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External appraisalsEmpowerment rating 2008

Bidvest, a level 5 contributor, with an unconstrained operational capacity, has a “BBB” empowerment rating from Empowerdex.

Fitch Ratings

The ratings agency downgraded Bidvest's national long-term rating from AA-(zaf) to A+(zaf) and maintained the Group's short-term rating at F1(zaf). A+(zaf) ratings denote a strong credit risk relative to other issuers in the same country.

JSE Social Responsibility Investment Index

Based on an assessment of the Group’s policies, performance and reporting on economic, social and environmental sustainability, the JSE has reaffirmed Bidvest as a founding constituent of the SRI Index. Bidvest ranked within the top 21 performers out of 103 listed companies included in the research. The index is the first of its kind in an emerging market and the first to be launched by a stock exchange.

Carbon Disclosure Project 2008

The United Nations-sponsored Carbon Disclosure Project provides investors with information about carbon emissions and climate change exposure of the world’s major corporations. Bidvest’s disclosure was measured in the top 10 in its category.

Forbes Global 2000 – the world’s 2 000 largest public companies

Forbes Global 2000 is a list of the world’s largest and most influential companies in terms of US dollars based on a composite ranking which includes sales, market value, assets and profits. Bidvest is currently ranked 1 102nd.

FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series ranking

In the June 2009 FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series quarterly review, Bidvest was ranked 24th in both the FTSE/JSE All Share Index and Top 40, 8th in the FTSE/JSE Industrial 25, with a total market capitalisation of R32,5 billion.

Morgan Stanley International Emerging Market Index 2009

Bidvest is considered to have a 90% free float for the MSCI SA Index and a weighting of 2%.

WBS management excellence award

The Business School of the University of the Witwatersrand awarded Brian Joffe the...