The Co-operative Group Sustainability Report

From strong ethics to brand renaissance, democratic governance to long-term sustainability, The Co-operative Group Sustainability Report is an open account of our performance and priorities.
 

Our social responsibility priorities range from support for Fairtrade to higher animal welfare standards; ethical screening of finance, to community contributions.

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Our ecological sustainability priorities range from renewable energy generation to packaging reduction; sustainable fish sourcing, to highlighting the honeybee decline.

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Our delivering value priorities range from member democratic participation, to corporate reputation; employee engagement to public policy lobbying.

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We seek to be transparent and accountable in our pursuit of sustainable development. Securing independent assurance plays an important part in achieving this goal.

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Introduction

Our chief executive introducing our 2008/09 Sustainability Report
Group chief executive Peter Marks