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Sappi Head Office Internal Newsletter
23 October 2020
Team Sappi conquers the
J.P. Morgan challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic could not dampen the OneSappi team spirit, nor our taste for fun and adventure.
Norman Raluthaga, Lwazi Nhleko, Teboho Mapena, Shelewe Matlala and Aubrey Billings.
Glen Pearce, Alex Thiel, Michelle Thain and Maarten van Hoven.
The day ended off with a lucky draw where some great prizes were won, including vouchers, hampers and Typek goodies.
Thank you to the entire team who worked together to make this event a success. Keep moving and see you next time.
Cindy Lowe, Ellenore Melrose and Soné Heyneke.
New team captain Wayne Davis,
as well as Alex Thiel and Fergus Marupen, challenged employees
at Head Office and the Technology Centre to join Team Sappi for this year’s virtual J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge.
Staci Krawitz accepting her prize from Alex Thiel and Norma Brown.
In support of the virtual event, Sappi hosted a fun run for participants on 15 October at Head Office. The 5.6km route started and ended at Sappi. A total of 57 employees participated.
After the event, participants tucked into some delicious food and refreshments.
The first five people to complete the route were rewarded with
a complimentary express leg massage by Sports Massage Therapist Lorraine Kriel.


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Year-end charity drive: Let’s
all donate towards the Santa
Shoebox Project
Wouldn’t it be great to bring some joy to a less fortunate child this festive season (especially after a challenging year, where so many people struggled to make ends meet)?
As you know, Sappi Head Office will once again support the Santa Shoebox Project. This national charity programme collects and distributes personalised gifts
of essential items and treats to underprivileged children.
Each department has been asked to fill at least five Santa shoeboxes (valued at ZAR400 each) by
03 November 2020. You can do your bit by donating items from the list below:
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrush
• Bar of soap
• Face cloth
• An outfit of clothing
• Educational supplies
• Sweets
• A toy
Also consider including a reusable shopping bag for the child to carry their shoebox home in. The shoebox should be decorated but not sealed.
A reminder of how it works:
1. Departments can collaborate this year. Each HOD has received five tags and five boxes. Each tag will display a child’s name, age, gender and clothing size.
2. All boxes are to be submitted to your EWB floor representative before 03 November 2020.
3. For more information, email Khethiwe.Hlubi@sappi.com.
The Santa shoeboxes will be dropped off on Friday,
06 November 2020.
More about the Santa Shoebox Project
It originated in Cape Town in 2006 with a humble 180 shoeboxes.
In 14 years, it has grown in leaps and bounds, with the number of Santa shoeboxes donated reaching a total of 957,297. The shoeboxes are distributed to more than
1,000 recipient facilities each year, through more than 60 satellites around South Africa and Namibia.
For more information, visit www.santashoebox.org.za.
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Support our Skills Centre youth – order your masks today
You already have a COVID-19 cloth mask, but perhaps you or your loved ones need some extras, or you know of someone who would benefit from an additional mask or two.
Buying the quality masks made and sold at our Sappi Skills Centres at Ngodwana and Saiccor is a great opportunity to fill this need. In
this way you are also supporting the young people from the communities around these mills who have worked hard to produce the masks.
• Type 1 at R30 for a box of two
• Type 2 at R40 for a box of two
• Type 3 at R50 for a box of two
The masks are available in three types (please refer to the order form in the link below for more details):
Click HERE to place your order. All orders to be paid via EFT only.
Thank you for your support. Stay safe!
Happy birthday
Congratulations to all our employees who celebrate their birthday in November. Wishing you
a wonderful year and success in all you do.
01 Steve Rankin
03 Carl Lategan
04 Mark Siddall
05 Malini Sanjith
07 Hazel Zwane 10 Serena McGinn
16 Rajeev Baldavoo
17 Bongani Shirinda
23 Jordi Cardona
23 Jo-Anne Ward 26 Danie Jonker
26 Jason Knock
28 Pravitha Maharaj
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All systems go for Sappi Safety Awards 2020
As we move into the new financial year, we are pleased to announce that a new date for the 2020 Sappi Safety Awards has been established. The event is now scheduled to take place on 18 November.
The event will be live streamed from Head Office which will give more people the opportunity to attend the awards event virtually.
