NBI’s Purpose
The National Business Initiative (NBI) supports businesses to play a responsible role in the sustainable, socio-economic development that South Africa needs to thrive.
JET Skilling for Employment Programme (JET SEP)
We are thrilled to announce the launch of JET Skilling for Employment Programme's (JET SEP) publication – "Powering Futures – The Green Skilling Opportunity." This local, industry-endorsed and demand-led report outlines the scale of job opportunity in seven renewable and emerging green sectors, as prioritised in the JET Implementation Plan.
Social Transformation
We promote bold transformation in workplaces through strategic dialogue and best practice, including tackling corruption, while co-creating innovative solutions to achieve inclusive workspaces.
Economic Inclusion
We challenge the systemic barriers to achieving economic inclusion, including for youth, co-creating interventions that enhance inclusion, employability & opportunities.
Environment and Society
We empower business leaders to understand the impact of interconnected risks and opportunities, ensuring they remain future forward and sustainable.
TAMDEV
We deliver cross-cutting capacity building through technical mentorship and development approaches to strengthen Government’s capacity, enabling conducive environments in which business and society thrive.
Gender Pay Gap Calculator
Learn more about how you can use NBI’s free online Gender Pay Gap Calculator to understand and tackle pay discrepancies in your business.
Introducing the National Business Initiative (NBI)
We are an independent business movement of nearly 100 South African and multi-national member companies committed to the vision of a thriving country and society. The NBI was launched in 1995 by the then President, Nelson Mandela as a voluntary coalition of South African and multinational businesses.
The NBI is for the committed.
Join us now in building South Africa’s tomorrow.
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- Gender, race and intergenerational equity
- Anti-Corruption
- Ethics and Transformation
- Bold and Ambitious Leadership
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
Nelson Mandela
About the NBI
At the National Business Initiative (NBI), we believe in making change happen.
We are an independent, business movement of nearly 100 South African and multi-national companies committed to the vision of a thriving society.
The NBI works with our members to build their capacity for change and to create investment opportunity for them.
Together with Business, Government and Civil Society, we strive to ensure that South Africa’s economy is inclusive, resilient, sustainably driven and built on trust.
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The National Business Initiative (NBI) is a voluntary coalition of companies, working for the past 29 years towards a resilient and inclusive economy, building trust to enable implementation and enhancing the capacity of our stakeholders to participate in economic and social transformation.
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5th Floor, 61 Katherine Street, Dennehof, Sandton, 2196
P O Box 294, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
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Phone: +27 (11) 544 6000
E-mail: info@nbi.org.za
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