Bohlweki-SSI Environmental fully subscribes to the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and is committed to promoting equal opportunity in the workplace by eliminating unfair discrimination in any employment policy or practice.
The Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) ownership in SSI is currently at 30%. As the Environmental Sector of SSI, not only are
we empowered from an ownership point of view, but our current staff complement also reflects our policies of empowerment and skills transfer, with more than 80% of our staff classified as historically disadvantaged, of which some 46% are previously disadvantaged individuals.
Since 2000, Bohlweki has twice been voted one of the top 300 South African Black Empowerment companies by the Impumelelo
Innovations Awards Trust. The Trust has as its mission: "Rewarding innovations in government and public-private partnerships that
reduce poverty and address key developmental issues of national concern”. Bohlweki Environmental, as a small company, also entered the Non-Listed Company Awards in 2001 and was shortlisted as one of the top 20 companies in this category.
