At EPIC, we continue to be involved in our surrounding community - whether in the form of funds, skills training, employment or knowledge transfer. We aim to be known as the local global corporate. By embracing CSR, EPIC found real and significant competitive advantages in the form of improved financial performance (whatever the economic climate!), enhanced brand image and reputation, an increased ability to attract and retain quality workforce, more effective risk management, reduced long term cost and attractiveness to increasingly sophisticated institutional investors.