Introduction By The Managing Member - Puma

- Collecting reasonably large pieces of scrap materials and distributing them to rural economic
development projects that can make use of the fabric to manufacture clothing and other
items; and,
- Collecting and recycling our scrap paper (specifically from patterns and office use) and plastics.
• Monitoring our electricity and water consumption figures, normalised to units of production, to ensure that
Vimal uses both of these scarce resources in as efficient a manner as possible.
• Creating a mechanism for employees to access some form of catering services, most likely in a designated
section of our parking lot (away from our residential neighbours).
• Creating an additional (external) mechanism for employees to communicate complaints and/or recommendations
to the management team.
• Donating up to 50 of our older sewing machines to a fledgling rural economic development centre run by
Cotlands, a national HIV/AIDS charity, in a community directly affected by rampant unemployment and an
HIV-infection rate in excess of 60%.
• Clearing out our warehouse and donating surplus fabric and accessories to economic development
projects that can produce goods to assist in their own sustainability.
• Reviewing and updating this Report on an annual basis, using the tools and knowledge we have gained
this year to improve our data collection, collation and reporting procedures.
REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK
Because this is our first attempt at producing a Sustainability Report, we are mindful of the possibility that we
have not provided a comprehensive discussion of the information that is important to our many stakeholders.
As such, we are hopeful that you, the reader of this Report, will contact us and offer us your views on the quality
and usefulness of this Report.
Should you have any questions about our company, or comments about anything contained within this report,
please contact Khemie via email to at khemiep@vimal.co.za
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