GLOSSARY

Abbreviations and acronyms

AEEI African Equity Empowerment Investments Ltd (“the Company”) or (“the Group”)
AGM AGM Annual general meeting
B-BBEE Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment
bn Billion
COVID-19 Coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
CPI Consumer price index
CSI Corporate social investment
EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation
ED Executive director
EPS Earnings per share
ESG Environmental, social and governance
GDP Gross domestic product
GRI Global Reporting Index
Global Reporting Index Headline earnings
HEPS Headline earnings per share
IAS International Accounting Standards
IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards
IRAS Integrated Reporting & Assurance Services
JSE JSE Limited
KING IV™ King IV™ Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (2016)
m Millions
POPI Protection of Personal Information Act, No. 4 of 2013
R South African rand
R’000 South African rands in millions
SASB Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
SDTI Sustainability Data Transparency Index
SME Small and medium-sized enterprises
SMME Small, medium, and macro enterprise