Johannesburg – As Africa’s main leisure platform, MultiChoice (www.MultiChoice.com) is setting a daring benchmark for company citizenship, not solely on screens, however in communities throughout the continent.
With the discharge of its 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, the Group reaffirms its dedication to constructing a extra inclusive, moral, and sustainable Africa.
“This report doesn’t simply sum up what we’ve achieved – it’s a name to maintain constructing a future that’s extra inclusive, extra sustainable and extra linked,” says Calvo Mawela, Group CEO of MultiChoice.
“Whether we’re backing entrepreneurs, nurturing expertise, or selling local weather options, our objective stays the identical: to complement lives and ship actual, lasting worth throughout Africa.”
Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), MultiChoice’s ESG technique targets areas the place it might make the best impression from clear power and local weather motion to training, fairness, and financial development.
Impact via movie and sports activities improvement
From movie units to soccer fields, MultiChoice continues to unlock alternative via training, coaching, and neighborhood improvement.
The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has educated 486 rising filmmakers throughout 14 nations.
In FY2025, 86 graduates accomplished the programme, which incorporates mentorship, masterclasses, and manufacturing placements with companions like Zee World, Sony, and the Mastercard Foundation.
Sport stays a cornerstone of MultiChoice’s social impression.
The DStv Schools Netball Challenge reached over 28,000 schoolgirls from 2,800 faculties – with standout groups like Khombindlela High incomes provincial recognition.
The DStv Diski Challenge, celebrating its tenth yr, has helped over 350 gamers enter skilled soccer.
In the final season alone, 23 gamers had been chosen for nationwide U17 and U20 squads, whereas 19 earned Premiership promotion.
Through the Let’s Play programme, greater than 140 000 learners now profit from school-based sports activities infrastructure.
And in 2025, 250 academics accomplished coaching via Premier Skills, a training improvement partnership with the English Premier League.
Shaping environmental impression via innovation and collaboration
Africa is without doubt one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable areas and MultiChoice is performing with urgency and intention.
In the final yr, MultiChoice recorded a carbon footprint of 72 399 tonnes of CO₂ equal (Scopes 1 & 2), displaying regular progress in emissions discount.
More than 1 million kilowatt-hours of renewable power had been generated via photo voltaic and inexperienced infrastructure, whereas 7 048 bushes had been planted throughout native communities to spice up biodiversity.
MultiChoice additionally partnered with The Earthshot Prize, the world’s main environmental award, to convey the 2024 ceremony to Cape Town – the primary time it was hosted in Africa.
The occasion, broadcast throughout the continent, spotlighted native innovators together with Kenya’s Keep It Cool and Ghana’s GAYO, each recognised for breakthrough local weather options.
Since 2021, Africa has produced 10 Earthshot finalists, three winners, and almost 400 nominations in 2024 alone, with over £6 million raised to fund African-led sustainability efforts.
Bold anti-piracy motion to safeguard content material
Governance is the spine of MultiChoice’s ESG method.
Its sustainability disclosures align with GRI and JSE tips, underpinned by Board-level oversight and clear moral rules.
One of the Group’s most lively areas is anti-piracy enforcement.
In FY2025, MultiChoice supported over 155 raids, ensuing within the shutdown of 4,351 unlawful networks and the arrest of 107 people concerned in digital piracy.
The Partners Against Piracy (PAP) coalition additionally grew its regional footprint. In 2024, Ethiopia turned the most recent nation to formalise cooperation via a Memorandum of Understanding, strengthening the battle towards mental property theft throughout the continent.
Inclusive developmentBeyond its inner operations, MultiChoice performs a catalytic function in advancing financial inclusion by supporting black-owned, women-led, and youth-driven enterprises.
MultiChoice’s financial footprint extends past direct employment, with important investments in black-owned companies and women-led enterprises.
The MultiChoice Innovation Fund (MIF) supported 79 black-owned SMMEs, with 50% women-owned companies benefiting from over R410 million in funding.
This has created 1,000+ jobs and supplied key help for sustainable native development.
In addition, the Youth Employment Service (YES) created 1,980 new jobs in FY2025, offering alternatives for younger South Africans to achieve expertise and entry profession pathways within the media and digital industries.
“Through all of this, it’s the individuals round us – our prospects, workers, companions, and communities – who give us energy,” provides Mawela. “ESG isn’t a aspect mission. It’s a part of who we’re and the way we present up for Africa every single day.”
To be taught extra about MultiChoice’s ESG pillars and efficiency, obtain the complete 2025 ESG Report at: www.MultiChoice.com
