Most ESD programmes
can prove spend.
Far fewer can prove
impact.
THE PROBLEM
Most ESD programmes start with a budget and a beneficiary. The question of what the programme is actually supposed to achieve and how that will be demonstrated gets skipped.
The draft Amended Codes are making that gap expensive. The following are moving from good practice to mandatory prerequisites for scoring ESD points:
Documented
needs analysis
Capacity
baselines
Development
Milestones
WHAT'S INSIDE
Six tabs. One connected workflow.
01
Financial Baseline
Enter your NPAT once. Required SD and ED contribution amounts calculate automatically.
02
Bottleneck Analysis
Identify where your supply chain has real problems with volume, quality or price and where a black-owned business could address them.
03
SD vs ED Decision
Document the classification per opportunity before any beneficiary is selected.
04
Beneficiary Profile
Ownership verification, capability baseline, needs analysis and M&E planning per beneficiary.
05
Beneficiary Plan
Milestones, intervention plan linked to outcomes, and named accountability before spend begins.
06
Scorecard Summary
Validates planned recognised values against required contributions using correct benefit factors.
Built for the draft Amended Codes
The ESD Tool is aligned with Statement 400 of 2026. It includes a benefit factor reference table from Annexe B, so the correct recognition rate is applied to every contribution type before it reaches the scorecard.
Needs analysis now mandatory
Outcome measurement required
M&E report must be verified
Benefit factors have changed
40% sub-minimum per category
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