The SASDC implements a rigorous black supplier certification process that is approved by the Council’s members as a collectivelyendorsed methodology and standard for assessing and certifying black suppliers with whom they would be prepared to transact.

This database:

• Is owned, managed and maintained by the Council.
• Only contains bona-fide black suppliers that have been certified as “transaction-ready” to do business with Council members.
• Is aligned with the supplier assessment and vetting processes that Council members would normally undertake with all their new suppliers.
• Is aimed at reducing the cost and time that would be expended independently by each of the council members in the absence of such a database.