2021
ANNUAL REPORT www.businessengage.co.za
Business Engage Annual Report 2021
Contents FOREWORD
04
30% CLUB SOUTHERN AFRICA MEMBERS
06
30% CLUB EAST AFRICA
08
30% CLUB GLOBALLY STEERING COMMITTEE
08-09 10-11
EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS
10-25
THE YEAR AHEAD
28-29
CALENDER OF EVENTS
30
Welcome to the seventh annual review of Business Engage/ the 30% Club Southern Africa (30%CSA) and the 30% Club East Africa (30%CEA).
02
03
foreword WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH ANNUAL REVIEW Welcome to the seventh annual review of Business Engage / the 30% Club Southern Africa (30%CSA) and the 30% Club East Africa (30%CEA). Can we say we are still in the “new normal” or are we back to the “normal”? I suppose that very much depends on your environment and your perceptions. Certainly, we are still very much in the era of change, however I do think that some level of stability has arisen over 2021 compared with the previous year. Either way 2020 was another good year for Business Engage / 30% Club. Despite the current
The events continued on-line, not ideal but better than not having them at all. The positive aspect was the fact that we were able to engage presenters from across the African continent. I think the last event that we had encapsulates the events for the year. “Fill my Jug” solicited rave reviews. The Board MasterClass Series ended on a high with the latest cohort being a joint venture
2020 was another good year for Business Engage / 30% Club. Despite the current settings curtailing our ability to move around the continent we were still able to move all our initiatives forward.
settings curtailing our ability to move around
with the Women Property Network sponsored by Liberty Two Degrees. Whilst they were delayed, we were still able to hold our graduation dinners / lunches which are always enjoyable. At the end of the year, I was fortunate to be able to conduct a number of one-on-one sessions with our members. These sessions were both fruitful and insightful allowing the members to convey what we were doing right and what, in their opinion we could improve on. It also allowed us to plan selectively for 2022. As can be imagined the uptake of new members slowed during the period under review. Interestingly, the interest shown in becoming a member did increase at the end of the year. We welcome all the new members. The one negative for the year, and we never like to end anything on a negative, was the fact that we could not hold our members dinner again. Hopefully this will be something
the continent, we were still able to move all our
that we can reinstate in 2022.
initiatives forward. The Gender Mainstreaming Awards in 2021 exceeded all expectations with
As always, our thanks go out to the members, service providers, supporters and everybody
over 8,000 virtual attendees, up from 2,200 in
else who contributes to the success of what we do and the tremendous impact we create.
the previous year. Add to that the increase in the geographic footprint, increased nominations and an increase in the number of judges, then the results were very pleasing.
Colleen Larsen F. Inst. D.
04
05
30% CLUB SOUTHERN AFRICA MEMBERSHIP AS AT 15 OCTOBER 2021
30% Club Southern Africa Members The aim is to now expand 30% Club Southern Africa beyond the borders of South Africa and inroads are being made into various regions.
