Past Event

Empowering South African-Owned Businesses through Corporate Procurement

Discover how the World Bank Group (WBG) is advancing supplier inclusion. Learn about our efforts to increase participation of women-owned and black-owned businesses in our supply chain. Gain insights into the categories we procure, vendor eligibility criteria, and how to apply to become a WBG vendor. Explore our work in human development, agriculture, climate change, education, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with WBG's procurement processes and support global development initiatives.

Are you a Black-owned or Women-Owned South African company interested in doing business with the WBG? Join us on January 22nd for an engaging presentation on the World Bank Group is approaching Supplier Inclusion in South Africa and also learn how to access and apply for corporate procurement opportunities.

The World Bank Group (WBG) is an organization that works in every major area of development and provides a wide array of financial products and technical assistance to help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face. The World Bank Group support areas such as human development, agriculture and food security, climate change, social sustainability and inclusion, education, trade, and many others.

A range of goods works and services (advisory services, analytical work, capacity building, research, project appraisal and consulting services) are procured at the country, regional and global level, on a regular basis by the WBG through Corporate Procurement, to support our corporate activities.  

During this event, participants learned about the efforts by the WBG to increase the participation of women-owned and black-owned businesses in our supply chain. Attendees also had the opportunity to learn more details about the categories we procure, vendor eligibility criteria, and how to apply for opportunities to be a WBG vendor. 

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM (UTC+02:00) South African Standard Time (SAST)

CONTACT: Corporate Procurement Environmental & Social Governance Team

CorpProc_esg@worldbank.org

Event Agenda

Duration

Session

5 -7 min

Opening remarks 

15 min

Keynote speaker 

30 min

How to do business with the WBG and SD&I commitment

High level overview of the WBG, Corporate Procurement, Categories we buy, how to find opportunities

10 min

How to certify your business as a diverse-owned business 

25 min

Success Story – Experience working with the WBG

Real-life example of business that successfully navigated the procurement process and their lessons learned.

5 min

Closing 

WBG to close the session with what’s next, invitation for vendors to register and attend follow-up session on how to become a WBG vendor, and wrap up  

Date: January 22, 2025

Time: 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Location: Virtual | Webex