The 2020 event will be made even more special with our forestry, nursery and research colleagues also participating in the event.
We look forward to celebrating the great safety achievements of our colleagues and
contractors. ‘As OneSappi, we do business safely, with integrity and courage, making smart decisions that we execute with speed.’
Continue to work safely and remember: “I value life”
Saloshni Govender (2019 winner: Safety Representative – Mill Award Stanger Mill)
How important is it to have safety awards?
I think it’s vitally important. These
awards get the entire Sappi family talking about safety. And every minute spent on safety is a minute well spent.
Why is safety so important to you?
We spend more time at work than with our families, so the people you work with become your family too. The thought of anyone getting hurt at work really bothers me.
Hermien van der Merwe (2019 winner: Safety Conscious Employee Mill Award – Ngodwana Mill)
What is the role of the Sappi Safety Awards?
Many people feel that safety is like a stick:
a stick to reprimand
anyone who steps out
of line. This perception
is wrong. We need to
promote and encourage
safe behaviour so that we
can all stay alive and healthy, and the company can prosper.
What did the win mean to you personally?
It gave me hope that the 2019 awards will be the start of a wave of change around the perception of safety in our business.
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Thrive25: Growing segments that matter
Sappi will be looking to maximise output through diversification and achievement of best in class efficiencies. This will include the commercialisation of products with sustainability advantages, like furfural and xylitol, the continuation of improvements in energy and water, reduction in waste, and an increased use of own and renewable energy.
Product segment strategies for packaging include new investments for improved quality offerings and growing margins through efficiency, integration and substitution.
Focus areas:
• The goal for Dissolving Pulp (DP) is to remain in the lowest cost quartile, while maximising volumes with contract customers and growing with the market.
• For the graphics, tissue and sawmilling segments, we are looking at growing Typek’s local footprint, and moving into niche markets with tissue and shelving. Ultimately, we will be pushing to manage cost, grow volume and mix to improve EBITDA margin.
• In the forestry segment, we are looking at reducing costs by improving efficiencies, while seeking additional revenue streams in terms of trade.
• Exciting opportunities are also presenting themselves within the biotech segment, where there is a strong demand for biobased products and a growing range of applications.
EWB – Financial health
To live financially free... you need to budget
The expansion of the lyocell product offering and strengthening of the Verve brand is paramount.
Five good reasons to start budgeting
1. It keeps you focused on long term goals and helps you to reach them.
2. It helps you save for a happy retirement; you won’t leave it to chance.
3. It helps you prepare for emergencies, by putting enough money away.
4. It sheds light on bad spending habits, so you can change them.
5. It contributes to a good night’s rest, so you won’t lose sleep over finances again.
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Sappi in the media
South Africa
COVID-19 community support (@SappiSouthernA) (Twitter)
This video was shared on social media of how Sappi is supporting our communities by distributing essential items.
Click here
Sappi Group
Through the eyes of paper makers (@SappiNA) (Twitter)
Click here
The film, Paper Makers, part of the @ HowLifeUnfolds series, tells the papermaking story through the eyes of #paperindustry workers. Click on the link, it’s worth watching.
COVID-19 ought to change sustainability values (@SappiEurope) (Twitter)
This article states that if anything good is to come out of the COVID-19 crisis, then it
should be a change to our #sustainability values.
Click here
SARugbyLegends (@SARugbyLegends)
(Twitter)
Click here
Thank you to #SARugbyLegend
Marc Watson, @SappiGroup and
Joubert and Seuns! Responding to
an invitation from Sappi, the South
African Rugby Legends Association
gave a helping hand to needy
communities around Ngodwana Mill.
SA Rugby Legends donated food parcels and some essentials to two old-age homes in Mpumalanga and also hosted a coaching clinic for Ngodwana children.
Sappi Forests acknowledges International Day of Rural Women (Facebook)
Click here
With around 4,000 women employed directly or indirectly by Sappi Forests nationwide– through its own personnel in its nurseries, and sub-contracted to its harvesting and silviculture contractors – the company is very aware of the crucial role that rural women play in the agricultural labour force.