Company
Member Name
Job Title
Absa Group
Wendy Lucas-Bull
Chair
Accenture
Ntombi Mhangwani
Interactive Experience Architect & Lead Women’s Forum
AECI
Candice Watson
Group Human Capital Executive
Anglo American
Nolitha Fakude
Chair
AngloGold Ashanti
Maria Ramos
Chair
Ascendis Health
Mark Sardi
CEO
Aspen Holdings
Lorraine Hill
Group Operating Officer
Aurex Constructors
Stuart Kent
Regional Executive
Barloworld Equipment
Emmy Leeka
CEO
Bloomberg
John McCorry
Bureau Chief
Bowmans
Ashleigh Hale
Partner
Bridgestone
Jacques Fourie
CEO
British American Tobacco
Soraya Benchikh
CEO
Brusnwick
Marina Bidoli
Partner
Burson Cohn Wolfe
Robyn de Villiers
Chairman
Business Connexion
Jonas Bogoshi
CEO
Cisco
Clayton Naidoo
General Manager : Sub-Saharan Africa
Citi
Peter Taylor
Country Officer
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Brent Williams
CEO
Coface South Africa
Jacqui Jooste
CEO
Cummins Africa Middle East
Thierry Pimi
Managing Director
Deloitte Africa
Ruwayda Redfearn
Chairman
Development Bank of Southern Africa
Patrick Dlamini
CEO
Diageo
Graeme Harlow
Managing Director
EOH
Stephen van Coller
Group CEO
Etion Holdings
Nhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube
Lead Independent Director
EY
Jabulile Kubheka
Partner
Grindrod
Andrew Waller
CEO
Imperial
Mahommed Akoojee
CEO
Investec Group
Fani Titi
Joint CEO
IoDSA
Parmi Natesan
CEO
Liberty Holdings
David Munro
Group Chief Executive
Liberty Two Degrees
Amelia Beattie
CEO
Life Healthcare
Peter Wharton-Hood
Group CEO
Mineworkers Investment Company
Mary Bomela
CEO
Nedbank
Lerato Maupa
Head HR Card, Payments and Transactional
Nedbank Private Wealth - Central Region
Sheldon-Scott Halcrow
Head
Personal Capacity
Monica Singer
Personal Capacity
Sbu Gule
Pfizer South Africa
Rhulani Nhlaniki
PwC
Country Manager Chair
PwC Southern Africa
Shirley Machaba
CEO
Rand Merchant Bank
James Formby
CEO
RCL Foods
Miles Dally
CEO
SA Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Yvonne Mhinga
Board Member
SA Home Loans
Kevin Penwarden
CEO
SAP Africa
Cathy Smith
CEO
Spar
Graham O’Connor
CEO
Standard Chartered Bank
Saif Malik
MD, Head of Global Banking, Africa - Corporate & Institutional Banking
Vodacom
Shameel Joosub
CEO
Webber Wentzel
Sally Hutton
Managing Partner
WesBank
Chris de Kock
CEO
Women’s Development Bank Investment Holdings
Faith Khanyile
CEO
Clarkhouse Human Capital
Roy Clark
Managing Director
Manpower Group South Africa
Lyndy van den Barselaar
Managing Director
Tuesday Consulting
Wendy Spalding
Director
Executive Search Firms
Associate Members
06
African Women Chartered Accountants
For a full view of Business Engage corporate members, visit :
Gauteng Women Insurance Initiative
https://www.businessengage.co.za/business-engage-member-companies/
Development Solutions Primestars Women Property Network
30% CLUB EAST AFRICA
30% CLUB GLOBALLY
The main aim now is to formalise the structure of 30% Club East Africa and we have begun
The 30% Club is a global campaign led by
putting in place the steercom that will drive initiatives further.
Chairs and CEOs taking action to increase gender
The footprint in East Africa has now grown from Nairobi to Tanzania and Uganda.
diversity
at
board
and
senior
management levels. Under the leadership of Global Chair, Ann Cairns, the campaign
30% CLUB EAST AFRICA MEMBERSHIP AS AT NOVEMBER 2021
continues to expand its international footprint
East African Breweries Limited
Jane Kuruku
CEO
with presence in multiple countries/regions
EY
Nancy Muhoya Ng’ang’a
Cluster Leader, East Africa
around the world.
Nairobi Securities Exchange
Geoffrey Odundo
CEO
Oracle
Lenin Oyuga
Global Director, Key Account Telecoms
PwC
Bernice Kimacia
Partner
Standard Chartered Bank
Kariuki Ngari
CEO
Intrasoft International East Africa
Wambui Mbesa
CEO
The 30% Club campaign globally has grown significantly. There are now 18 Chapters and more in the pipeline •
Australia
•
Japan
•
Brazil
•
Malaysia
•
Canada
•
Mexico
•
Chile
•
Poland
•
East Africa (Business En-
•
Southern Africa (Business
gage is the custodian)
Engage is the custodian)
•
MENA
•
Turkey
•
Hong Kong
•
UK
•
Ireland
•
USA
•
Italy
Business Engage is in discussions to drive West Africa as well and inroads have been made in this regard.
