Business rationale for CSI

% corporate respondents 2023 n=68 | 2022 n=65

Moral imperative/ the right thing to do

2023 - 79

First reason: 47%

Second reason: 13%

Third reason: 19%

2022 - 75

First reason: 51%

Second reason: 15%

Third reason: 9%

Licence-to-operate obligations (other than BBBEE Codes)

2023 - 46

First reason: 21%

Second reason: 19%

Third reason: 6%

2022 - 42

First reason: 17%

Second reason: 20%

Third reason: 5%

BBBEE

2023 - 43

First reason: 10%

Second reason: 15%

Third reason: 18%

2022 - 54

First reason: 14%

Second reason: 22%

Third reason: 18%

Reputation

2023 - 43

First reason: 6%

Second reason: 16%

Third reason: 21%

2022 - 44

First reason: 6%

Second reason: 18%

Third reason: 20%

Competitive advantage/ strategic reasons

2023 - 29

First reason: 4%

Second reason: 10%

Third reason: 15%

2022 - 35

First reason: 6%

Second reason: 12%

Third reason: 17%

Employee engagement

2023 - 22

Second reason: 9%

Third reason: 13%

2022 - 17

Second reason: 9%

Third reason: 9%

Industry sector charter

2023 - 21

First reason: 6%

Second reason: 9%

Third reason: 6%

2022 - 10

First reason: 2%

Second reason: 3%

Third reason: 5%

Stakeholder pressures

2023 - 8

First reason: 3%

Second reason: 5%

2022 - 12

First reason: 3%

Second reason: 3%

Third reason: 6%

Customer engagement

2023 - 9

First reason: 3%

Second reason: 4%

Third reason: 2%

2022 - 8

Second reason: 3%

Third reason: 5%

2022 - 4

Second reason: 2%

Third reason: 2%