In South Africa, Illovo is committed to contributing to, and promoting, social transformation in the interest
of nation building, most notably through the continued advancement of B-BBEE initiatives. Employment
equity is a socio-economic and business imperative that strives to ensure that South Africans from all
cultural backgrounds are able to participate in, and benefit from, the activities of the economy in a fair
manner. We submit annual employment equity and income differential reports to the Department of
Labour and the Employment Equity Commissioner respectively, which detail progress made in respect of
the company’s Employment Equity Plan, a key pillar of our B-BBEE programme. Progress is monitored
through a group Central Co-ordinating Forum which includes representation from local consultative
forums at the various operations.
Relevant statistics in respect of designated employees are shown in the table below for the period under
review and the preceding two financial years, with the table on representative areas being the most
important as it reflects the current status, particularly with respect to trainees, highlighting a focus on the
future.
Representative areas
Designated %
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
Senior management (SM) and above
49
45
47
Management, all levels
69
68
67
Skilled level
93
93
92
Management trainees
81
73
64
All trainees
94
93
90
Recruitment and Promotions (SM and above)
64
39
68
Recruitment and Promotions (Management all
levels)
74
66
78
Recruitment and Promotions (Skilled)
98
96
99
We continue to give overall focus to designated appointments in the more senior levels of management.
In a new development, our B-BBEE performance from 2012/13 was measured against the AgriBEE
sector charter which recognises land ownership. Building on the previous years’ good performance
which was largely due to the high score in the new land ownership element, our score increased to 85.85
which is representative of a B-BBEE Contribution Level Two.
The component B-BBEE verified scores were as reflected below
ELEMENT
SCORE (%)
MAXIMUM
POSSIBLE
SCORE
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
Ownership equity
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Land ownership
25
25
25
20
Management control
5.02
5.09
4.81
10
Employment equity
6.39
5.91
5.59
10
Skills development
14.68
10.02
11.06
20
Preferential procurement
13.76
16.38
7.84
20
Enterprise development
10
10
10
10
Socio-economic development
11
11
11
10
Aggregate
85.85
83.41
75.30
100
The company remains an “empowering supplier” in terms of the new B-BBEE codes which, although not
yet applicable, are already being applied by major customers. An empowering supplier is one which
meets at least three of the criteria indicated below, of which we met all four:
