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At Eaton, we believe in the power of many perspectives. We think a dynamic mix of people makes us stronger as a business — fueling sustainable growth that benefits our customers, our partners, our communities and ourselves.
As such, we fully support South Africa’s BBBEE program in its goal of addressing the social harm caused by apartheid. The program drives economic inclusion for disadvantaged people across the country and ensures they are treated as equals in business.
We’ve aspired to be a level 1 BBBEE contributor since our first audit in 2012 — and we’re proud to say we’ve achieved this goal.
We relentlessly focus on empowering inclusion and diversity at all levels in our South African operations. We examine how we do business, how we support employee development, and how we work with suppliers. Some of our recent initiatives include:
As a level 1 BBBEE business partner, we can support South Africa’s continuing transformation — in both social terms and by enabling sustainability and a higher quality of life through our products and services.
We can benefit everyone in our own supply chain too, making our customers and suppliers even more competitive — not only financially, but also by increasing their own BBBEE scores.
Last, but not least, we can also accelerate our business success across Africa with the ability to attract varied talent and build higher-performing teams.
See how our team has strived for level 1 BBBEE contributor status since 2012 — focusing on skills development, enterprise transformation, and supplier empowerment.
Passed by South Africa’s parliament in 2003, the BBBEE Act aims to address the inequalities many citizens suffered during apartheid. Supported by Codes of Good Practice published in 2007, and later updated in 2013, BBBEE audits apply a range of metrics to assess the level of participation and economic benefits businesses offer to people of color.
The BBBEE scorecard assesses five pillars of empowerment: ownership, management, skills development, enterprise development, and socio-economic development. Each pillar carries a different weighting towards the final score — with eight levels of possible compliance based on a company’s performance.
Organizations must score 100 points or more to reach level 1 status. We scored a total of 101.45 points in our most recent assessment, with key metrics including 25.5% black ownership of Eaton Electric (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd in partnership with Lion Pride. Our reaffirmed level 1 status signifies our ongoing commitment to inclusion, diversity, and transformation in South Africa.
