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One buck to Animal Welfare and Isithembiso Baby’s Home for every like

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Throughout June, Eveready will be making its likes count by donating R1 per Facebook like and Twitter follow to Animal Welfare and Isithembiso Baby home in Port Elizabeth. As part of its Positively South African campaign, Eveready is focused on making a positive difference and highlighting all that is great about our nation. Liza Kingston, Eveready brand manager comments saying: “In February we asked our followers for their positive story, a favourite positive saying or quote and they stood … [Read more...] about One buck to Animal Welfare and Isithembiso Baby’s Home for every like

Proudly South African

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Proudly South African is born from our national pride and patriotism, as well as the need to empower businesses to become economically competitive – the backbone of sustainable growth and development for South Africa. As South Africa’s only manufacturer of alkaline batteries, this is a message Eveready is driving home, and something it’s proud of. Charles du Toit, HR director at Eveready said: “The initiative, and our business supports the Government’s plans to revive the economy so five … [Read more...] about Proudly South African

Eveready takes top award for green credentials in its category

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Port Elizabeth based Eveready took top honours at an award ceremony in East London last night. It won the Eastern Cape 'top green organisation award 2012 for a medium organisation with a high environmental impact' award. Award by the Institute of Waste Management of South Africa as well as the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs. This recognition is a reflection of the Eveready commitment to the environment both through its products and business … [Read more...] about Eveready takes top award for green credentials in its category

Improving Staff Literacy and Numeracy is Advantageous

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South Africa's only alkaline battery manufacturer Eveready has implemented an extensive adult basic education and training (ABET) programme at its Port Elizabeth plant to increase staff literacy and numeracy. Eveready HR director Charles du Toit said: "We found 30% of the workforce were illiterate and innumerate. This limited the ability to implement globally competitive and benchmarked lean manufacturing systems." As a result, the manufacturer introduced an ABET programme and encouraged … [Read more...] about Improving Staff Literacy and Numeracy is Advantageous

Cost Effective Illumination for Children’s Village

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On Friday 1 June, Eveready donated ESL lamps to the SOS Children's Village in Port Elizabeth. They have been supporting the SOS Children's Village for the past 12 years and decided to combine their Corporate Social Investment initiative with their environmental practices. The SOS Children's Home Village is made up of 14 family homes, two youth houses and an SOS Kindergarten. "Although we currently support one of the family homes with an annual grant, we decided to equip the entire Port … [Read more...] about Cost Effective Illumination for Children’s Village

Eveready employees rally together to support community charities

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In the annual Eveready Cares initiative, Eveready employees once again showed their generosity and their commitment to making a difference in their communities. All departments within Eveready joined together to choose a charity to support during the campaign. This gave employees from across the business an opportunity to meet and discuss the needs of their communities. As a team, they then visited the charities and spent time understanding their objectives and requirements. This personal … [Read more...] about Eveready employees rally together to support community charities

Foreverever is longer than Forever

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Eveready South Africa, a proudly South African Port Elizabeth based company, has recently launched a new product range which feels like it lasts Foreverever and as part of the launch, the "Make our Lunch Last Longer" initiative was created. Together with all the guests at the launch, Eveready donated lunch to the Port Elizabeth SOS Village. The initiative will be carried over into all the regions as the launch progresses. … [Read more...] about Foreverever is longer than Forever

Giving Back to the Community

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Eveready South Africa (Pty) Ltd recently embarked on a campaign to give back to the needy charities of the Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage areas. The "Eveready Cares" campaign formed part of the companies's social investment initiatives and acted as an employee engagement exercise. Each department at Eveready was asked to pick a charity which they wanted to support, after which Eveready contacted each of the organisations and identified what items were most needed for the charity in terms of … [Read more...] about Giving Back to the Community