Mondi Zimele

Mondi Zimele

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Mondi Zimele Overview

• Mondi Zimele adds value through making available equity, loans and business development

support to empowered and emerging businesses within the Mondi value chain and surrounding

communities.

• Mondi Zimele`s objectives are to:

Promote sustainable black economic empowerment and the availability of competitive

contractors in Mondi’s forestry and mill value chains

Encourage economic development and job creation in our forestry communities

Facilitate the increased availability of sustainable, competitive timber by private growers for

Mondi mills (including the development of new emerging community forestry businesses).

• Mondi Zimele is supported through a ‘revolving’ fund from Mondi (and more recently DBSA) which

is deployed on commercial terms as equity and loans to qualifying Investee companies.

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Mondi Zimele Regional Support Hubs• Hilton, Richards Bay, Piet Retief Hubs• Forestry & SME Development Specialists• Business infrastructure & office based support• Greytown, Ntonjaneni, Dumbe contact centres• Scheduled weekly BDM interaction

Geographic Focus

Target Areas

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• Spaza Shops• Artisan Trade• Retail Vending• Construction• Catering• Local Transport

Leveraging Local Employment through SME`s