About

Nedbank Group Finance Golf Day

Now in its fourth year, the annual Group Finance Charity Golf Day is the major fund-raiser for the Leading for Deep Green committee. Thanks to the generous involvement of our sponsors, we have been able to raise funds which support our initiatives in the community and our environment for the subsequent twelve months. In 2013 we will once again have a full field of 128 golfers tee-ing up at the beautiful Houghton Golf Club. This will be followed by a dinner and auction in the evening, the proceeds of which also all go towards our charitable causes.

Charity supported:

The Leading for Deep Green committee supports a number of charities over the course of the year. We seek to support those charities where staff can get involved, and we do not simply write out a cheque. For example, this year saw many staff, both men and women, knitting scarves for a crèche in Diepsloot. We also try to partner with our vendors where possible. Some of the charities who have benefited this year are:

· Matla Combined School

· Ronwe Primary School in Paarl, with assistance from Waltons

· Mohau crèche in Diepsloot, in partnership with Top-Turf

· Hong Ning Old Age Home

· Thusunang Aids / HIV Relief Project in Slovoville (first visited by L4DG in 2007)

· Society for the Blind in Rose Acre, Johannesburg.

· Barking Mad and PETS (Pet Empowerment in Townships), in conjunction with The IQ-Group

Wayne Fyvie, former Springbok and Sharks rugby player

Most people know the name Wayne Fyvie, former Springbok and Sharks Rugby player. Wayne not only played for these teams but also led them onto the park as their captain – 94 occasions for the Natal, 25 for the Sharks, and 3 test for the Springboks and 5 midweek games.

Since leaving the world of Rugby in 2001, he has taken the same drive and determination (that resulted in his considerable successes in the sporting arena) into the business world, channeling his energy into a business ventures greenOFFICE.

Based on the simple philosophy of having the right people in the right position, and following a set of core values, greenOFFICE has grown from strength to strength. During these years of growth, greenOFFICE has achieved several awards, such as being voted one of SA’s most promising companies by the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Institute and, more recently, Most Environmental Company Of The Year at the 2011 Proudly South African Homegrown Awards.

greenOFFICE currently supplies national Corporates like ABSA, Foschini, Mr Price, Nedbank, UTI, Relyant group and Spar.

greenOFFICE has developed a unique end-to-end solution in office automation business based on a Managed Print Service (MPS). With this solution, all document-related costs are managed by greenOFFICE (hardware, consumables, service and maintenance, and the management thereof).

greenOFFICE has embraced broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) by making each person who works at greenOFFICE a shareholder in the business as well as employing a diverse compliment of staff.

greenOFFICE people are passionate about South Africa and the company has been a member of the Proudly South African campaign since 2002.

As far a social responsibility goes, greenOFFICE is on the ball and aligned itself in partnership with Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players Fund and the QuadPara Association South Africa (QASA). In conjunction with these two funds, greenOFFICE started their own non-profit organisation, greenABLE. greenABLE is a twofold mechanism for social upliftment – through the employment of physically disabled women – as well as environmental responsibility – the complete recycling of damaged printer cartridges (which cannot be remanufactured).

Wayne Fyvie is still involved in rugby sphere through the South African Rugby Legends Association and serves as a trustees for the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players Fund.