When multinational optical and opto-electronic technology company, ZEISS South Africa, wanted to improve its Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) status, it enlisted the services of BEE advisory and project management company, NPI Governance Consulting to assist it.
Since then the two organisations have formed a strong partnership that has seen ZEISS improve its B-BBEE status and commit to a social responsibility and skills development spend of about R2.5 million over the past five years.
In addition, the partnership has seen NPI Governance Consulting grow from a one-man operation in 2012 to the first ISO 9001 accredited BEE consulting firm, employing six people in junior management and internship positions and servicing a client base of 45 corporate companies.