In whichever environment we operate in, Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading strives to live by its core values of people, excellence, transformation, customer focus, innovation, integrity performance, safety health and environmental management. Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading’s safety, health and environment (SHE) policy and practices are centred on a zero-harm philosophy towards people, host communities and the environment. Although the Enterprise aims to operate in different markets spheres with differing governance standards, it consistently enforces a standard approach to HER and does not compromise its standards of conduct when operating. The Company’s “Stop for Safety” programme is a non-negotiable minimum standard for all operational structures and is driven at all levels throughout the company.

Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading is committed to maintaining a clean environment and as a consequence believes this will create the ability to operate in a disciplined and sustainable manner over the long term, which is fundamental to maintaining a competitive advantage and honouring the deliverables of corporate governance. All employees on the Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading sites are sensitized to the controlled and efficient use of all resources and especially the conservative use of water and electricity as well as other natural resources, whilst minimizing was through recycling. Adherence to strangest regulations protecting the environment is a minimum to executing business.

Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading’s Social Economic Development (SED) strategy is about empowering the communities in its project catchment areas with resources, support and skills that ultimately lead to better lives Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading aims to spend 1% of its net profit after tax (NPAT) on the community projects and non-profit organizations. The Company SED programme has three key focus areas that overlap each other for sustainability, Education and Training with particular focus on Early Child Development, Maths, Science, Environmental Science and Technology education.

Social development: investing in community development programmes, HIV/Aids awareness and other emergency-related initiatives such as disaster relief and ad hoc sponsorship. Economic development: with particular emphasis on promoting the sustainable creation of employment, particularly for marginalized and unskilled groups such as women and youth

Quality management is the cornerstone of Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading’s operational culture and business approach. Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading operational structure is supported by an integrated quality management system that underpins every aspect of its operations. Quality management is strategically positioned at the heart of all our operations.

Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading is Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Enterprise that has 100% Black ownership. Inkululeko Yama Africa Trading is currently a level one rated Enterprise and strives to be the most empowering Enterprise in this (Construction and Civil) sector in South Africa.