08
09
PUBLICATIONS
Steering Committee The Steercom met nine times in 2020 to attend to the various matters at hand. With the
financialmail Women – June 2021
exception of the 13 February meeting which was held at Standard Chartered Bank in Sandton the hosting of the meetings was held online to allow for meeting restrictions
Business Day International Women’s Day supplement
due to COVID-19. financialmail
Meeting 34: 13 February 2020 | Meeting 35: 15 April 2020 | Meeting 36: 20 May 2020 Meeting 37: 17 June 2020 | Meeting 38: 15 July 2020 | Meeting 39: 19 August 2020
Women
is
focused
EDITORIAL Shining a spotlight on the
on engaging key decision makers
work of international business leaders
around the conversations that should
and social activists this International
be taking place in order to develop
Whilst Business Engage focuses on the administration and day to day running of the
and maintain dynamic, robust and
30%CSA, the Steercom ensures that the aims of the campaign are being met.
diverse lessons
boardrooms. learned,
Insights
innovation
into and
Women’s Day.
The magazine gets inserted with the full run of the Business Day. A digital
Meeting 40: 16 September 2020 | Meeting 41: 14 October 2020
progressive strategies/policies to drive
Meeting 42: 18 November 2020
transformation goals, are just some
replica is available at https://issuu.com/
of the conversation starters that we
sundaytimesza/docs/iwd_march2021
tackle. The magazine gets inserted
Participation is from representatives across Africa
with the full run of the financialmail. A digital replica is available at https://
Members’ event – 9 March 2021
i s s u u . c o m /s u n d a y t i m e s z a /d o c s /
Celebrating Women
fmwomen_ june2021. We were not able to host a dinner in 2021 due to COVID restrictions, however, still managed to do an event virtually. This event was combined with the Corporate Gender Intelligence
Celebrating Women, in conjunction
event hosted on 9 March 2021 in line with International Womens’ Day.
with Business Engage and the 30%
Business Communique E-Zine
Speakers were ; Amelia Pan (UK); Partner, ESG and Investor Engagement at Brunswick
need to know?”
House of Lords and 30% Club facilitated a discussion with
Ntombi
Taking inspiration from the
Mhangwani
(Accenture),
Parmi
Natesan (IoDSA) and Thierry Pimi (Cummins) on the topic of Corporate Gender Intelligence.
that
we
are
living
"new
empowerment and transformation
and
in South Africa. Celebrating Women
working in, we developed Business Communique E-Zine as a monthly, digital
Baroness Mary Goudie (UK); Member of the British
to showcase businesswomen and organisations that are committed to
times"
“Why is everyone talking about ESG? What boards
Club Southern Africa, is a platform
communication.
We
use
this in combination with ours and our network's expertise to provide insightful information. We plan to
is
a
large-format,
publication
inserted into selected Sunday Times subscriber copies.
A
digital
replica
is
available
at
grow this initiative even further in
https: //online.flippingbook.com/
2022.
view/174741359/
11
21 JANUARY 2021 ; BOARDWALK WITH GRANT GAVIN
9 MARCH 2021 ; CORPORATE GENDER INTELLIGENCE EVENT
616
YOUTUBE VIEWS
3834
MS TEAMS VIEWS
Recording on https://www.businessengage.co.za/9-march-2021-corporate-gender-intelligence/
Topic : “Thoughtonomy” Claim back the right to self-govern your own thoughts, free from undue influence and
International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements
control, so that you can live a life of fulfilled potential.
throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.
9 FEBRUARY; LEADERSWALK WITH PREESHA PERSAD
On 9 March, Business Engage hosted the virtual ‘Corporate Gender Intelligence’ event, a mixture of keynotes, panel discussions, inspirational moments, workshops and entertainment. The event was supported by RMB.
Topic : Positioning yourself for a new normal
We define Corporate Gender Intelligence as “The aptitude of an organisation to acknowledge the business case for gender mainstreaming and the ability to acquire and
The “new” normal that we find ourselves in require a very different set of skills and mindset
apply the necessary knowledge, skills and processes to harness such qualities.”
to unleash your own potential and that of your teams.
In other words, Corporate Gender Intelligence is a company’s acknowledgement of the
18 FEBRUARY 2021; BOARDWALK WITH FATIMA NEWMAN
blended synergistic solution that is achieved through an appreciative balance of masculine and feminine perspectives in doing business, and the ability to apply this. It is what brings about the “aha!” moment in problem-solving and often amazing turnarounds in business thinking that enables long-term progressive growth and favourable bottomline.
