The latest Codes of Good Practice on Black Economic Empowerment were published in the Government Gazette No. 36928, 11 October 2013. They provide the framework for companies to be rated.
- Ownership: Measures effective ownership of enterprises by black people.
- Management control: Measures effective control of enterprises by black people.
- Employment equity: Measures initiatives intended to achieve equity in the workplace.
- Skills development: Measures the extent that employers carry out initiatives designed to develop the competencies of black employees.
- Preferential procurement: Measures the extent that enterprises buy goods and services from BEE compliant suppliers as well as black owned entities.
- Enterprise development: Measures the extent to which enterprises carry out initiatives contributing to enterprise development.
- Socio-economic development: Measures the extent to which enterprises carry initiatives contributing to socio-economic development.
- Qualifying small enterprises: Measures the extent to which enterprises carry out contributions made by qualifying small enterprises.