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

Amended Codes of Good Practice (2013)

Amended Code Series 500: Measurement of the Socio-Economic Development Elements of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment

Statement 500: The General Principles for Measuring the Socio-Economic Development Element

2. The SED Scorecard
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2.1The Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) or average target applies unless:

 

2.1.1the company does not make a profit last year or on average over the last five years

 

2.1.2the net profit margin is less than a quarter of the norm in the industry.

 

2.2If the Turnover is to be used, the target will be set at:

 

2.2.11 % x Indicative Profit Margin (NPAT/Turnover) x Turnover

 

2.2.2Indicative profit margin is the profit margin in the last year where the company's profit margin is at least one quarter of the industry norm.

 

2.3The following table represents the criteria and method used for deriving a score for Socio-Economic Development under this statement:

 

Criteria

Weighting

Points

Compliance

Target

Annual value of all Socio-Economic Development Contributions by the Measured Entity as a percentage of the target.

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1% of NPAT

 

2.4The weighting points in the SED scorecard represent the maximum number of points possible for each of the criteria.