CCBSA
REGAINS LEVEL 1 B-BBEE STATUS
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa( CCBSA), the company responsible for manufacturing and distributing the majority of Coca-Cola products in South Africa, has announced its return to a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment( B-BBEE) rating following a rigorous verification process for the 2025 assessment period.
This achievement reflects CCBSA’ s long-term investment in South Africa through local ownership, supplier and skills development, and community upliftment. It also reinforces CCBSA ' s commitment to creating shared value by supporting inclusive economic growth across its value chain.
The improvement from a Level 2 rating in the previous cycle to Level 1 is the result of a deliberate, multi-year approach to embedding transformation and economic participation throughout the business.
Sustained impact across the value chain CCBSA continues to create opportunities for local businesses through procurement and supplier development initiatives, directing significant spend to black-owned suppliers, with a strong focus on black women-owned businesses.
Under the enterprise and supplier development element of the scorecard, South Africa’ s largest non-alcoholic beverages producer achieved full and bonus points through its continued investment in, and support of, small, medium, and micro enterprises( SMMEs).
These efforts are supported through initiatives such as the CCBSA-Henley Business School programme and supplier development summits, which help strengthen business capability and support the long-term sustainability of supplier businesses.
" Our business is centred on a local approach – we hire locally, produce locally, distribute locally and where possible, source locally. We believe in South Africa’ s potential, and we are here to help harness South Africa’ s growth, for all of us. We have demonstrated that global businesses can succeed by growing alongside the communities they serve," says Bame Modimogale, Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability Director for CCBSA, a company in the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa group.
Key drivers of improvement CCBSA’ s return to Level 1 status was driven by a strong performance across several key scorecard elements:
• CCBSA holds 20 % black shareholding, with 15.5 % through the Ikageng Employee Share Trust.
• Strengthened skills development performance through investments in employee development, including programmes that support employees with disabilities and contribute to a more inclusive workplace.
• At leadership level, over 67 % of the board is black, underscoring the company’ s commitment to transformation.
Helping create opportunities in communities
CCBSA’ s socio-economic development initiatives continue to support entrepreneurship, education, and economic inclusion in the communities where the company operates. One such initiative is Bizniz in a Box, an innovative youth and women empowerment programme that helps build township and rural economies by developing black youth-owned businesses that are responsive to the needs of their communities.
The company’ s commitment to education is also reflected through the Study Buddy Fund, which supports youth from communities in which CCBSA operates to access tertiary education. The fund covers tuition, accommodation, and textbook costs.
" Attaining Level 1 B-BBEE status is an important milestone that reflects our commitment to creating shared value through the way we do business," adds Modimogale. " We remain focused on supporting economic participation, strengthening local enterprise, and investing in the people and communities that are central to South Africa ' s future growth and prosperity."
ABOUT CCBSA
As the largest market in the CCBA group, South Africa is home to 11 CCBSA manufacturing plants across six provinces and seven sales territories – employing more than 5 600 people. The company is responsible for manufacturing and distributing the majority of Coca-Cola products in South Africa, offering a wide range of international and local beverage brands. In close partnership with a network of local distribution and strategic distribution partners, CCBSA services over 195 000 customer outlets nationwide( excluding the Western Cape).
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