May 10, 2022 Bridgestone South Africa, level 1 B-BBEE, Jacques Fourie
Bridgestone South Africa achieves level 1 B-BBEE contributor status
Bridgestone Southern Africa (BSAF) has been certified a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor, the highest level possible.
Reacting to the news of this certification, Bridgestone Southern Africa CEO Jacques Fourie says, “making the journey from Level 7 to Level 1 in only three years is a huge achievement, and it tells a story about what makes Bridgestone Southern Africa tick. We are a Global company that operates proudly as a local manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer and we want to do the right thing for our industry, customers, employees, and country for future generations to come. At the end of the day, empowerment is all about people and this achievement is testimony to the hard work and passion our team has put into taking us to the next level as a company.”
Bridgestone Southern Africa’s climb to Level 1 status can be attributed to its sustained focus on improving its performance in all scorecard areas. Each element of the scorecard—ownership, employment equity, management control, enterprise and supplier development, skills development, and socio-economic development—is the responsibility of a member of the executive leadership team, including the CEO and CFO.
“We have never seen B-BBEE as a compliance issue—for us it’s integral to our strategy to remain a leading local manufacturer and industry leader. To achieve that goal, we have to invest in our people and the communities in which we operate, that’s the jet fuel powering our B-BBEE indicatives,” says Fourie.
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