{"id":1755,"date":"2022-11-07T18:41:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T18:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2022-11-07T18:41:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T18:41:28","slug":"materiality-and-material-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/materiality-and-material-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Materiality and Material Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"single-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1692\" class=\"elementor elementor-1692\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-401e9855 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"401e9855\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6feb97d8\" data-id=\"6feb97d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3240aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3240aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>INTRODUCTION &amp; ABOUT OUR REPORT\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e96836 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21e96836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 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.elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line) .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not([class*=elementor-widget-divider--view]) .elementor-divider-separator{width:100%;min-height:var(--divider-pattern-height);-webkit-mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(--divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing{--divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider--bg-round{--divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5f0d74 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d5f0d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MATERIALITY <strong>DETERMINATION PROCESS<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7a6041 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a7a6041\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1885d3e\" data-id=\"1885d3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38cf3d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38cf3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>INTRODUCTION &amp; ABOUT OUR REPORT\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e45fc3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e45fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a1542 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12a1542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Materiality and <strong>DETERMINATION PROCESS<\/strong> <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cbbac86 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"5cbbac86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aec17e3\" data-id=\"3aec17e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615d4672 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"615d4672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen.png 1920w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-1536x520.png 1536w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-700x237.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca36032 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"ca36032\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e30c1b9\" data-id=\"e30c1b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bec74a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bec74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen.png 1920w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-1536x520.png 1536w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bloodspecimen-700x237.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7edcb7d0 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"7edcb7d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ee26dd0\" data-id=\"3ee26dd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305974b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"305974b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We apply the principle of materiality in assessing what information should be included in our integrated report through a structured process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3ed0da elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"d3ed0da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b73c2af\" data-id=\"b73c2af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3842f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3842f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We apply the principle of materiality in assessing what information should be included in our integrated report through a structured process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d2ee32 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"37d2ee32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e7ecb2f\" data-id=\"6e7ecb2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88cfaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b88cfaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identification<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce0eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ce0eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>through ongoing cross collaboration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fe9459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14fe9459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/id.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/id.png 600w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/id-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-687bf1f4\" data-id=\"687bf1f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2b94b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b2b94b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pri.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pri.png 600w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pri-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032c4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"032c4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prioritisation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4f969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b4f969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>through frequent engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37046ee1\" data-id=\"37046ee1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c7f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47c7f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monitoring<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a40bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a40bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>through governance structures<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2ee09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b2ee09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monito.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monito.png 600w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monito-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-790ffa9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"790ffa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed30c3\" data-id=\"6ed30c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4a52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c4a52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identification<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd108d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd108d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>through ongoing cross collaboration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04eb1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04eb1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/id.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/id.png 600w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/id-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7608dd5\" data-id=\"7608dd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a8c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89a8c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prioritisation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b4d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20b4d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>through frequent engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33bcd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f33bcd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pri.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pri.png 600w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pri-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb85e6c\" data-id=\"cb85e6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c14be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18c14be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monitoring<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971ea68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971ea68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>through governance structures<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0446fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0446fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monito.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monito.png 600w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/monito-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c2429 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"e7c2429\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-746309b\" data-id=\"746309b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a99021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a99021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe identify the matters that are or have the potential to significantly impact our ability to deliver on our strategy and ensure sustainable value over the short-, medium- or long-term for our stakeholders.\n\n<br><br>\n\nRead more about our <a class=\"red\" href=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/materiality-determination-process-and-material-matters\/\">material matters<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2977e2d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"2977e2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bfb828\" data-id=\"0bfb828\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49dbfcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49dbfcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe identify the matters that are or have the potential to significantly impact our ability to deliver on our strategy and ensure sustainable value over the short-, medium- or long-term for our stakeholders.\n\n<br><br>\n\nRead more about our <a class=\"red\" href=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/materiality-determination-process-and-material-matters\/\">material matters<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-263a65e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"263a65e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"frameworks-process\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dddbe2b\" data-id=\"dddbe2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cfe8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cfe8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reporting Frameworks, Process and Combined Assurance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0ffc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa0ffc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our integrated report is based on the principles contained in:<\/p><ul class=\"align-list\"><li>The Integrated Reporting Framework<\/li><li>Legal and regulatory requirements, such as the Companies Act, 2008<\/li><li>The King IV\u2122 Report on Corporate Governance\u2122 for South Africa, 2016 (King IV\u2122)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f3fcd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"5f3fcd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e87bb16\" data-id=\"e87bb16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2553c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2553c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internal Controls and Assurance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a6c2a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1a6c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5d9eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd5d9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SANBS has adopted a combined assurance model that is risk-based and that covers strategy level risks and related material matters.<\/p><p>Accountability is clear within the lines of defence model, with assurance providers working together to provide coordinated assurance.<\/p><p>It applies as follows to the assurance over the IR:<\/p><ul class=\"align-list\"><li>To support the integrity and transparency underlying integrated reporting, the combined assurance (CA) model incorporates independent assurance by Internal Audit of non-financial metrics in addition to assurance on the integrity of the Annual Financial Statements<\/li><li>The external auditors undertake audits of the Annual Financial Statements<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c42297\" data-id=\"6c42297\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"process-to-produce\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e99c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e99c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Process to produce our integrated report<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9509d7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a9509d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c03b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c03b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"align-list\"><li>The report preparation and presentation process is governed by our Board and led by the Executive Committee, with active participation by their direct reports. The Executive Committee meets weekly to discuss, review and provide input for the production of the integrated report<\/li><li>Our 2022 integrated report is prepared from internal management reports, including our dashboard balanced scorecard reporting, minutes of Board and Executive Committee meetings and workshops<\/li><li>Once report drafts are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee, these are tabled at the Audit Committee and finally approved by the Board<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fa2059\" data-id=\"6fa2059\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"integrated-thinking\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01524e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a01524e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrated <br>Thinking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f89a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1f89a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027e86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"027e86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"align-list\"><li>Integrated thinking helps us to expand the boundaries of our mindset, seeing ourselves as part of a larger system and taking into account the wider impact of our decisions, beyond short-term financial rewards<\/li><li>SANBS embraces integrated thinking and with the enduring effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for a substantial part of the year under review, it is through our strong stakeholder relations, robust risk mitigation processes, strong governance, how we care for our staff, donors and all stakeholders, ongoing effective, transparent communication and embracing opportunities for innovation, that we ensured that our business has remained resilient<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cf3622 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"5cf3622\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cface82\" data-id=\"cface82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5174dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5174dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reporting Frameworks, Process and Combined Assurance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3e3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae3e3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our integrated report is based on the principles contained in:<\/p><ul class=\"align-list\"><li>The Integrated Reporting Framework<\/li><li>Legal and regulatory requirements, such as the Companies Act, 2008<\/li><li>The King IV\u2122 Report on Corporate Governance\u2122 for South Africa, 2016 (King IV\u2122)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ff451a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"2ff451a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a42a3f\" data-id=\"7a42a3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed42b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eed42b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internal Controls and Assurance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e564c0e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e564c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45acda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45acda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SANBS has adopted a combined assurance model that is risk-based and that covers strategy level risks and related material matters.<\/p><p>Accountability is clear within the lines of defence model, with assurance providers working together to provide coordinated assurance.<\/p><p>It applies as follows to the assurance over the IR:<\/p><ul class=\"align-list\"><li>To support the integrity and transparency underlying integrated reporting, the combined assurance (CA) model incorporates independent assurance by Internal Audit of non-financial metrics in addition to assurance on the integrity of the Annual Financial Statements<\/li><li>The external auditors undertake audits of the Annual Financial Statements<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2360a50\" data-id=\"2360a50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c743ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c743ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Process to produce our integrated report<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162fc07 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"162fc07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ba165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30ba165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"align-list\"><li>The report preparation and presentation process is governed by our Board and led by the Executive Committee, with active participation by their direct reports. The Executive Committee meets weekly to discuss, review and provide input for the production of the integrated report<\/li><li>Our 2022 integrated report is prepared from internal management reports, including our dashboard balanced scorecard reporting, minutes of Board and Executive Committee meetings and workshops<\/li><li>Once report drafts are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee, these are tabled at the Audit Committee and finally approved by the Board<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2584360\" data-id=\"2584360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe8cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbe8cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrated <br>Thinking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5236ad1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5236ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6ab6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6ab6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"align-list\"><li>Integrated thinking helps us to expand the boundaries of our mindset, seeing ourselves as part of a larger system and taking into account the wider impact of our decisions, beyond short-term financial rewards<\/li><li>SANBS embraces integrated thinking and with the enduring effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for a substantial part of the year under review, it is through our strong stakeholder relations, robust risk mitigation processes, strong governance, how we care for our staff, donors and all stakeholders, ongoing effective, transparent communication and embracing opportunities for innovation, that we ensured that our business has remained resilient<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22860a17 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"22860a17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa1d44b\" data-id=\"1fa1d44b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e17b9cf elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"1e17b9cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12ed76e6\" data-id=\"12ed76e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b965381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b965381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-755beb8b\" data-id=\"755beb8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"forward-looking\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e189ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e189ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forward-Looking Statements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d3e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25d3e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to SANBS\u2019 financial position, results, operations and businesses. These statements and forecasts involve risk and uncertainty as they relate to events and depend on circumstances that occur in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-125cb240 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"125cb240\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dcb8f03\" data-id=\"3dcb8f03\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"outlook\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bdbaa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76bdbaa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outlook<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524b84f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524b84f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outlook information comprises challenges, opportunities and disruptive factors we have identified that have the potential to affect the achievement of our strategic objectives and our mitigating response as well as opportunities identified. Outlook information can be found throughout this report; however, the majority of this information can be found in our <a class=\"red\" href=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/outlook\/\">outlook<\/a> section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f38bfe\" data-id=\"8f38bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30656aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30656aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a67c284 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a67c284\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-876fd6f\" data-id=\"876fd6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17afce6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"17afce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ecdde\" data-id=\"64ecdde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a7d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5a7d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance.png 1920w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finance-700x467.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd95528 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"dd95528\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6756978\" data-id=\"6756978\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053a65d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"053a65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forward-Looking Statements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1887f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1887f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to SANBS\u2019 financial position, results, operations and businesses. These statements and forecasts involve risk and uncertainty as they relate to events and depend on circumstances that occur in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f2ac39 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"6f2ac39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7297d53\" data-id=\"7297d53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d6c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76d6c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook.png 1920w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/outlook-700x467.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-498ab48 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"498ab48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fff5d8\" data-id=\"9fff5d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e5aa0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e5aa0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outlook<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e6efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7e6efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outlook information comprises challenges, opportunities and disruptive factors we have identified that have the potential to affect the achievement of our strategic objectives and our mitigating response as well as opportunities identified. Outlook information can be found throughout this report; however, the majority of this information can be found in our <a class=\"red\" href=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/outlook\/\">outlook<\/a> section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46676fd elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"46676fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"board-responsibility\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be9e7e3\" data-id=\"be9e7e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd172e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd172e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Responsibility and Approval\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6d037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6d037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board of Directors, supported by the Audit Committee, is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the integrated report. In this regard the Board places reliance on information provided and verified by the Chief Executive Officer and his Executive team.\u00a0Mazars who undertake SANBS&#8217; internal audits have done assurance work on a sample of material Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).\u00a0 No external assurance has been obtained on the content of this report other than the external audit procedures performed regarding the AFS\u00a0and thus financial numbers, to the extent to which they are included in the integrated report, are validated.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We have taken reasonable steps to ensure that there are processes in place that ensure the integrity and credibility of the integrated report. In particular: \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f897c0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"f897c0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-680d58f\" data-id=\"680d58f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10211f0 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"10211f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-flip-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSystems, Procedures<br> and Controls\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe systems, procedures and controls include structures and processes that ensure diversity of input and checks and balances, including the system of internal controls, and the use of credible sources for information, and are considered adequate and effective to ensure the completeness and accuracy of information.