South Africa Supplier Diversity Council
joining the sasdc
Steps to joining:
::.. Contact Paul Jackson for an introduction to SASDC
::.. Validate whether SASDC meets your business needs
::.. Get CEO endorsement to become a corporate member
::.. Commit senior-level champion involvement on Steering Committee
what is supplier diversity?
Supplier diversity is the proactive business process of sourcing products and services from previously under-used suppliers. This process helps to sustainably and progressively transform a corporation's supply chain so as to transactionally reflect the demographics of the community in which it operates.
In South Africa, it is the process of integrating a growing pool of competitive black suppliers into corporate supply chains, using targeted procurement and enterprise development to achieve this.
SASDC In a Nutshell (PDF Download, 77kb)
what is the SASDC?
The vision of the SASDC is to be a leading corporate movement promoting supplier diversity development through sustainable targeted procurement and black supplier development. It will be a place where member corporations jointly develop and share knowledge, experience and practices in sustainable procurement and supplier development, and have access to a growing database of certified competitive black suppliers. Most importantly, SASDC is a member-driven organisation.
Why should my corporation become a member of the sasdc?
It is a powerful opportunity to:
- Take leadership and ownership on an issue of national importance and drive the agenda;
- Demonstrate responsible corporate citizenship;
- Enhance corporate image and brand at national and community level.
It is also a platform to collaborate and leverage collective resources:
- Combining resources for a bigger impact;
- Dedicated focus and cohesion around supplier diversity development;
- Contributing to the development of a database of certified competitive black suppliers;
- Supported by a member-run and directed organisation.
What will this member-run organisation provide?
- Member development services e.g. supplier diversity levels assessment, supplier diversity training
- National database of certified competitive black suppliers
- Business and supplier diversity information resources, e.g. case studies, success stories, reference material, bulletins, process guidelines and tools
- Business opportunity fairs, networking, ‘meet-the-buyer’ and conferencing events
