Entries for the annual Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards, which is one of the highlights of the province’s business calendar, are currently flowing in.
Nominations of the various participants have been made through Chambers of Business, CEOs, employees and clients of companies and organisations around KwaZulu-Natal. Being nominated as a top business is an important achievement, because it means that the organisation is worthy of recognition.
Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing the nominees in the categories that they have entered.
Nominee: SLG
Category: Community and Social Responsibility
Founded in 2002, SLG is a leading, award winning supplier of premium quality natural gas to industrial and commercial companies situated in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, South Africa. SLG addresses the growing need for efficient energy solutions and makes sure these are adequately served to meet business energy needs.
SLG is committed to acting in an ethical and responsible way, and to contributing to South Africa’s economic development, whilst simultaneously improving the communities in which they operate.
SLG is an active and important economic role player, contributing to good corporate citizenship and CSI initiatives, and engaging with independent power producers and other stakeholders that play a vital role in supporting the South African energy and manufacturing economy.
Sustainability supports their strategic vision of becoming the country’s leading natural gas trader by 2025.
SLG and SLCNG have also undertaken numerous Socio-Economic Development (SED) initiatives with the aim of uplifting local communities based on the following key objectives:
• Fostering collaboration and partnering opportunities with the company’s stakeholders
•Enhancing the social and economic wellbeing of local communities by supporting local
education and skills enhancement programmes, small-business development, and job
creation projects, and through investing in education development
• Leading by example in establishing SED best practices in the energy industry.
for more information on the Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards visit www.kzntopbusiness.com
