Honeybee on apple blossom, The Co‑operative Farms, Tillington
Our approach
Information about this Report, our management of sustainability and The Co‑operative family of businesses.
Social responsibility
Priorities include community contributions, tackling global poverty and ethical finance.
Ecological sustainability
Priorities include combating climate change, waste and packaging, and biodiversity.
Delivering value
Priorities include membership and co‑operation, employees and economic impact.
This is the fourth fully consolidated Co-operative Group Sustainability Report.
Two new areas have been reported on this year for the first time: Water and Inspiring Young People. Stakeholder comments on the content of these two sections are invited via the feedback forms on the relevant pages of this site. If you would like to comment more broadly on The Co-operative's sustainability approach or performance, please contact us at: sustainability.report@co-operative.coop.
If you would like a hard copy of the Report, please contact our Customer Relations Team on: Freephone: 0800 068 6727; Minicom: 0800 068 6717, Email: customer.relations@co-operative.coop; or write to: The Co‑operative Group, Manchester M60 4ES.