Bidvest is unwavering in ensuring the highest standards of corporate governance and responsibility. There is a deeply entrenched functional governance structure that places significant reliance on the ethical behaviour of all Bidvest employees, which is firmly entrenched across the Group. There is a high hurdle of responsibility on everyone.

The Group board and its six sub-committees together with seven divisional boards and Audit committees, chaired by independent non-executives, provide robust oversight. Combined assurance receives deliberate and focused attention at Bidvest. The Audit committee ensures that our combined assurance model adequately addresses Bidvest’s risks and material matters through the aggregated efforts of assurance providers. Continually optimising our combined assurance model avoids duplication and rationalises collaboration efforts upstream amongst assurance providers. This enables an effective control environment and ensures the integrity of information used for reporting and decision making.