Zero growth in total corporate expenditure on social development in 2015/16
Companies and state-owned enterprises in South Africa spent R8.6 billion, in total, on social development in the country in 2015/16 – representing a 6% increase [...]
Communicating CSI – the last Trialogue CSI Forum of 2016
Kindly hosted at Volkswagen’s offices in Johannesburg, on 8 November and Sanlam’s offices in Cape Town, on 10 November Effective communication is crucial for fostering [...]
Delivering a richer learning experience through ICT
A panel at the Trialogue CSI Conference, held in Bryanston on 24 and 25 May 2016, debated the merits of using ICT as a mechanism [...]
Aligning the Sustainable Development Goals with African citizens’ priorities
As governments and development communities set out to achieve the recently-instated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity, [...]
Education, life skills and career guidance needed to address unemployment
The mismatch between what employers require and what young people have to offer is contributing to the problem of youth unemployment. Unemployment is one of [...]
Funding innovations
In an increasingly challenging funding environment non-profit organisations and corporates must find innovative, collaborative and sustainable ways to work together in their efforts towards social [...]
Overview of the state of CSI in South Africa
An estimated R8.1 billion was spent on CSI in 2015, said Nick Rockey, managing director of Trialogue. Rockey was speaking at the opening of the [...]
Trialogue CSI Conference to explore how collaboration can enhance impact in development
Businesses spent R8.1 billion on corporate social investment (CSI) in South Africa during the 2014/15 financial year, but what kind of impact did this spend have? [...]
Social enterprise and CSI
This is a summary of key points from the CSI forums that Trialogue hosted in Johannesburg (10 November) and Cape Town (12 November). Overview Social [...]
Will the revised BBBEE Codes impact CSI approaches to skills development and education?
This is a summary of key points from the CSI forums that Trialogue hosted in Johannesburg (18 August) and Cape Town (20 August). Skills needs [...]