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Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)

Codes of Good Practice on Black Economic Empowerment

Mining Sector Charter

Scorecard for the Broad Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining Industry

Annexure A : Scorecard

 

NOTES

DESCRIPTION

5 YEAR TARGET

10 YEAR TARGET

1

Human Resource Development




Has the company offered every employee the opportunity to be functionally literate and numerate by the year 2005 and are employees being trained?

Yes


No




Has the company implemented career paths for HDSA employees including skills development plans?

Yes


No




Has the company developed systems through which empowerment groups can be mentored?

Yes


No



2

Employment Equity




Has the company published its employment equity plan and reported on its annual progress in meeting that plan?

Yes


No




Has the company established a plan to achieve a target for HDSA participation in management of 40% within five years and is implementing the plan?

Yes


No




Has the company identified a talent pool and is it fast tracking it?

Yes


No




Has the company established a plan to achieve the target for women participation in mining of 10% within the five years and is implementing the plan?

Yes


No



3

Migrant Labour




Has the company subscribed to government and industry agreements to ensure non-discrimination against foreign migrant labour?

Yes


No



4

Mine community and rural development




Has the company co-operated in the formulation of integrated development plans and is the company co-operating with government in the implementation of these plans for communities where mining takes place and for major labour sending areas? Has there been effort on the side of the company to engage the local mine community and major labour sending area communities? (Companies will be required to cite a pattern of consultation, indicate money expenditures and show a plan).

Yes


No



5

Housing and Living Conditions




For company provided housing has the mine, in consultation with stakeholders established measures for improving the standard of housing, including the upgrading of the hostels, conversion of hostels to family units and promoted  home ownership options for mine employees? Companies will be required to indicate what they have done to improve housing and show a plan to progress the issue over time and is implementing the plan?

Yes


No




For company provided nutrition has the mine established measures for improving the nutrition of mine employees? Companies will be required to indicate what they have done to improve nutrition and show a plan to progress the issue over time and is implementing the plan?

Yes


No



6

Procurement




Has the mining company given HDSA's preferred supplier status?

Yes


No




Has the mining company identified current level of procurement from HDSA companies in terms of capital goods, consumables and services?

Yes


No




Has the mining company indicated a commitment to a progression of procurement from HDSA companies over a 3 - 5 year time frame in terms of capital goods, consumables and services and to what extent has the commitment been implemented?

Yes


No



7

Ownership & Joint Ventures




Has the mining company achieved HDSA participation in terms of ownership for equity or attributable units of production of 15 percent in HDSA hands within 5-years and 26 percent in 10-years?

15%

26%

8

Beneficiation




Has the mining company identified its current level of beneficiation?

Yes


No




Has the mining company established its base line level of beneficiation and indicated the extent that this will have to be grown in order to qualify for an offset?

Yes


No



9

Reporting




Has the company reported on an annual basis its progress towards achieving its commitments in its annual report?

Yes


No