Supported by EOH
Speakers included :
Topic : "Mindfulness"
•
Alison Badenhorst ; Chief Marketing Officer at Rand Merchant Bank
•
Beverley Spencer-Obatoyinbo (Kenya); Former Managing Director: British American Tobacco Kenya plc & Cluster Manager East African Markets - Intent leading to impact - how to drive significant cultural change
•
Candice Clark; Managing Director Dynamic Talent - How to improve gender equity through smarter recruitment and retention practices
•
Christine Ramon; CEO, AngloGold Ashanti
•
Claire-Louise Knox (UK); Founder of See Her Thrive & Luna Hub - Break the stigma – Talking about women’s health, men’s health and mental health in the workplace
•
Florence Chikowore; Founder FloConcult - Building Change Resilience, What’s Your SuperPower?
•
Gomolemo Lolo Madikgetla; Founder: UNGWA Africa Southern Africa Ambassador: WEDO Storytelling for impact
•
Liesl Bebb-McKay (Belgium); Innovator, Activator and Creator of Trib3L - Diversity lessons from the crisis
•
Ntombi Mhangwani; Experience Architect & Lead Women’s Forum Accenture Interactive | Africa
•
Parmi Natesan; CEO IoDSA
•
Pumela Salela; UK Country Head, Brand South Africa
•
Racheal Njoroge; Managing Director, Cummins Southern Africa - When Real Life Strikes
•
Roy Clark; Managing Director ClarkHouse Human Capital - Changing WorkPlace Strategies: The Rise of the Freelancer and Gig Economy.
12
13
20 MAY 2021; MOTHER S ’ DAY LUNCH AND LEARN Mother’s Day is a day for many people around the world to show their appreciation towards mothers. So many families in our network have had to take
13 APRIL 2021; LEAER SWALK WITH PERTUNIA SIBANYONI Supported by WesBank Topic : Climbing the corporate ladder in heels
4 MAY 2021 ; LEADER SWALK WITH LIS A WALTER S Supported by Refinitiv Topic : The surprisingly powerful principles of the Silver Koi. Recording : https://youtu.be/p5H2hdHOj1k
on many additional tasks during COVID-19 and we would wanted to honour the mothers in our network and show them our support. Groups of 20 people in each group hosted by a 16 mothers in industry who shared their journeys and spent the time engaging with their group over lunch. Vouchers were purchased from Nandos and Uber Eats.
Group hosts ; Shirley Machaba ; CEO: Pwc Southern Africa Sarah Whitten; Standard Chartered Bank Rashnee Pawaar; S A Home Loans Professor Shirley Zinn; NED : Business Engage Parmi Natesan; CEO : IoDSA Nikola Whelan; Head of Regulatory Affairs SA : Aspen Pharmacare. Masechaba Tekana Mamokete Ramathe; NED : Business Engage Luresha Chetty; Group Investor Relations Executive : Aspen Pharmacare Linda Reddy; Supply Chain Director : Nandos Lerato Maupa; Executive Human Resources, Solution Innovation : Nedbank Lee-Anne Singer; Marketing and Sales Director : Singer Group Jo-Ann Pohl; CFO : iOCO Esha Mansingh; Chief Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Officer : Chairman of Global Women’s Forum at Imperial Carina Wessels; Executive: Governance, Legal and Compliance : Alexander Forbes Candice Watson; Group Human Capital Executive : AECI Limited.
17 JUNE 2021 Project Proposal : BOARDWALK Timeline WITH WENDY MAHONEY Topic : Conscious leadership and social cohesion Recording: https://youtu.be/jVvPHYLpKBM
22 JULY 2021 Project Proposal : BOARDWALK Timeline WITH CYNTHIA STIMPEL Topic : Hijackers on board – how one courageous whistleblower fought against the capture of SAA Recording; https://youtu.be/IdcHbYIIyOI
29 JUNE 2021 ; LEADERSWALK WITH MICHAEL LEE Topic : Creativity for leaders Recording: https://youtu.be/9PaxEAgy4lc
13 JULY 2021; LEADERSWALK – COLLABORATIVE EVENT WITH WOMEN IN ETFs Topic : BREAKING THE MOULD: Tales from the fast-growing Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry Recording: https://youtu.be/CsUHLNiILZk
LEANIN CIRCLES Circles are small peer groups who meet once a month to learn new skills and share openly in an atmosphere of confidentiality and trust. We have currently trained up facilitators and assisted two companies to roll out LeanIn Circles within their organisations. This programme is free of charge and incorporated 140 topics that may be addressed depending on the needs of the groups formed.
