THE NEW IDENTITY IS BETTER AND BIGGER

CPUT Green Team to CPUT GCI

By: Jane Folodi

It was yet another big day for Cape Peninsula University of Technology students on the

21, September 2015 as they all gathered at CPUT Cape Town Campus piazza to

celebrate the launch of the change in corporate identity of CPUT Green Team

organisation to CPUT Greener campus initiative. “The change is just externally,

however the organisation still operates under the same goals and ethical principle”, said

Annete Groblera the founder of the organisation.

To attract the target audience two famous musicians were invited Nathi, the Afro Soul

singer and Vusi Nova the RNB singer were invited. The idea of changing the corporate

identity of the organisation was triggered the Green Campus Initiative conference that

was hosted by University of Western Cape early in March. The changing of the

corporate identity was mainly influenced by opening broader business opportunities for

the organisation. The new corporate identity will allow CPUT GCI to work inter-relatively

with the same organisation from other institutions.

The event was sponsored by Edu-Loan students got the opportunity to engage with the

artist during environmental quiz game, Fikile Mkhonto from student affairs staff said that

“It is important that students become educated about environmental wellness as it forms

part of the six wellness that form CPUT structure. The campaign opened a visibility

platform for CPUT GCI organisation, because when most students were evaluated on

about their information about the organisation most responses showed that they did not

know about it.

CPUT GCI will be hosting one of its first annual conferences in April, 2016 where

various universities will be invited to join the celebration, the organisation is targeting to

get more students in joining because research shows that in decades time South Africa

will be experiencing draughts, therefore it is important that more people save water.