We agree with the sentiments of the late Dr Anton Rupert (tycoon and pillar of South African commerce and industry) who once said, "In a legal sense a company is a person, and the question arises: how human is it in its actions, how big is its heart, and what services does it offer the community within which it has its being and from which it derives its profits?"

With this attitude in mind and in line with our value statement, we have attempted to empower and enhance the lives of our own employees as well as those of the wider South African community.

Parsec's corporate social investment drive includes a commitment to fostering health, education, skills development, conservation, waste management and the development of sport in the broader community.

Each month we supply the Centurion office of Pretoria Child and Family Care Society with nourishing non-perishable food which is distributed to those in need.  Parsec also donates nourishing food to Bana Ba Kgôsi, a children’s after care centre in the Wintersveldt, where every day of the week a hot meal is given to over 200 learners in its care.  In order to sponsor these meals, contributions are made by Parsec employees and by the company on a matching ZAR basis. We have been informed that the food we supply is helping a number of children infected with HIV and AIDs to survive. A Christmas party is held annually for these children.

Parsec is passionate about encouraging and facilitating education and growth.  It supports and sponsors the acquisition of skills, diplomas and degrees by a number of beneficiaries in an attempt to uplift and equip previously disadvantaged individuals.  Opportunities for experiential and practical training are given to a number of students each year.

Sport is close to our hearts.  We have sponsored various activities ranging from supporting a South African Police initiative called Sports against Crime by kitting out two junior soccer teams comprising street children who are encouraged to focus on soccer and exercise rather than doing drugs or partaking in criminal activities to donating funds towards an up and coming young football player’s trip to Brazil.

In March 2009 Parsec, in collaboration with Food & Trees for Africa’s (FTFA), sponsored the planting of 30 indigenous trees at Mononong Primary School in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria.  FTFA’s is South Africa’s national greening, climate change action and food gardening social enterprise that, as part of its National Tree Distribution Programme (NTDP), has distributed over 3.5 million trees to disadvantaged communities across the country since 1990.  Parsec also donated a number of copies of ‘Tales from the Marula Tree’ to the school library to promote environmental awareness among the learners from a young age.

Parsec has "a big heart" and it plans to increase the amount of social investment and community offerings commensurate with its growth.