Celebrating the cultures which enrich our business

03 Oct 2025

Around the world, the rich and diverse cultures which make up our teams encourage a greater variety of perspectives and help us to drive innovation across the business. Through MOSAIC, our global diversity, equity and inclusion programme, we take the opportunity to celebrate these different cultures.

In South Africa, for example, where our diverse local communities reflect a diverse national population, our teams across the country celebrate Heritage Day. Held each September, Heritage Day encourages South Africans to celebrate their diverse cultural heritage, traditions and beliefs.

The Intertek South Africa team is made up of colleagues from many cultures, including indigenous backgrounds such as Isizulu, IsiXhosa, SiSwati, Ndebele and SeSotho, and groups with origins in other parts of the world. To champion inclusivity and recognise the unique contributions of each of our colleagues, we hosted several team building activities on Heritage Day in 2025.

At sites where it was safe to do so, colleagues were invited to wear traditional outfits to work and talk about clothing from their cultures, including who wears what, attire for specific occasions or the significance of certain colours. Some teams spent time painting the Protea, South Africa’s national flower, while others strengthened team bonds over traditional barbecue cuisine. It was a day of sharing, connection and recognition of the power of diversity.

As a company with teams in more than 1,000 locations in over 100 countries, our people are a rich mosaic of talented experts, leveraging their diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to build an ever better world.