So - while many question whether CSR is working in South Africa, we say: The proof is in pictures! Thank you!