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c352a10\" data-id=\"c352a10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510075b elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"510075b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAllocation of Responsibility\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere is an appropriate allocation of responsibility to ensure that the information reported on is based on the inputs, collation and review of subject matter experts, and the responsible Executives, with the Audit Committee having oversight over the process under the guidance and leadership of the CEO and CFO.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b21e82\" data-id=\"3b21e82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e845a48 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"e845a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOversight and Involvement\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere has been adequate oversight and involvement of the  governing body, and in particular, in respect of  the approval of the preparation process, materiality determination process, setting the parameters for the boundary of the report, and final review and approval of the content by the governing body committee and governing body itself.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b859b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b859b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board, assisted by its committees, is ultimately responsible for overseeing the integrity of our integrated report and verifies that it has applied its collective mind in the preparation and presentation thereof.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Board confirms that after a comprehensive review, it is satisfied that the content is accurate, complete and a fair reflection of the SANBS material matters, presented in accordance with the International Reporting Framework. The Board approved the 2022 annual Integrated Report on 17 November 2022. Any material events up to the Board approval of this report are also included.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Signed on behalf of the South African National Blood Service Board.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4c12f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"d4c12f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6b5d8f\" data-id=\"c6b5d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a0e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32a0e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"94\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ansie-signature-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb386f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"1eb386f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52dbecd\" data-id=\"52dbecd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568b4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"568b4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ansie Ramalho<\/strong><\/p><p>Chairperson, BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcbf3b4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"bcbf3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c457417\" data-id=\"c457417\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f22fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f22fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Responsibility and Approval\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c089f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c089f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board of Directors, supported by the Audit Committee, is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the integrated report. In this regard the Board places reliance on information provided and verified by the Chief Executive Officer and his Executive team.\u00a0Mazars who undertake SANBS&#8217; internal audits have done assurance work on a sample of material Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).\u00a0 No external assurance has been obtained on the content of this report other than the external audit procedures performed regarding the AFS\u00a0and thus financial numbers, to the extent to which they are included in the integrated report, are validated.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We have taken reasonable steps to ensure that there are processes in place that ensure the integrity and credibility of the integrated report. In particular: \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a570e99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a570e99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4911985\" data-id=\"4911985\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299f3d8 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"299f3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/systems.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSystems, Procedures<br> and Controls\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe systems, procedures and controls include structures and processes that ensure diversity of input and checks and balances, including the system of internal controls, and the use of credible sources for information, and are considered adequate and effective to ensure the completeness and accuracy of information.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85e69dc\" data-id=\"85e69dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c840f elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"d4c840f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clockthing.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAllocation of Responsibility\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere is an appropriate allocation of responsibility to ensure that the information reported on is based on the inputs, collation and review of subject matter experts, and the responsible Executives, with the Audit Committee having oversight over the process under the guidance and leadership of the CEO and CFO.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1bfe50\" data-id=\"d1bfe50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb0621 elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"0fb0621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/careet.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOversight and Involvement\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere has been adequate oversight and involvement of the  governing body, and in particular, in respect of  the approval of the preparation process, materiality determination process, setting the parameters for the boundary of the report, and final review and approval of the content by the governing body committee and governing body itself.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ef358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18ef358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board, assisted by its committees, is ultimately responsible for overseeing the integrity of our integrated report and verifies that it has applied its collective mind in the preparation and presentation thereof.<\/p><p>The Board confirms that after a comprehensive review, it is satisfied that the content is accurate, complete and a fair reflection of the SANBS material matters, presented in accordance with the International Reporting Framework. The Board approved the 2022 annual Integrated Report on 17 November 2022. Any material events up to the Board approval of this report are also included.<\/p><p><strong>Signed on behalf of the South African National Blood Service Board.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17916e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"17916e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f04653f\" data-id=\"f04653f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1273b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b1273b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"94\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/sanbs-integrated-report.sanbs.org.za\/archives\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ansie-signature-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e58410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"4e58410\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b0df81\" data-id=\"7b0df81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d32c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d32c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ansie Ramalho<\/strong><\/p><p>Chairperson, BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"INTRODUCTION &amp; ABOUT OUR REPORT\u00a0 MATERIALITY DETERMINATION PROCESS INTRODUCTION &amp; ABOUT OUR REPORT\u00a0 Materiality and DETERMINATION PROCESS We apply the principle of materiality in assessing what information should be included in our integrated report through a structured process. 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