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Free tools you can use right now
Practical tools for B-BBEE, skills development, ESG and carbon, built by the SolveSA team. Free to use, no obligation, and whatever you produce is yours to keep.
Pick the one that fits where you are
Some of these show you where you stand: the B-BBEE Gap Analysis, the Climate Checklist and the ISSB Readiness Check. The rest help you act on it. The B-BBEE Cycle and the ESG Cycle to lay out the year ahead, the Carbon Tax and CBAM estimators to see what it could cost, and the Course Finder for the training that closes the gap.
B-BBEE Gap Analysis
See where your scorecard stands today and where the points are hiding — a step-by-step estimate across all five pillars of the Generic Codes, in minutes.
- All five pillars of the Generic Codes
- An indicative level and score, on screen
- A report you keep, whether or not you ever work with us
Free, indicative and instant — a friendly starting point, not a verified certificate.
B-BBEE Cycle
One financial year of B-BBEE, laid out end to end. Planning starts in Q4 of the previous year, then Implementation and Monitoring, and the year closes with Verification and Certification.
- The four stages of the B-BBEE cycle
- Eleven SolveSA interventions, mapped to the stage they belong to
- What to prepare, and when
Best used before your measurement year starts, while there is still time to move the numbers.
Skills Development Course Finder
Every accredited programme we deliver, in one searchable list — filtered by NQF level, SETA, sector, province and delivery mode, so you can find the programmes that fit your workforce plan.
- Every programme mapped to its SETA or accrediting body
- Filtered by sector, province and delivery mode — online, blended or face-to-face
- Programmes that count towards Skills Development spend on your scorecard
- A shortlist you can take straight to your training committee
Free to browse and always current — a starting point for planning, not an enrolment.
ESG Cycle
One financial year of ESG, laid out end to end. Materiality and Planning start in Q4 of the previous year, then Implementation and Measurement, and the year closes with Assurance and Reporting.
- The four stages of the ESG cycle
- Eleven SolveSA interventions, mapped to the stage they belong to
- What to measure, and when to start measuring it
Best used before your reporting year starts — ESG data is far cheaper to collect as you go than to reconstruct afterwards.
Climate Checklist
A short self-assessment of where your business stands on climate. Governance, emissions data, targets and disclosure — answered in a few minutes, with a clear view of what is still missing.
- What sits inside your Scope 1, 2 and 3 boundary
- Whether your baseline data would survive an assurance review
- Which climate rules already apply to you, and which are coming
Free and indicative — a way to find the gaps before a customer, a lender or an auditor finds them for you.
CBAM Estimator
An indicative view of what the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism could cost you. Built for South African exporters of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity.
- Embedded emissions in the goods you export, by product
- What the certificates could cost once the definitive regime is fully phased in
- What your EU customer will ask you for, and in what format
Indicative only — your real exposure depends on verified installation data, not sector default values.
Carbon Tax Estimator
A first estimate of your South African carbon tax liability. Enter your emissions and fuel use, and see what the allowances you qualify for do to the number.
- Taxable emissions by source, at the current rate
- The basic, trade exposure, performance and carbon budget allowances
- How far offsets could reduce what you actually pay
Free and indicative — not a substitute for a licensed return or a registered tax practitioner’s sign-off.
ISSB Readiness Check
Where you stand against IFRS S1 and S2, the sustainability and climate standards South African reporters are moving towards. Four pillars, answered honestly, scored in minutes.
- Governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets
- The disclosures you can already make, and the ones you cannot yet evidence
- What to fix first if your first reporting year is close
Best done a full year before you intend to report — most of the gaps are data-collection gaps, not writing gaps.
Not sure what your result means?
Run the tool first, then talk it through with someone who does this every day. No jargon, no sales pitch — just a straight read on where you stand.