Not so great on ESG

On 24 February 2025 I sent the following email to Bidvest. Please could you arrange that the people who perform the leaf blowing have noise cancelling headphones and a face mask? The petrol fueled leaf blower is exceptionally loud. I find it loud living a couple of storeys off the ground floor. I cannot imagine how loud it must be for a person with a leaf blower on their back. It is bound to cause hearing loss over a period of time. Secondly, the leaf blower gives off petrol fumes. I am sure that breathing in the petrol fumes is not healthy. Please could you seriously consider my suggestions.

10 June 2025 - no change, no response

Noise cancelling headphones for construction and similar industries cost as little as R40 to R170. The cost of a dust face mask costs anywhere between R80 to R150. Take the most expensive options above and its more than what these gardeners earn in a day. Is their health not important? Or are they too far down the chain?