Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) measure the extent to which companies purchase goods and services from empowered suppliers.

Skills Development refers to the intentional efforts by enterprises to provide training and capacity-building opportunities that enhances the technical skills and competencies of employees.

Employment Equity is defined as "means to promote equal opportunity, and fair treatment in employment, through the elimination of unfair discrimination, and the implementation of affirmative action measures.

Management Control measures the effective control of economic activities and resources of enterprises by black people.

Ownership measures the effective ownership of enterprises by black people.

Executive summary performance of all Elements.

If a company does not meet at least 40% of the target for any Priority Element, it will get discounted one level down from its final achieved B-BBEE recognition level.

An entity can score over 100 points on the B-BBEE scorecard through bonus points; however, these do not directly change the official recognition level structure.

The Recognition Table shows how a company’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) score translates into a B-BBEE recognition level. It indicates how much credit an entity receives for its efforts in promoting economic empowerment within B-BBEE and the property sector.