Carl believes that effective giving is about establishing why you want to create wealth before seeking to create it. In other words, knowing where the benefits of you creating wealth will go, and who it will impact, before you seek to attract it in the first place. 

Through his various companies, Carl ensures a focus on a concept called transactional giving. See the Sirdar Global Group website for further information on this unique concept (www.sirdargroup.com/social-enterprise/).

Carl’s personal focus when it comes to giving and social entrepreneurship is on enterprise education, sustainable development (through enterprise growth), health (in particular eye sight) and the environment. Carl also has a particular passion for our planet and ensuring its sustainability.

In his personal capacity, Carl supports a number of organisations related to his interests and personal experiences. These have recently included:

The New Zealand Royal Foundation for the Blind

 “I still remember the day I got glasses. I remember looking at the trees outside the optometrist and thinking ‘you can actually really see the definition on the leaves of the trees!’. It was in that moment that I realised that losing my sight was my biggest fear. Since then I have contributed to the activities of this organisation,” Carl recalls.

Oxfam New Zealand

“Oxfam New Zealand is one of my favourite charities and is aligned with our business in New Zealand. I like how Oxfam uses its resources to create sustainability in the areas of the South Pacific in which they focus,” say Carl.