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Growing the workforce of the future in South Africa

We empower people at Sappi Skills Centres to succeed in jobs and enterprises of tomorrow, not just today.

Making a difference in children’s everyday lives in South Africa

“History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children” said Nelson Mandela in a speech at the United Nations in 2002. Decades on at Sappi we continue to make that difference through our ongoing investment Early Childhood Development (ECD).

Shared value in a nutshell in South Africa

Creating shared value with peanut farmers empowered by Sappi.

Weeding out poverty: our invasive plant clearing programme in South Africa

Together with the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, we're weeding out poverty.

Eucalypts in South Africa

The Eucalypts are the world’s most valuable and most widely planted commercial plantation tree genus. Discover why and how with Sappi in South Africa in this FAQ.

Evaluating and valuing wetlands in South Africa

We act as responsible stewards of the natural resources under our watch, including our landholdings in Southern Africa classified as inland wetlands. This FAQ explains how.

Paper: here today...here tomorrow in South Africa

Paper is a renewable and recyclable material that can be a responsible choice in your print and digital media mix. This FAQ shows how with a focus on Southern Africa where Sappi was born in 1936.

Genetically modified trees in South Africa

While we do not plant or process any genetically modified trees on our plantations in South Africa, we recognise that it may be a potential method to adapt our future plantations to a changing climate. This FAQ describes our breeding programmes today and research.

Eucalypts and water use in South Africa

Forests hold solutions for so many pressing global challenges, including water scarcity and drought. This FAQ explores how with Eucalypts and Pine trees in South Africa.
Enviro Champs and Eco Rangers doing their bit for World Water Day
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
When the community members of Nzinga requested assistance with the clearing of alien vegetation to improve access for their livestock for grazing purposes, the Sappi-WWF partnership saw this as a great fit for the work being done in the uMkhomazi catchment to improve water security in the area.

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