Transformation Advisory

The Industry Transformation Advisory manager guides wineries, wine grape producers, consultants, banks, and the government on best practices in diversity and inclusion under the following themes:

  • Enterprise ownership expansion to diverse shareholders
  • Skills development
  • Enterprise development
  • Inclusive procurement practices
  • Socioeconomic development

Advice is aligned with industry audit standards, including the Agri BEE Codes of Good Practice and sustainability conventions.

These themes underpin the portfolio.

 

Fundraising

  • Referrals of business cases to funders and banks.
  • Business structuring, business plan writing, funding regulations, monitoring and evaluation requirements, and fundraising strategies.
  • Implementing projects funded by the government or other sources, such as managing committees that approve and oversee funding.
  • Conducting due diligence for banks, the government, and the industry on a project-by-project basis.

BEE Compliance

  • Structuring business deals, advocating for effective government measurement tools, and mitigating risks such as fronting.
  • Improving BEE scores for South African wine industry members, explaining the BEE compliance process, commenting on policies, and helping to formulate new policies.
  • Understanding the wine industry context of ownership, enterprise and supplier development, skills development, management control, and socioeconomic development.

Reporting

  • Ensuring monitoring and evaluation conventions are followed correctly.
  • Writing reports to demonstrate the progress of transformation initiatives.

Ethical Trade

  • Serving in various capacities to promote and influence the measurement of ethical compliance.

New Enterprise Advisory

  • Advising new businesses and routes to market, helping new entrants understand what has and hasn’t worked in the wine and wine grape industry.

Sustainability

  • Recognising that BEE is a chapter in the sustainability landscape, with South Africa Wine placing sustainability at the heart of all its activities.