bp Southern Africa (bpSA) today announced that, through their ongoing partnership with the Solidarity Fund, the company would be donating R8 million to help support relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal. The donation will provide displaced flood victims with food, water, and other essential emergency supplies. The parties are in the process of finalising the project plan and the monitoring & evaluation aspects linked to the plan.
bp’s first concern is always for the safety and wellbeing of our people and their families, and our immediate priority was to account for all our employees and providing essential survival packs, including food, water, and hygiene essentials for them. Our emergency response team also continues to support our colleagues and impacted retail sites.
About bpSA
bp has operated in Africa for over 100 years, pursuing a range of interests from crude oil importation and refining to the distribution and marketing of gas and refined products through a network of over 500 service stations, Aviation, bp Marine and Castrol. The head office for bp Southern Africa (bpSA) is based in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
The core bp brands include the multi award-winning bp Ultimate fuels, Wild Bean Café, Pick n Pay (PnP) Express and bp Express convenience brands.
bp has long been committed to investing in and supporting the communities within which it operates and believes in enriching and impacting these communities meaningfully. Over the last two years, the company has been rallying around COVID-19 response efforts. Through a partnership with the Solidarity Fund, bpSA donated about 300,000 litres of jet fuel valued at US$ 50k for a cargo flight that collected PPE and medical supplies from China in 2020.
Additionally, supported the fight against the pandemic through the following:
Partnered with Gift of the Givers to set up a mobile testing unit and to procure testing kits for health officials conducting the testing in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.
Provided complimentary coffee to COVID-19 uniformed frontline personnel including armed forces, SAPS and Emergency Medical Services throughout the lockdown period.The coffee initiative was extended to emergency services personnel in the frontlineduring the 2021 riots.
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Chantal Riley
Practice Lead: Energy, Industrials & Sustainability
Email : Chantal.Riley@hkstrategies.co.za
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