She, He, We, is Power.
5 AUGUST 2021 : VOICES OF CHANGE The Voices of Change movement was born at the 2017 One Young World Summit when
This 5th year’s partners included Accenture, AECI, AngloGold Ashanti, Aspen,
Accenture and Thomson Reuters identified an opportunity to leverage their networks
Astron Energy, Business Engage, FNB, Imperial, Life Healthcare, Nedbank, Pfizer,
and experience to create a lasting and impactful change.
Refinitiv, RMB, Vodacom and WesBank. The theme for this year – She, He, We, is Power. It refers to the collective power— of women and men—that is now needed to build a more powerful, economically inclusive future.
Agenda ; MC : Masa KekanaAgenda 10h00 – 10h05 Opening Entertainment Lira 10h05 – 10h15 Opening by MC : Masa Kekana 10h15 – 10h35 Intro: Ntombi Mhangwani 10h35 – 10h50UN Women : Anne Shongwe 10h50 – 11h30 Speaker 1: Ntombi Langa-Royds Topic: Balancing collaboration today: A personal perspective 11h30 – 11h40 Break 11h40 – 11h45 SOAR! CSI video 11h45 – 12h40 Keynote: Bonang Mohale Topic: A Conversation about Gender Equality
"Collective power of
12h40 – 13h00 Lunch break
women and men"
13h00 – 13h05 Welcome back Masa Kekana 13h05 – 13h10 Poem 1 13h10 – 13h20
Stretch session : Thando Mbele-Sibotshiwe
13h20 – 14h00
Speaker 3 Sneha Shah (New York) Topic : The Power of Data
14h00 – 15h00 Speaker 4 and 5: Entrepreneurs : Ipeleng Mkhari and Aneshrie Yasar – The slot includes 12-minute Q&A session
Business Engage joined the movement in the 3rd year. Previous events took
15h00 – 16h00
place physically, hosting 200 guests in 2018 at Nedbank and 300 guests in 2019
Speaker 6 Josh Levs (New York)
Topic: Modern Fatherhood is essential for Gender Equality
at Emperors Palace. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, this year the event took place virtually on 5 August and hosted guests online.
16h00 – 16h10
18
16h10 – 16h15
Wrap up of the Day : Deshica Naidoo Closing: Masa Kekana
19
Corporate STARTING CASESTUDY Social Responsibility programme adopted ; SOAR
SOAR! Gives youngsters a glimpse of the wealth of opportunities the workplace might hold for them, ranging from 4IR to technical skills entrepreneurship to psychology to personal care and much more. This fabulous workbook also takes them through their journey of challenges of growing up in the 21st century as it deals with courage, confidence, bullying, depression and many more life issues. The intention of the book is that we inspire a completely new generation in whose hands the future will be entrusted.
3834 attendees on MS Teams; 164 views on YouTube.
800 books were printed and delivered to the following schools in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape Kwashushu Secondary School
Recording; https://youtu.be/kjXfk_keZwE
St George’s Secondar School
12 OCTOBER Project Proposal 2021 ; LEADERSWALK Timeline WITH CINDY NORCOTT Topic : Leading Invisible Teams Link to recording https://youtu.be/631UbohrVFo
20
21
21 OCTOBER Project Proposal 2021; BOARDWALK Timeline WITH DR HAYLEY HAUPT (Rescheduled to 9 November 2021)
CONNECTED WORKPLACE 24 March with Lynda Smith
Supported by EY Topic : Future of hybrid work
Topic “ The continued well-being of older employees in an organisation and to prepare them for their next season of life beyond the workplace. This can also
Link to recording : https://youtu.be/K3PIF0r8Z8g
apply where an organisation may be considering the out-placement of employees
Project 18 NOVEMBER Proposal 2021;Timeline LEADERSWALK WITH JULIETTE JENNER
The presenter : Lynda Smith, a social entrepreneur at the forefront of a social movement to plan the extended work lives of 50 plus workers in both quality and duration – to benefit both individual and national development. She is regarded as a thought leader and advocate for the 50-plus generation.
