62 / 280
60
BLUE LABEL INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2014
AIRTIME
Stakeholder group Nature of engagement
Communities,
educational
institutions and
research
organisations
In deepening our understanding of the interests of the community in which we
operate, while enhancing both trust and relationships, the TPC Community
Channel specialises in the development and empowerment of broad-based
communities through the deployment of mobile technology and products. The
community channel aims not only to distribute the Group’s products more widely
but also to create job opportunities for the members of the communities and to
share a portion of the revenues earned with these communities.
Senior management, like the Group Company Secretary, the Group Head of
Human Resources and the Head of Investor and Media Relations, also engages
with the business community, including research organisations, across various
levels on a regular basis.
The joint CEOs and senior management are involved in collaborative projects with
the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), and other business and secondary
schools.
Management also takes cognisance of the work of Frost and Sullivan and the
Institute for Futures Research at the University of Stellenbosch.
The joint CEOs are regularly recognised for their contributions to the community,
if not as an award judge then as a recipient. Some of their accolades are detailed
in each person’s biography on pages 21 and 22.
Government,
regulatory bodies
and the public
sector
The Group regularly engages government (at national and local level), parastatals
and other public organisations through various tender processes. From a
compliance perspective, the completion and rendition of statutory returns are
undertaken diligently. Blue Label is not a member of any industry association
and/or national/international advocacy organisation in which the Company has
positions in governance bodies, participates in projects or committees or provides
substantive funding.
The Group occasionally consults the Department of Labour.
STAKEHOLDER
RELATIONS
CONTINUED