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News from the SSA region
Tugela’s Fuel Rod project up and running again
The Fuel Rod project at Tugela Mill involves the manufacturing of alternative fuel for boilers, utilising other raw materials to replace coal. The project
was delayed due to the effects of lockdown. The foundations for all the major equipment have now been completed. The towers are being erected and the installation of the equipment and conveyors is currently underway.
Awarding forestry excellence
Forest Stewardship
CouncilTM (FSCTM)
certification is an
important standard
to ensure that Sappi
Forests support the
sustainable consumption
and production of
timber, and combat
deforestation and illegal
logging by providing proof of legality and responsible practices. That’s why the Sappi FSCTM Group Scheme once again celebrated excellence in the management of plantation forestry on private land. Farmers received recognition for their hard work in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.
Repairs done in record time saves Ngodwana from shutdown
With no replacement transformer available for Precipitator #5 at Ngodwana Mill, and a forecast repair time of weeks rather than days for the damaged unit, Electrical Foreman Clive Pannell and his
team managed to modify, install and commission a spare transformer for Precipitator #6. All this was accomplished in just two days.
A great team effort! From left: De Wet Erasmus, Coenraad Bekker, Amon Sibiti, Clive Pannell, André Odendaal and Oratile Lesenya.
Contractors at Lomati receive five-year safety accolade
Lomati Risk Manager Christopher Scrimnenger recently hosted the mill’s Contractor Safety
Awards ceremony to recognise contractors for five years of uninterrupted service due to maintaining high safety standards.
Of the four trophies awarded, Mkhoba Farm’s Glynn and Cath Hogg won the coveted Overall Farmer of the Year title.
The companies who received Safety Excellence Achievement Awards were BHD Plant Rentals, Johan du Toit Construction, Freighthaul Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Mercor Shavings.


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Medical aid: Sessions for 2021’s option changes will take place online
Due to meeting restrictions because of COVID-19, the medical scheme year-end option changes will be communicated online via Microsoft Teams sessions this year.
The virtual sessions will cover all the Sappi approved medical schemes.
Expect to receive a detailed member letter from Alexander Forbes which will include the benefit and contribution information for 2021, as well as details on the Sappi subsidy for next year. You will also be granted an opportunity to book a consultation with a medical scheme consultant.
Sappi member sessions via MS Teams will take place as follows:
Bestmed and Admed Gap sessions:
Date and time
09 November 2020 | 09:00
10 November 2020 | 14:00
12 November 2020 | 11:00
13 November 2020 | 09:00
17 November 2020 | 14:00
25 November 2020 | 09:00
Click on the link to access session
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
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Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
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Bonitas and Admed Gap sessions
Date and time
09 November 2020 | 12:00
10 November 2020 | 09:00
18 November 2020 | 14:00
19 November 2020 | 10:00
Click on the link to access session
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Sizwe and Admed Gap Sessions
Date and time
11 November 2020 | 09:00
12 November 2020 | 14:00
19 November 2020 | 09:00
20 November 2020 | 14:00
Click on the link to access session
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
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Wellness talks: adding more value to your life
We’ve all been through a lot this year. Our stress levels may be sky high and our levels of patience and tolerance plummeting, which is why Sappi’s wellness talks are so beneficial.
How to strengthen relationships under pressure During this talk held on
30 September, social worker Karen Badenhorst highlighted that stress creates distance, disagreements and disconnection in our relations. It’s crucial to practice self care habits and master the skills needed to maintain healthy relationships, including listening, understanding, and dealing carefully with confrontation and conflict.
She also discussed the five love languages in relationships: physical touch, acts of service, words of affirmation, quality time and receiving gifts. Giving someone love and support where needed, will help create a new level of connecting that brings you closer together.
Work-life balance: How to set manageable boundaries During this wellness talk held on
14 October, Karen discussed how effectively work-life boundaries can reduce role conflict and enhance the wellbeing of employees, teams, and Sappi as a whole. It can also reduce stress, prevent burnout, and enhance mental and physical health.
She highlighted the importance of having a routine, and also discussed the four types of time to take
into consideration when setting boundries: activity time, alone time, one-on-one time and family time.
If you want to develop meaningful relationships while maintaining
a work-life balance, then drawing functional, flexible boundaries in all aspects of your life is crucial.
Be sure to catch the next wellness talk on Wednesday, 28 October 2020 at 09:00. The theme is ‘Stress Management’. Look out for the MS Teams invite.
