Tag: Codes of Good Practice
New benchmark guidelines for adventure tourism
Industry-wide collaboration has led to the publication of new and updated safety standards and toolkits. This is part of a broader vision to position the region as the ultimate adventure destination. We have launched a new toolkit and five category-specific Codes of Good Practice. This marks another milestone in the industry's journey towards global best practices and enhanced safety standards.
B-BBEE legal sector code transformation
The recent gazetting of the Legal Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Sector Codes of Good Practice (LSC) occurred on September 20, 2024. This is a significant milestone for the transformation of the legal profession in South Africa. It marks a pivotal moment, aligning with the nation’s constitutional commitment to equitable economic participation.
No legislation enables the FSCA to beget transformation – part 1
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) wishes to usurp the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) role of the Minister of Trade and Industry, to make missing a transformation target an offence, and to make the Sector serve two masters. Yet it fails to produce even a basic Impact Assessment.
SCA ruling has no effect on the B-BBEE act and its...
We have noted the ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that declared the PPPFA Regulations of 2017 invalid and confirm that the ruling has no effect on the B-BBEE Act, as amended, and its requirements. The B-BBEE Act permits organs of state or public entities to set B-BBEE qualification criteria for procurement and other economic activities and to exceed the criteria set in the Codes of Good Practice through section 9 (6) of the B-BBEE Act.
PODCAST | B-BBEE Commission releases 2019 empowerment trends report
An interview with Safiyya Patel, Partner, Webber Wentzel, and Dr Ivor Blumenthal, CEO, ArkKonsult, discussing the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission’s latest report on empowerment trends in 2019.
B-BBEE Commission releases 2019 empowerment trends report
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission’s latest report on empowerment trends in 2019 shows an increase in black ownership, but this is not necessarily reflected in management control scores. The B-BBEE Commission has released the annual B-BBEE trends report for the 2019 calendar year.
Implications of BBBEE Commission investigations of ownership trusts?
The BBBEE Commission announced that it has initiated 17 investigations for possible contraventions of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE Act).
Six cases deal...