Accelerate Transformation

Become a level 4 BEE contributor (dti codes)

Woolworths is committed to transformation across the business and has embarked upon a company-wide planning and development programme to ensure that transformation becomes an entrenched way of doing business. This is both holistic in nature – transforming the way we do business across all aspects of the dti scorecard – and collaborative in approach, working in partnership with our franchise partners, our suppliers, and the public sector including government.

• Woolworths will shortly announce the details of a BEE employee share ownership scheme, which will be introduced alongside an acceleration of other key BEE initiatives
• Commitment to preferential procurement and BEE supplier partners providing core product for Woolworths over time
• Commitment to partnering with potential BEE suppliers, supporting enterprise development initiatives
• Acceleration of the development of core retail skills through focused training initiatives including the accreditation of Woolworths courses and the establishment of provincial Woolworths learning centres
• Meeting employment equity targets, and where there is a skills shortage at senior leadership level within the organisation, a skills pipeline will provide the necessary momentum

Support South African business first

Woolworths is a proud South African business with a long tradition of quality and innovation in South Africa, committed to buying as much of our product locally as possible.

We will grow our southern African supply base over the next five years to ensure we retain the majority of our clothing sourcing in South Africa, and maintain strong local and regional food sources.