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| ABET |
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adult basic education and
training |
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| ART |
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antiretroviral treatment
for those suffering from or exposed to HIV/Aids |
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| Asgisa |
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Accelerated and Shared
Growth Initiative for South Africa |
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| BBBEE |
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broad-based black economic
empowerment |
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| BEE |
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black economic empowerment |
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| CDP |
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Carbon Disclosure Project |
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| CO2e |
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Carbon dioxide emissions |
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| CSI |
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corporate social investment |
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| CPI |
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consumer price index |
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| DSM |
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demand-side management |
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| DTI |
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South Africa’s Department
of Trade and |
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| EMS |
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environmental management
system |
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| Eskom |
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South African national
electricity supply company |
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| ERP |
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enterprise resource planning |
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| GDP |
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gross domestic product |
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| GHG |
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greenhouse gas |
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| GRI |
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Global Reporting Initiative |
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| HACCP |
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hazard analysis critical
control point |
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| HDI |
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historically disadvantaged
individual |
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| IAS |
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International Auditing
Standards |
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| IFRS |
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International Financial
Reporting Standards |
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| Industry charter(s) |
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voluntary, wide commitments
to black economic empowerment goals |
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| ISO |
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International Organisation
for Standardisation quality management and quality assurance
series of standards (9000) and environmental management series
of standards (14001) |
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| JSE |
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JSE, South Africa |
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| KZN |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
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| LTIFR |
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lost time injury frequency
rate (number of lost time injuries per million manhours worked) |
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| MST |
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Mathematics, science and
technology |
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| NCA |
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National Credit Act (No.
34 of 2005) |
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| NOSA |
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National Occupational Safety
Association |
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| NQF |
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National Qualification
Framework |
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| OEM |
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original equipment manufacturer |
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| OHS |
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Occupational Health and
Safety Act (No. 85 of 1993), South Africa |
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| PPP |
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public-private partnership |
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| QMS |
|
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quality management system |
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| QSR |
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quick-service restaurant |
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| SADC |
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Southern African Development
Community |
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| SARB |
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South African Reserve Bank |
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| SETA |
|
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sectoral education and
training authorities |
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| SHERQ |
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Safety, health, environment,
risk, quality |
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| SRI Index |
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|
Socially Responsibility
Investment Index |
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| STC |
|
|
secondary taxation on companies |
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| the
Codes/the DTI codes |
|
|
codes of good practice
for broad-based black economic empowerment as published by
the Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa |
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| TNPA |
|
|
Transnet National Ports
Authority |
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| VCT |
|
|
voluntary counselling and
testing (HIV/Aids-related) |
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| World Cup |
|
|
2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa™ |
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Bidvest's vision lies in the realm of possibility
“Bidvest people put in a resilient performance and the Group achieved a creditable result.”
statement
“We refuse to participate in the recession and salute our employees for their efforts in exceptionally difficult trading conditions.”