Datacentrix has become 100% black owned, while retaining its Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) rating for the eighth consecutive year.
The organisation scored a 127 out of 130 points on its latest B-BBEE scorecard, reflecting sustained efforts in areas such as employment equity, skills development and SME engagement, and is 72.88 percent black women owned.
“These achievements are testament to Datacentrix’s dedication to creating opportunities for economic growth, empowering local businesses and supporting transformative initiatives,” states Ahmed Mahomed, Datacentrix Group CEO.
Datacentrix has also reattained several ISO certifications. These include ISO 27001, 27701, 27017, 27018 and 27032 for information security and privacy management, as well as ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety (OHS).
This year, in addition to the norm, Datacentrix upgraded ISO27001:2013 to ISO27001:2022, which required that the company demonstrate its ability to navigate the complexities of information security in today’s digital environment.
“Datacentrix is proud to announce that the achievement of ISO20000-1:2018 confirms that the company’s IT Services Management System is of the highest quality and is a reflection of our commitment to the continuous improvement of IT services,” Mahomed adds.
Empowerment highlights include:
- Level One B-BBEE rating
- 100% Black ownership
- 72.88% Black women ownership
- Designated supplier, enabling 135% procurement recognition in: Procurement expenditure from all suppliers; Procurement expenditure from suppliers who are at least 51% Black owned; Procurement expenditure from suppliers who are at least 30% Black women owned; and Procurement expenditure from Designated Group Suppliers that are at least 51% Black owned.