Cyber defence critical for ESG compliance
As cyberattacks on pipelines, water pumping stations and manufacturing plants hit the news, customers and investors grow more aware of the need for organisations to take responsibility for the protection of their potential cyber vulnerabilities. Cybercrime can have a...
Tips for ensuring records management compliance
The keeping of physical records continues to become obsolete, as digital records have become more common. Not only are digital records more easily accessible but they can also be stored and managed in a simpler way, says Danai Chikukwa, business analyst from Bizmod....
The significance of obtaining an EPC for a place of instruction
The December 2022 deadline for compliance with energy performance certification regulations is just four months away. Remote Metering Solutions (RMS) offers some advice. According to the regulations for the 'mandatory display and submission of energy performance...
The value of a compliant business
Chris Ogden, CEO of RubiBlue, digs into the intricacies of compliance and looks at how this can become a part of the corporate culture. Compliance has become an important part of the business conversation. It spans security, data, regulation, legislation, internal...
How SA recognises blockchain arbitration agreements
The enforceability of (foreign) blockchain arbitrations under South Africa's international arbitration regime might be difficult but there are possible solutions. By Dylan Cron, partner; Kenan Peterson, candidate attorney; and Jamie Battersby, candidate attorney from...
SARS outlines plans for third-party data submission from trusts and section 18A institutions
In line with its Vision 2024 to streamline tax collection, SARS will implement new systems for reporting trust distributions and donations to approved institutions, writes Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel. The South African Revenue Service's Vision 2024 is to...
B-BBEE Commission releases 2021 national status and trends report
The B-BBEE Commission's latest report on empowerment trends shows a decrease in overall black ownership, as well as in black women ownership. By Safiyya Patel, partner and Tebogo Moloko, senior associate at Webber Wentzel The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment...
BEE basics: what compliance means for SMEs
The broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) policy system provides the country with a growth strategy that aims to promote a more equitable and economically inclusive society that will help South Africa realise its full economic potential. Small businesses -...
Achieve compliant and measurable ESG impact
Investing into environmental, social and governance initiatives and strategies delivers measurable value to the organisation over the long and the short term. However, initial investment hype alongside so-called ‘greenwashing’ has left many companies and investors...
Use PoPIA compliance to benefit your business
The Protection of Public Information Act (PoPIA) came into force in July last year. The Information Regulator, who oversees all PoPIA compliance in South Africa, gave organisations a 12-month grace period to get everything in order and implement the measures required...
IoT gives businesses assurance in ESG initiatives
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics can be effectively used to measure and define the impact the organisation has, the trust it engenders, and the value it takes beyond the shareholder and into the ecosystem. It has evolved to become far more than a...
Personalisation and data privacy can go hand in hand
How often do brands find a balance between the obvious benefits of personalisation and customer's privacy concerns? By Andrew Bourne, regional manager: Africa at Zoho The most effective tactics employ zero-party data to drive marketing and sales, give consumers power...