Corporate Social Responsibility

Our operations are mostly located in remote areas where infrastructures and economic opportunities are scarce.

Besides direct employment opportunities, local populations often rely on Sipef operations for critical services. In PNG and on the SA Plantations J. Eglin’s banana plantations in Ivory Coast, maintenance of public roads and bridges by our operations benefit all surrounding communities.

Communities neighboring our operations know they can count on support for their communal projects. Over the years, Sipef has funded the rehabilitation and building of numerous schools, places of worship and village offices.

In all our operations, great care is given to the welfare of our workers and their families. Sipef provides workers and dependents with decent housing, free medical care, and ensures that access to school is granted to all the children of our workers. Where there are schools, Sipef will take care of the transportation, and where there are no schools, Sipef will make agreements with the local governments to ensure that a school can be built and staffed, with financial support from Sipef. The best students can also receive scholarships from the company to pursue their studies in university.