Topic : “Fill My Jug” The talk covered:
Link to recording : https://youtu.be/GCuctsjKVKQ
22
•
Why longevity, technology and Covid-19 have changed the landscape.
•
Life planning is just as important as financial planning.
•
Designing of second careers beyond the workplace
•
Building support and community for this group
•
Planning should start in the last 5 years of employment.
23
Accenture I&D Presentation with specific reference to LGBT and Pride 8 October : 11h30-13h00
BOARD MASTERCLASS SERIES It is important to have a focused development agenda for future board members who will take on board roles. The development agenda is to have a deliberate focus on accelerating readiness for candidates (men as well as women) to compete when the roles become available on boards.
Presenters : Ntombi Mhangwani, Khethiwe Nkuna and Jared Daniels. See https://www.businessengage.co.za/board-masterclass-series/ for further details and for profiles of the facilitators.
26 MAY 2021 ; HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENT
The key objectives of the Board Masterclass series are: (Take from BMS brochure page 10)
Speakers : Paula Quinsee and Diana Shwarz
60 women have participated/in progress in the programme. We have graduated 4 of the 7 groups enrolled in the programme.
Many organisations have implemented employee wellness initiatives to help employees implement self-care routines, and to find a balance between home
The 7th Cohort is a joint programme with Women Property Network and sponsored by
responsibilities and work deliverables.
Liberty Two Degrees.
Organisations are starting to realise that employees are not necessarily safe
Cohorts are enrolled every 3 months and the 8th Cohort will begin in February 2022.
working from home. Whether we want to admit it or not, gender based violence and harassment (GBVH) happens on a daily basis in our homes, our communities and our businesses. Many organisational policies still make reference to the physical workplace and have not been updated to include a virtual or work
WOMEN MPOWERED
from home environment, which can result in non-compliance and have serious ramifications for businesses and leaders. Are your mental health policies effective?
Preesha
What is mental health costing your organisation?
empowerment specialist and
Personal Transformation
How safe are your employees working from home?\
coach who is passionate about
Professional Development
enabling women to unlock
Paying it forward (Contribution to communities)
Recording; https://youtu.be/R-Of1AXybN0
Persad
is
an
The program has 3 focus areas:
the magic that lies within. This immersive program was
21 lessons hosted every almost every Tuesday evening
started in September 2021 to
from 16h00-18h00.
empower women to ignite
24
their full potential in all areas of
Our first intake has been started. Next intake will
life and create a lasting legacy.
start in 2022.
25
research Launch This year was the fourth “Status of Gender on JSE Listed Boards” report. In many ways it
Launch of the Research
was a consolidation of the work of the previous years. To make sense of the progress we
The research was launched online at 12h00 to 13h30 on 28 October 2021 from the
consolidated the board movements on the companies that we surveyed. We took the
EventCast Studio, Centurion Streamed on You Tube and MS Teams. The MC was Kershini
movements in and out, male and female for both executive and non-executive positions.
Govender; Executive Head: Transformation and Strategy Nedbank Limited. First to
What we found was that the women compared quite well with the men.
present was Elena Philipova from Zurich. Elana is part of the London Stock Exchange Group / Refinitiv who discussed their 2020 report “Key Factors Driving Diverse and Inclusive Workplaces” with special emphasis on the coloration between the Refinitiv
The key findings of this year’s research, which covered the period 1st January to 31st De-
report and our report. Next up was Sarah Jane Gillett, Lead Independent Director :
cember 2020; 295 companies were analysed; of those analysed;
Bowler Metcalf, who discussed the issue of “One and Done” with Tsholofelo Nkefane from Tuesday Consulting and the challenges that this brings.