See you there!
Congrats to our Jerusalema Dance Challenge winners
Put on the music and Sappi staff will show you rhythm, passion and energy!
Well done to the winners of Sappi Southern Africa’s Jerusalema Dance Challenge, which include our own HR and Legal teams at Head Office.
The winning dance teams, as chosen by our CEOs Steve Binnie and Alex Thiel, are:
• First place: Ngodwana Mill
• Second place: Sappi Forests
Lothair
• Third place: HR and Legal
department at RHO
Well done to everyone and thank you for your time and wonderful contribution to this fun initiative.
They’ve got the moves! Sappi Head Office HR and Legal team in action.
Find all of Sappi’s Jerusalema video’s HERE. They’re worth watching!
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Up close with...
Lwazi Nhleko – IT intern
Staying far from my family at a very young age.
Mental
Awareness
Month 2020
October is Mental Health
Awareness Month, and
especially in the times we
are in, taking care of one’s
words. Ambitious, goal-driven thing you have ever done? Sappi HeadOffice
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and self-motivated.
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measures of success.
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The most important thing you can do is to get treatment or to encourage those struggling, to do so. Don’t let the fear of being labelled with mental illness stop you or your loved ones from seeking help.
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It keeps me going forward.
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contributed to making the world a better place.
12. What do your colleagues not know about you? Every day they inspire me and they make me fall in love with what I do even more!
13. Why do you enjoy working at Sappi? We have a culture of treating each other with respect and civility, which makes me enjoy working here. I also
illness is a sign of weakness
or that it should be controlled without help. However, seeking counselling, education and being kind to oneself
and others, can help you
gain positive self-esteem and perspective.
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winning!
For more information on the challenge please contact Khethiwe.Hlubi@sappi.com.
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Be a Mo-Bro this MOVEMBER
Movember is a call for men to stay clear of their shaving creams and razors for the whole of November as part of an international campaign to build awareness of men’s health issues.
The idea is driven by the philosophy that men should live happier, healthier and longer lives. The initiative undertakes fundraising for research in male-specific diseases and educates the public about men’s issues such as prostate and testicular cancer, mental health and physical inactivity.
Sign up and become a Sappi Mo-Bro
Calling all potential Sappi Mo-Bros to register their participation by sending an email to Dineo.Madiga@sappi.com by Friday, 30 October 2020.
Rules for participating
• The rules require that participating Mo-Bros start clean shaven on 01 November (Dineo Madiga will take a picture as proof). You will then grow and groom a moustache for the entire month.
• At the end of the month we will take another picture and the top three Mo-Bros will each win a prize.
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Getting Sappi POPIA compliant
Why it’s important for all of us
Handling personal information with care and respect is critical to protect our reputation. Mishandled personal information can have serious repercussions for organisations, their employees and customers. It’s very important that we all understand what POPIA compliance means.
• Sappi needs customer, supplier and employee personal information (PI) to run the business successfully. We are trusted to look after this PI.
• The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (‘POPI’ or ‘POPIA’ ) came into force in July 2020 to ensure that PI is protected.
• Everyone who processes PI must ensure that they are fully compliant with POPI by July 2021.
When Sappi collects and uses the PI of another (individual, company, prospective or actual employee, student applying for a bursary, visitor to our offices, customer querying or to whom Sappi provides products to, a vendor or service provider who provides Sappi with goods/ services) – we must ensure the following:
• PI collected is used by Sappi only for the purpose collected
• PI is not distributed to unauthorised parties
• PI is kept safe and secure
• PI is kept for the required period and then
deleted or destroyed.
You are our best defence against reputational damages and financial penalties.
Visit the POPIA information hub on Sappi Net for all you need to know about the Act. Or reach out to Amanda Tregoning or our POPIA information officer, Maarten van Hoven, if you have any questions.
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POPIA
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What you need to know
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Unlocking the power of renewable resources.
Sappi exists to build a thriving world by unlocking the power
of renewable resources to benefit people, communities, and the planet. By using a renewable resource like woodfibre to manufacture a versatile and necessary product such as Verve (dissolving pulp), we confirm our commitment to sustainability based on being a trusted, transparent and innovative partner in building a bio-based circular economy.
For more information please visit sappi.com