​CGCSA Foundation


About the Foundation

The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa Foundation (The Foundation) was established in 2022 by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) as a not for- profit Public Benefit Organisation (PBO). The Foundation primarily exists to ensure collaboration amongst multi- stakeholders that collectively focus on driving a private-public partnership for economic development and improvements in South Africa through projects that support the South African National DevelopmentPlan (NDP) and United Nations Sustainabile Development Goals (SDG's).

The Foundation has been registered as a 'conduit' PBO and is therefore not an implementing agency. As such, the Foundation will provide funds to other PBOs or entities conducting public benefit activities, and issue Section 18A certificates

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OUR VISION

A trusted partner for sustainable business environments and community self-sufficiency.

OUR MISSION

To drive active citizenship, social responsibility, and action for change through shared value.

OUR VALUES

Integrity, accountability, excellence, neutrality, and humility.

We focus on projects that:

  • Projects that generate shared value
  • Respond collaboratively to critical and short-/medium-term member and societal challenges
  • Ensure business and beneficiary sustainability; and
  • Be financially feasible

COLLECTIVE ACTION

The Foundation works in collaboration with other South African companies and Governmentboth locallyand internationally and other social partners, amongst other things, to achieve the SDGs and, in each case, identify and scope the areas of greatest need or priority in relation the aforementioned.

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Guiding Principles - The Foundation:

  • Focuses on high positive impact projects that drive just (social), self-sufficient, financially and environmentally sustainable and resilient businesses and communities by maximising 'shared value'.
  • Facilitates and aggregates efforts and complimentary skills to reduce duplication, scale impact and coordinate disaster relief.
  • Adopts an ecosystem and transformational approach to maximise collective, aligned efforts for business and community benefit, resilience and sustainability.
  • Practices good governance and operates independently of political agendas.
  • Promotes CGCSA member efforts to illustrate and promote the benefit of shared value.
  • Identifies and grows sources of funding and collaboration with non-CGCSA members.

Current Projects

  • Community Gardens
  • Adopt a Power Station
  • Hammanskrall Water Project
  • Techno Girl Project
  • Job Fund
  • Food Gardens