The Procurement Committee, which is the custodian of the Procurement Policy, is mandated to ensure that every purchase, where applicable, takes into account the imperative of affirmative procurement. In pre-qualifying suppliers, the Bank has certain selection criteria, which seek to highlight the composition of the companies' Board of Directors, shareholders and the management structures.
In particular, the focus is on the involvement of previously disadvantaged individuals, notably women, black people, and people with disabilities. Price, ability to deliver and quality of service, are also major components of our adjudication and selection processes.