The CTICC has always pledged support for people, planet and profit, balancing our financial performance with a strong commitment to community and our environment. The year in review has built strongly on these social commitments. We have launched partnerships with three exciting new local community partners (LCPs) and sponsored a wide variety of events that, in turn, have significant social impact.
The total value of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment rose from R737 469 in the 2023/24 financial year1 to R2 377 902, a significant 217% increase. This sponsorship has impacted the sports arena, through our support of the Laureus Awards, as well as the entertainment sector, where we sponsor the venue for Marimba Jam and their record-breaking musical activities – both areas where South Africa’s reputation continues to shine.
CTICC Cares was initially founded as an end-of-year initiative in 2023. It has since grown substantially into the CTICC Care Drive year-round programme, which now involves not just local communities but client partners as well.
Its overall objectives remain:
a) To support vulnerable communities;
b) To mobilise staff and clients; and
c) To encourage sustainable giving.
Read more about the impact of the CTICC Care Drive in our Integrated Annual Report.
Our CSR commitment comes to life primarily through our LCP programme, which is monitored and delivered through our Nurture Our World (NOW) team. The team’s responsibilities include building the CTICC brand as an ESG leader, leveraging the social and environmental aspects of ESG as a selling point.
The NOW team is also tasked with maximising the impact of targeted investments in support of our LCPs. One way we achieve this is to link our clients’ broader sustainability activities to our LCPs, where possible – for example, donating wood waste from events for upcycling to non-profit organisations (NPOs) like Home of Hope.
Over the year in review, we supported our LCPs and other community organisations in various ways – from helping our courageous firefighters and nurses to providing venues for our LCPs’ events. Each event helped bolster our unrivalled reputation for community support.
We provide more details about some of these events below.
Arbour Week: Involving staff in climate activism
During Arbour Week in the year under review (1–7 September 2024), the CTICC propagated indigenous spekboom on-site and gifted the plants to staff as a symbol of sustainability. The spekboom is an extraordinary succulent species that is particularly effective at carbon absorption, which helps reduce the amount of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This makes it a natural way to combat global warming. It is also drought-resistant and adapts to varying seasonal temperatures, which could be an essential trait as climates continue to shift and change.
The initiative was supported by Call 2 Care, one of our outgoing LCPs and reinforced the CTICC’s environmental advocacy by integrating biodiversity awareness into workplace culture. It also educated and encouraged personal responsibility for climate action among staff.
Home of Hope maintenance upgrade: Hands-on support to improve young lives
This project’s objective was to improve the living conditions for the youth being fostered at our LCP Home of Hope’s Anselm Farm special needs care home, the farm is a smallholding in Morningstar, north of Cape Town.
This initiative combines land and animal care with specialised support, creating a safe space where young adults are understood, fully supported and protected – allowing them to experience peace and a sense of belonging.
During March 2025, the CTICC’s maintenance team provided extensive professional hands-on support for the care home at the farm by repairing furniture and electrical fixtures.
Additional community support offered during the year
The Youth in Action Expo is a vibrant and innovative youth-focused initiative created and hosted by the CTICC to promote education, skills development and employment readiness. The event was conceptualised three years ago in 2023 and has run every June since then, coinciding with Youth month. Today it is a game-changing collaboration convened by an increasingly wide range of stakeholders – including corporate sponsors, government departments, NGOs and training providers.
The goal remains to offer solutions to unemployed youth – the age segment with the highest unemployment rate in a country whose overall rate of unemployment is already very high at 33.2%. For the youth aged 15 to 34, the figure remains a much greater and deeply concerning 46.1%.
The Youth in Action Expo is designed to give young people access to bursaries, internships and professional resources, as well as workplace and career guidance. Through workshops, exhibitions and networking opportunities, the Expo creates a supportive environment for youth to explore career options and connect with potential partners on their development journey.
The Youth in Action Expo 2025 significantly advanced the CTICC’s commitment to inclusive growth and youth development. By attracting over 14 000 attendees and hosting 170 exhibitors, the event served as a high-impact platform for career exploration, mentorship, and opportunity access.
The Expo has gone from strength to strength by facilitating meaningful collaborative dialogue on youth employability and skills development. It has fostered vibrant partnerships across sectors, and it has reinforced the CTICC’s leadership in delivering socially responsive, purpose-driven events that align with national development priorities and the SDGs.
Where to find us
+27 (0)21 410 5000
info@cticc.co.za
CTICC 1
Convention Square,
1 Lower Long Street,
Cape Town, 8001,
South Africa
CTICC 2
Corner of Heerengracht,
& Rua Bartholomeu Dias,
Foreshore, Cape Town,
8001, South Africa
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