Letshego To Instill Responsible Financial Practices
Monday, September 04, 2017
During the presentation of the group’s results for the half-year ended June 30, 2017 in Gaborone on Friday, the financial services group said it would also imbed a social performance measurement system across the business from 2017.
Group managing director, Chris Low indicated that during 2016, following the conclusion of a Social Environment Due Diligence (SEDD), the group embarked on a social impact survey with over 7,000 Letshego customers across five countries of operation, which are Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania.
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