Isilumko Activate (powered by Studentwise), a market leader in the activations space, has been recognised for its commitment to meaningful transformation at the 13th National Business awards, where the company was presented with the Diversity in the Workplace Award. Recognised for “outstanding business achievement in bettering our people, planet and profits through excellence” Isilumko was the obvious choice for the award, often exceeding the criteria included in the assessments.
Isilumko also achieved a highly commended certificate as the runner up in the Customer Focus Award, while parent company EOH Holdings received the 2015 National Business of the Year Award.
Focused on facilitating creative, integrated one-on-one interactions between brands and consumers, Isilumko has always viewed BBBEE as an opportunity to make a positive contribution towards transformation of the activations industry and indeed the greater South African landscape. Evidence of its position on the matter, the company has a Level 2 BBBEE contributor status; with black ownership currently at 73.51% and black female ownership at 45.5%.
Believing in real change, the company focusses its attention on more than just employment equity, investing in skills development, preferential procurement, enterprise development and socio-economic responsibility.
Isilumko director Brendan Powell says that the group is understandably delighted with the recognition and honoured to have been acknowledged for the work it’s done in the area of diversity development. “This award doesn’t indicate that we have arrived and while an endorsement that we are on the right track, we will need to remain focused on making further improvements to our employment equity profile and skills development initiatives in the future, and ultimately making a difference in the development of South Africa.”
Introduced in 2002, The National Business Awards recognise the success, innovation and ethics of South African companies and organisations across all industry sectors. They honour industry leaders through the acknowledgement of innovative business processes, product development, enterprise, sustainability and overall business success. The Awards also recognise the important social and environmental contributions made by organisations through the excellence of service, commitment to their customers, ethical behaviour and environmental sustainability.
“Businesses in South Africa, both large and small, have a critical role to play in transformation and job creation, which draws a direct parallel with the future stability of this country and in so doing, we are creating futures. We need to give the youth coming online in the workplace, the opportunity to be exceptional.”
In conclusion Powell says that these awards confirm what a spirit of excellence and dedication can achieve.
All Isilumko’s BBBEE scorecard ratings were presented by the independent verification agency, Empowerdex. For details visit: www.isilumko.com/activate
To qualify for the awards, each organisation’s annual revenue must be above R35-million unless specified otherwise. Plus a positive year-on-year growth in turnover and a 5 to 10% growth in turnover in the last financial year is required.
About Brendan Powell
Brendan Powell is a Director at Isilumko Activate and has been with the company since 2008. With extensive managerial experience, Powell leads from the front and is known for his natural ability to motivate large teams of people to consistently reach goals and implement an organisational vision. He has a deep-seated passion for people and has a strong desire to see them flourish. Powell believes that “effortless magic” happens when the right person is placed in the right position. He is widely regarded and acknowledged as an expert on the subject of experiential activations.
About Isilumko Activate
Isilumko Activate (powered by Studentwise) is a company focused on facilitating creative, integrated one-on-one interactions between a brand and the consumer. With impressive credentials built up over almost 22 years in the in the industry, this level 2 BBBEE accredited company has a rock-solid reputation that attracts and retains staff that are as passionate about activations as the company’s original founder members. For details visit: www.isilumko.com/activate
Author: Thandi Nkabinde from SIMONSAYS communications.
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