{"id":2868,"date":"2023-03-02T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:22:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T11:22:16","slug":"how-we-are-preparing-for-what-lies-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/2868","title":{"rendered":"How we are preparing for what lies ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Through innovation, research and thought leadership, we\u2019re getting our business ready for a sustainable, successful future.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Measuring our carbon footprint<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future02-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future02-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future02-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future02-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future02.png 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By completing the Employee Travel Survey, you are contributing to the development and implementation of low-carbon growth strategies at AfroCentric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our group is committed to creating an environment that promotes sustainability through environmental and conservation awareness. Part of this entails completing Greenhouse Gas Inventory (carbon footprint) reports that inform our business decisions and their impact on climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These reports include a component based on our employees\u2019 commute between home and work. This data is collected via the Employee Travel Survey. Accurate emissions calculations can only be made if every employee completes the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What to do<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access the Employee Travel Survey on SPP under the EH&amp;S workspace or click <a href=\"http:\/\/home.medscheme.com\/sites\/EHS\/Lists\/Employee%20Travel%20Survey\/overview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employee Travel Survey &#8211; Overview (medscheme.com)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complete the survey before 30&nbsp;June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All employees must complete the survey at least once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Creating magic through information management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Knowledge Management \u2013 One Mind task team were among the first to make use of our newly renovated, agile space in Phase&nbsp;2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team came together in October for their second annual strategy session, where they celebrated past successes, reviewed current focus areas, and unpacked the future by defining the value map and customer profile. More information about these will be shared soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Knowledge Management \u2013 One Mind team has been collaborating with key stakeholders to change employee lives, one product at a time. The future has big, exciting things in store \u2013 so watch this space!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team\u2019s \u201cwhy\u201d is to create magic with playful information management solutions to build a future-fit, happy organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A view on robot workers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future01-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future01-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future01-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future01-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Afrocentric05-future01.png 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A while ago, Tiisetso Tsiki, Senior Finance Officer: Bonitas Business Unit, wrote an article for Accountancy\u00a0SA magazine in which he looked at what happens when machines, artificial intelligence or robots do not perform as envisioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a short excerpt from the article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the mid-1980s, Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s The Terminator provided an extreme exploration of what happens when humans lose control of the intelligent machines that they themselves have developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn a less extreme example, during the infancy of Google\u2019s geolocation technology, Google Maps, it frequently navigated travellers to the incorrect location, effectively controlling and directing humans towards a failed outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMachines, artificial intelligence or robots (bots) will always perform as instructed, but not necessarily as envisioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the rapid adoption of robotic process automation (RPA) in accounting, financial management, administration and other highly repetitive rules-based tasks, the role of the (human) resource manager is not redundant yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To read the full article, download the magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accountancysa.org.za\/november-2021-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868?action=genpdf&amp;id=2868\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through innovation, research and thought leadership, we\u2019re getting our business ready for a sustainable, successful future. Measuring our carbon footprint By completing the Employee Travel Survey, you are contributing to the development and implementation of low-carbon growth strategies at AfroCentric. 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