B-BBEE Forestry Sector Code Self-Assessment

1. Have you checked that your business falls inside the scope of the Forestry Sector Code, and recorded the answer?

(B-BBEE Act s9, sector code scope)

2. Do you know your size category (exempted micro enterprise, qualifying small enterprise or generic enterprise) under this sector code?

No forestry-specific revenue bands were found. The generic bands (EME up to R10 million, QSE R10 to R50 million) come from a secondary source and are not confirmed for forestry. Check the gazetted code. (Sector code, size thresholds)

3. Do you hold the right proof of your level, either a verification certificate from an accredited agency or, where this sector code allows it, a sworn affidavit?

Reports say a qualifying small enterprise that is at least 51% black owned can use an affidavit, and that the code sets ownership-based scores for exempted micro enterprises (100% black owned, 51% black owned, and others). The extract was garbled, so verify against the gazette. (Sector code, verification)

1. Do you know the black ownership of your business and can you prove it from your share register and agreements?

(Sector code, Ownership)

2. Do you track black people and black women at board, executive and management levels against the sector code's targets?

(Sector code, Management Control)

3. Do you spend on skills development for black people, and keep proof of the spend and the training?

(Sector code, Skills Development)

4. Do you buy from, and develop, black-owned and small suppliers, and track the spend and the support you give?

(Sector code, Enterprise and Supplier Development)

5. Do you make socio-economic contributions that benefit black people and keep proof?

(Sector code, Socio-Economic Development)

1. Do you know if you are in commercial forestry or first-level processing of wood products, which defines the scope of the code?

(Amended Forest Sector Code, application)

2. If you are a timber grower, do you track black ownership, community and small-grower schemes and the benefits they receive?

(Amended Forest Sector Code (ownership and enterprise development))

3. Do you report to the Forest Sector Charter Council when it asks, and track your performance against the sector targets?

(Forest Sector Charter Council)

4. Do you follow environmental and land rules that apply to forestry, such as NEMA and the National Water Act, as part of operating in the sector?

(NEMA, National Water Act)

1. Do you keep one evidence file per element each year, so a verifier or the sector council can check your claims?

(Sector code, verification)