62 companies did not report on their gender board policy. In 2019 there appeared to be a further 57 opportunities for women on boards. For various reasons, both good and bad, there are no opportunities at 82 companies. 51 companies went retrograde. As with previous years very few companies are linked their gender policy to their race
Once Malcolm Larsen presented the results of the 2020 research there followed a panel
policy.
discussion with;
16 companies have specifically not set voluntary targets.
Dr Jerry Gule; CEO Institute of People Management
Gender parity has been achieved in 26 companies (or the women now outnumber
Cynthia Mapaure; Director Mineworkers Investment Company
the men), up from last year. A further 67 companies are close to parity.
Lerato Semenya; MD Chromatic Africa
32 companies still have no women on their boards.
Amelia Beattie; CEO Liberty Two Degrees
There are 58 companies that may fall into the “One and Done” category.
Lerato and Jerry were in the studio; Amelia and Cynthia were online. The full report may be found on the Business Engage website www.businessengage.co.za
26
27
The Year Ahead I noted in the foreword that at the end of the
Next year is the tenth year of the Gender
year I was fortunate to be able to conduct
Mainstreaming Awards and we would look to
a number of one-on-one sessions with our
do something really special. We will build on
members. The information gleamed from
the foothold in East and West Africa that we
these sessions will be invaluable in charting
achieved this year. The majority of the judges
the path for 2022.
are returning and with that comes continuity.
Our growth into Africa will continue and we
The Board MasterClass Series will continue
expect to have that consolidated by the end
without too much change. The JSE Research
of 2022. We are mindful that this cannot be
will continue to expand and in that regard we
at the expense of everything that we have
welcome Nedbank as new partners for 2022.
achieved in South Africa and East Africa
We are looking forward to that collaboration.
so far. Finally, data collection and retention. We are A major focus in 2022 will be the Diversity
currently building our own in-house server
and Inclusion Toolkit which we are currently
capability which we expect to have operational
developing.
by the end of February. This will greatly expand our capability in terms of the Gender
How the events for 2022 will be conducted are
Mainstreaming Awards and will project the
obviously currently out of our control. We will
research component into a league of its own.
keep a keen eye on the social and business environment. The one thing that is certain is
May you and your loved ones have a fruitful
that, without being reckless or blasé about the
festive season and a successful 2022.
situation, as soon as we can get back to physical events we will do. That is not to say they will be in exactly the same format as before. They may be smaller and more intimate. They may be a hybrid of physical and online. The use of the EventCast studio gives us good flexibility. Our yearly Member’s Dinner is sorely missed and that is definitely back on the horizon.
A major focus in 2022 will be the Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit which we are currently developing.
BUSINESS ENGAGE CALENDER OF EVENTS JANUARY 11
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
18
WEP CoP Meeting
25
Steercom
27
BoardWalk
FEBRUARY 8
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
15
WEP CoP Meeting
24
BoardWalk with Balesh Sharma ; MD Vodacom South Africa
MARCH
EVENT NAME
8
Corporate Gender Intelligence Conference and 30% Club Members dinner
15
WEP CoP Meeting
22
Steercom
24
Connected Workplace
APRIL 5
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
19
WEP CoP Meeting
21
BoardWalk
MAY 10
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
17
WEP CoP Meeting
24
Steercom
26
BoardWalk
JUNE 7
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
15
Connected Workplace
21
WEP CoP Meeting
23
BoardWalk
JULY 5
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
19
WEP CoP Meeting
21
BoardWalk
26
Steercom
AUGUST 10 16 SEPTEMBER 6
EVENT NAME
Voices of Change WEP CoP Meeting EVENT NAME
Connected Workplace
13
Steercom
20
WEP CoP Meeting
29
10th Gender Mainstreaming Awards
OCTOBER 4
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
18
WEP CoP Meeting
20
BoardWalk
NOVEMBER 8
EVENT NAME LeadersWalk
15
Steercom
22
WEP CoP Meeting
24
BoardWalk
DECEMBER 6
EVENT NAME
Connected Workplace
FOR MORE I N F O R M AT I O N : Colleen Larsen colleen@businessengage.co.za 084 353 9865 www.businessengage.co.za