SDGS

SDG 1. No Poverty

We practice Kaizen, hence our objectives are to minimize our cost of production so that we can offer our product at an economical price point. We continue to create new business markets, example the out-grower farmers program, where farmers have been encouraged to grow trees for us, so that they can sell them back for income. For our marketing requirements we engaged a community of ladies to make ‘Mwikos’ for us, which we used in our roadshows.

SDG 2 Zero Hunger

We have a technical team that assists local farmers in understanding how to grow and take care of their cash crop. Staff and community are encouraged to have a kitchen garden so as to have food security. Our salt is also iodized to prevent goiter and improve brain development in children

SDG 3. Good Health And Well Being

Since 2012, we have built an in-house dispensary at the refinery in Gongoni. This provides all employees access to free primary health care. It also encourages health-promoting behavior in order to strengthen our workforce. In 2015 all staff went through health related training, example HIV awareness. In 2017, we will expand the clinic to take care of different kinds of ailments. In addition we make efforts to bring specialist medical clinics (example Eye clinic, jiggers clinic etc) annually, for the community and staff . Here, community members are treated and operated on by specialized doctors on site.

SDG 4. Quality Education

In 1988, KK Patel primary school was built. In 2003 an additional administration block and 15 more classrooms were built to accommodate 1000 students. Krystalline provided desks for all classrooms as well as a water tank. Since December 2013 the company through its Chairman, contribute towards school furniture and stationary in the value of Kes 500,000/-. Since 2014, we have started a bursary program for Secondary school students who have good results. Since 2014, we’ve had an internship program, that allows new graduates to experience real work. We have had success in this program as many have joined us after they’ve complete their schooling. Annually we have thousands of students from schools visiting the factory to learn about the science behind making edible salt.

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SDG 5. Gender Equality

We have made serious commitments to involve women in our practices. 15% of senior management are women; 30% of our staff in the refinery are women. For the community related projects example growing trees etc, we encourage female participation.

SDG 6. Clean Water And Sanitation

We have invested in water conservation techniques by circulating our effluence and using the same in our refinery. We built a dam in February 2012 in Dodoni area. One of the staff donated two acres of his farm for the construction of the dam. This dam serves about 10,000 villagers in nine villages namely Midodoni A and B, Mandokeni, Kadzuhoni, Dodoma, Msambweni, Karimapaka and Mbuyu wa Kombo. Animals also quench their thirst by drinking at the dam. In 2013 we invested in a Reverse Osmosis plant. This provides clean drinking water to all our staff and the local community. Over 10,000 people collect drinking water per month for free.

SDG 7. Affordable And Clean Energy

We continue to invest in environmentally sustainable electricity options and infrastructure that reduces our carbon footprint. Our refinery uses bio-thermal boilers hence reducing the carbon usage. We will be investing in renewable, efficient sources of power using solar energy that will be implemented in 2017. We continue to educate staff. In 2014 we gifted solar lamps to our staff so that they learn to conserve electricity additionally in 2015 they each received energy saving jikos which only uses 6 piece of charcoal all day and does not create any fumes.

SDG 8. Decent Work And Economic Growth

Our family of employees are our biggest asset. We continue to grow our team by converting all casuals to permanent staff. Housing with free security, clean water and electricity is provided to all staff. Continuous training programs are in place for the staff to improve their skills. All staff are involved in the Kaizen projects.

SDG 9. Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

We continue to annualy engage with governments in addressing infrastructure challenges and support in the education and health programs.

SDG 10. Reduced Inequalities

We have provided targeted internships for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to promote social mobility whilst also enhancing company performance through increased workforce diversity.

SDG 11. Sustainable Cities And Communities

Engage in industry collaborations which bring greater connectivity, energy efficiency and safety to urban communities. We strive to build with nature (i.e. natural or green infrastructure) to create societal and ecological value whilst optimizing operational efficiencies.

SDG 12. Responsible Consumption And Production

We continue to improve the efficiency of physical facilities and processes in regards to the use of energy, water, and other resources. Efforts to increase and advance supply chain transparency and accountability initiatives are in place. We make efforts to reduce wastage of raw materials used whenever possible by reusing or recycling existing materials.

SDG 13. Climate Action

Our TWO MILLION Trees initiative is a goal that we do not shy away from. The climate and soil is not our best friends in this initiative however our teams are motivated to continue with there efforts. To date we have grown 1.2 million trees. Our procurement process is very strict and we purchase equipment that reduces green house gas.

SDG 14. Life Below Water

We have Implemented improved treatment systems to ensure any waste water produced during manufacturing is properly recycled back into the refinery and not released into the natural environment.

SDG 15. Life On Land

We continue to implement recycling systems for waste materials produced during manufacturing. We have also built a bird sanctuary.

SDG 16. Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions

With K.A.M. Salt sub-sector we continue to engage and work with the community through project Barazas as well as through the C.S.R. committee.

SDG 17. Partnerships For The Goals

We continue to engage business coalitions such as Kenya Association of Manufacturers and partnerships with policy makers and provide them relevant information and expertise to pass meaningful, practical environmental regulation.

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