The BEE Certificate, also known as the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Certificate, is a document issued in South Africa to assess and verify a company's level of compliance with the country's Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act. . The main objective of B-BBEE is the inclusion of the black race (broadly defined as African, Indian and Coloured) in the economy, within a broader goal of national empowerment, targeting historically disadvantaged people such as black people in general, women, young people, rural people. communities and people with disabilities.