In collaboration with Hulamin, MetPac-SA participated in the 2025 Soapbox Grand Finale Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Challenge 2025 at the Valterra Platinum, Johannesburg on 30 October 2025. The aim of the initiative was to advance and promote sustainable practices within South Africa’s business sector, as the 2030 deadline for the UN SDGs. The objective of the challenge was to attract participation from private sector organisations paired with students from universities to develop innovative solutions to SDG challenges.
The SDG 2025 Grand Finale challenge was extremely competitive with Ivanplats and University of Free State (UFS) partnership being awarded the Grand Finale 2025 prize for showcasing how responsible mining and social purpose can drive real impact. Ivanplats challenged UFS young innovators to tackle community-level food security. By combining sustainable mineral extraction with local empowerment, Ivanplats contribution was on sustainable farming, highlighting that true sustainability starts with communities taking charge of their own growth and resilience.
