PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TRADE

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TRADE
INDUSTRY
2004-10-29
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Is the leading standardization body in the
Sub-Sahara region. We provide world class
standardization, conformity assessment
surveillance services to improve South Africas
competitiveness .
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10 YEARS OF PROGRESS
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• SABS has a 60-year heritage it is the leading
  Standardization Body in the Sub-Sahara Region
• Progress was made in reviewing African Fish
  Inspection Procedures in ensuring greater
  involvement by African countries in International
  Standards setting
• Various organizational reviews indicated the need
  for a clear separation of the commercial
  operations SABS has established a growing
  Commercial Division
• Standards South Africa (StanSA) is renaming SABS
  standards to South African National Standards
  (SANS)

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• SABS was involved in supported the process for
  regulation of plastic bags, and great progress
  has been made in curbing illegal imports of
  various products into the country
• All SABS laboratories are accredited by SANAS
  some are also accredited by RvA
• In 1996 the first black designer received an
  award in the main award scheme of the Design
  Institute
• The SABS has transformed its Human Resource
  Policies is committed to Employment Equity
  Redress The Group Profile is constituted now by
  56 of Previously Disadvantaged Individuals, 42
  Female 4 Differently Abled

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2004 HIGHLIGHTS
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The SABS Group has made significant progress In
Organizational Renewal in embracing the concept
of Sustainable Development..

• The successful popular youth design leadership
  programme of the Design Institute this year
  produced its first young black woman as winner
• A Standard on methods for measuring garments,
  SANS 1088, was written to help SMMEs in the
  clothing sector when tendering for State other
  contracts from big buyers
• Coal Mineral Technologies (CMT) designed a
  holistic range of consulting services in the area
  of Mining Technology to respond effectively to
  the needs of BEE Mining Services

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• The implementation of the new compulsory standard
  for plastic bags (VC 8087) resulted in a
  remarkable decrease in environmental pollution
• The Pretoria-based operations of Eurotype were
  successfully accredited by SANAS to ISO 17025
• Job Creation was stimulated by assisting 50
  graduates in agriculture from areas surrounding
  Nelspruit in Mpumalanga to start their own fruit
  drying project with a view to marketing their
  products on local international markets
• An EE Forum has been established to guide the
  implementation of an integrated comprehensive
  Transformation Plan

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• SABS helped to produce a book for HIV-sufferers,
  titled Being Positive The manuscript was
  co-authored by Charles Camm, an employee of CMT
• Copies of the book were donated to
  community-based organizations, in an effort to
  extend HIV/Aids awareness
• SABS has embarked upon an enterprise-wide
  initiative focused on revitalizing the
  organization the way it conducts it activities
  under the working title SABS Footprint-Your
  Choice, this initiative is centred on 3 aspects
  of organizational effectiveness
• Service Excellence Programme
• Leadership Programme
• Ethics Programme

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PERFORMANCE AGAINST OBJECTIVES
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CHALLENGES MOVING FORWARD

• Human Development
• Re-establishing the SABS Brand
• Integrated delivery environment that is
  customer-focused
• Corporate Governance
• Responding to changing business environment
• Competitive
• Regulatory
• Financial
• Organizational Culture
• Appropriate responses to shareholder mandate

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THE TRANSFORMATION DILEMMA
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THE TRANSFORMATION DILEMMA
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THE TRANSFORMATION DILEMMA
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SIYABONGA
Qs?
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