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LAA Bronze Award

Enterprise development results

in sustainable business

DSV Global Transport and Logistics has made a proactive contribution to waste
management through an enterprise development model, resulting in the establishment
of a new business, Basadi Recycling.

The challenge
Since 2007, DSV Global Transport and Logistics
has provided logistical services to four of the major
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) at The
Automotive Supplier Park in Rosslyn. In six years,
waste had increased 300 percent. Multiple waste
streams had emerged and with no formal waste
management programme, space constraints had
become a major issue. Health and safety as well as
fi re regulations were consistently compromised.
The number of informal service providers
collecting waste increased exponentially as did
the requirement for cash on the premises, adding
complexity and security risk. There was little policies and procedures. DSV has achieved a
thought given to the environmental impact in the quicker turnaround time of waste removal within
way in which waste was disposed. operations, as well as reducing the risk of safety
incidents related to fl oor congestion.
The solution For Basadi Recycling, a registered black male
DSV decided to take advantage of the DTI’s (49 percent) and black female (51 percent)
Incubation Support Programme and set up an owned company with DTI, waste rebates are
enterprise development initiative that would result jointly reviewed with clients. Monies are used
in a long-term sustainable business that could to contribute towards year-end functions,
have far-reaching consequences for the region. staff incentives and training initiatives. The
A number of elements made it obvious that supplier development programme allowed both
they needed to appoint a single service provider. entrepreneurs to better understand and manage
A project team was initiated, candidates were their business in a sound business rationale way.
interviewed against set criteria by a DSV panel and Increased revenue allowed further business
an individual, Billy Tshabalala, was selected and development and jobs were also created.
Basadi Recycling was born. The community has also benefi ted as waste
Through this project, customers are more wood is used to build Wendy houses as an initiative
comfortable as their waste is disposed of within to provide shelter to the less fortunate, creating
legal regulations in support of their business jobs for an additional fi ve workers. Also, 126 tonnes
of waste have been reused or recycled.

The way forward
Future opportunities include investment by DSV
to expand the supplier development programme;
future development into other waste streams
through sortation; introduction to other business
units in DSV and operations in Gauteng; and
development of Basadi Recycling incorporated
in a recent national waste management tender to
transfer industry knowledge. •

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