As part of its annual primary research, Trialogue asks company and non-profit organisation (NPO) respondents to name the three companies and NPOs that they perceive to be having the greatest developmental impact. These rankings are based on the perceptions of respondents and are not necessarily reflective of actual performance or impact.
Company impact
| Top companies as ranked by companies | |||
| Ranking (n=58) | Percent mentions | Number of mentions* | Percent mentions |
| 1 | Vodacom | 24 | 15 |
| 2 | FirstRand# | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Anglo American | 14 | 9 |
| 4 | Nedbank | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | MTN | 8 | 5 |
| 6= | Old Mutual | 7 | 4 |
| Sasol | 7 | 4 | |
| Woolworths | 7 | 4 | |
| 9 | Standard Bank | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Investec | 5 | 3 |
* Multiple response question; 58 companies mentioned 54 companies; total number of mentions = 163 (up to three mentions per respondent allowed; not all respondents mentioned three companies)
# FirstRand mentions include mentions of FNB and RMB
| Top companies as ranked by NPOs | |||
| Ranking (n=66) | Company | Number of mentions* | Percent mentions |
| 1= | Vodacom | 10 | 5 |
| Woolworths | 10 | 5 | |
| 3= | Nedbank | 9 | 5 |
| Sasol | 9 | 5 | |
| Standard Bank | 9 | 5 | |
| 6= | Anglo American | 8 | 4 |
| FirstRand# | 8 | 4 | |
| Old Mutual | 8 | 4 | |
| 9= | Capitec | 6 | 3 |
| Investec | 6 | 3 | |
| Momentum | 6 | 3 | |
| MTN | 6 | 3 | |
* Multiple response question; 66 NPOs mentioned 83 companies; total number of mentions = 193 (up to three mentions per respondent allowed; not all respondents mentioned three companies)
# FirstRand mentions include mentions of FNB and RMB
- Vodacom was ranked first by companies for the seventh consecutive year. The company was also ranked first by NPOs this year, up from joint seventh in 2022.
- FirstRand moved to second place as ranked by companies and was ranked joint sixth by NPOs.
- Anglo American was ranked third again by companies and dropped to joint sixth by NPOs.
- Nedbank remained in the top five as ranked by companies and NPOs.
- MTN was ranked fifth by companies, down from second in 2022, and was ranked joint ninth by NPOs.
- Standard Bank was ranked joint third by NPOs, up from fourth position in 2022, and ninth by companies.
NPO impact
| Top NPOs as ranked by companies | |||
| Ranking (n=60) | NPO | Number of mentions* | Percent mentions |
| 1 | Gift of the Givers | 23 | 14 |
| 2 | Afrika Tikkun | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | Nelson Mandela Foundation | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | FoodForward SA | 4 | 3 |
| 5= | Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC) | 3 | 2 |
| DG Murray Trust | 3 | 2 | |
| Do More Foundation | 3 | 2 | |
| Food & Trees for Africa | 3 | 2 | |
| Harambee | 3 | 2 | |
| Kutlwanong Centre for Maths, Science and Technology | 3 | 2 | |
| Rise Against Hunger | 3 | 2 | |
| Smile Foundation | 3 | 2 | |
| TEARS Foundation | 3 | 2 | |
* Multiple response question; 60 companies mentioned 84 NPOs; total number of mentions = 163 (up to three mentions per respondent allowed; not all respondents mentioned three NPOs)
| Top NPOs as ranked by NPOs | |||
| Ranking (n=67) | NPO | Number of mentions* | Percent mentions |
| 1 | Gift of the Givers | 24 | 13 |
| 2 | Afrika Tikkun | 12 | 6 |
| 3= | DG Murray Trust | 4 | 3 |
| FoodForward SA | 4 | 3 | |
| 5= | Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC) | 3 | 2 |
| SOZO Foundation | 3 | 2 | |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) | 3 | 2 | |
| Yes4Youth | 3 | 2 | |
| 9= | Beautiful Gate | 2 | 1 |
| Book Dash | 2 | 1 | |
| Breadline Africa | 2 | 1 | |
* Multiple response question; 67 NPOs mentioned 115 NPOs; total number of mentions = 192 (up to three mentions per respondent allowed; not all respondents mentioned three NPOs)
- Gift of the Givers was ranked first by companies and NPOs for the third consecutive year. It has been in the top three of both lists since 2016.
- Afrika Tikkun was ranked second by companies and NPOs. It has been in the top three of both lists since 2018.
- FoodForward SA was ranked fourth by companies, the same as last year. It was ranked joint third by NPOs, up from joint eighth in 2022.
- The Nelson Mandela Foundation remained in the company’s top five NPOs.
- The only other organisations that appear in both company and NPO rankings are CHOC and DG Murray Trust.
Source: The original version of this article was published in the Trialogue Business in Society Handbook 2023 (26th edition).
