"Sayga is leading the transformation of Sudan’s food industries through investment, foresight and a determination to bring economic, social and environmental benefits to our nation."

Ihab Latif - Sayga Investment Co.
Managing Director

At Sayga, we firmly believe that Corporate Social Responsibility should be by default part and parcel of any responsible business investment and an essential prerequisite for sound business decisions and activities. Since its establishment, Sayga’s Corporate Responsibility efforts were reflected in its various activities and initiatives and deeply embedded in its strategic business direction and aspirations.

Sayga places great emphasis on the Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Policy to realize the vision of the Managing Director reflected in “a determination to bring economic, social and environmental benefits to our nation”.

At Sayga, we adopted the World Business Council for Sustainable Development definition:
"Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large."

We recognize that our company has the potential to make significant impact on its staff, customers, the environment and broader society. This policy is put in place to reflect our commitment and ensure that our different stakeholders are aware of our beliefs, direction and the values we observe while conducting business.

Sayga’s long term CSR goal:
“We are at the forefront of the Sudanese Businesses to integrate CSR in our business strategy. We continue to contribute to upgrading the Sudanese Food Industry and the Sudanese economy by guaranteeing sustainability in all our business activities.”
This is achieved through:

• Putting CSR on the national agenda in all the fora in which we participate.
• Thinking globally regarding the economy, environment and people, for the benefit of the Sudanese population.
• Continuing to recognize and implement good practice and encourage a culture of responsibility and action in all that we do.
• Always seeking ways to add social value in all our transactions and initiatives and constantly build capacity especially of the vulnerable and marginalized.
• Continuing to recognize and implement good practice and encourage a culture of responsibility and action in all that we do
• Adopting international standards and best practices, beyond just compliance

CSR is embedded in our strategy and values:
We believe CSR is already embedded and very much aligned with our business strategy. It is well reflected in Sayga’s basic beliefs and values stated below:

• We provide a range of quality food products for people in Sudan and in neighbouring countries.
• We pay particular attention to ensuring our products meet the needs of local markets and support people’s traditional preferences.
• We create a new era in Sudanese enterprise by exemplifying international business standards.
• We provide the best through adopting state of the art manufacturing technology.
• We ensure the timely delivery of products to our customers wherever they are, without waste.
• We contribute to the economy and make a difference as a company and individuals to the daily life of our community by being good corporate citizens.
• We highly value our employees and recognize that our success depends on their active engagement, loyalty and commitment.

Our CSR Policy clearly defines our commitment to our customers, our people, our environment and our community.

Our Customers
We are committed to:

• Maintaining strong and unique ties with our customer; respecting their welfare and providing them with the best experience and customer focused services.
• Providing them with services that meet and exceed their expectations, ensuring that they also receive the technical support they need, when needed, wherever they are.
• Working with them to develop both their business and ours, and always going the extra mile to find innovative business solutions.

Our People
We are committed to:

• Maintaining and continuously improving standards of occupational health and safety for all our employees and providing a good work environment.
• Providing opportunities for training and development, and creating a learning culture to ensure that our people are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed for business effectiveness as well as realizing their potential and meeting their personal career development aspirations.
• Providing an inclusive working environment where all employees are treated with courtesy, dignity and respect and where everyone feels valued. We are committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment.
• Creating a rewarding experience for our employees and maintaining a performance-driven culture where we recognize and reward excellence.
• Offering employment benefits that make us the employer of choice.

Our Environment
We are committed to:

• Caring for the environment by minimizing the environmental impact of our operations.
• Going beyond compliance as we aspire to prevent pollution, reduce waste, increase recycling and minimize natural resource use by establishing and continually improving our environmental management practices and measures.
• Regularly reviewing our business practices and performance to identify how we can reduce our requirements for energy, water and transport.
• Raising awareness of our employees and communities to adopt environmentally responsible behaviors.
• Promoting environmental protection in our supply chain and markets.
• Encouraging innovation to find balanced, sustainable solutions.

Sayga Sustainability Highlights Report 2010