Objectives and performance for year ending March 2009
We set targets related to our CR strategy and we have quantified the outcomes as far as possible.
Business as usual - embedding CR
| Objective |
Achievements |
| Further evolve understanding of CR across the Group and embed CR into decision making processes |
- Regional teams established in two new regions, with all regions now engaged
- Stakeholder engagement with clients, suppliers, employees, and key external agencies is taking place
- Progress continues on further building SEE risks into local risk registers
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Focusing the community programme
| Objective |
Achievements |
| Ensure appropriate proposals are submitted by Dec 08 which resonate with the strategic focus and fully utilise the funds available |
- 100% of central budget utilised
- All regions took up allocated funds
- Over 75% of central budget available for community projects spent on projects with a focus on financial education and entrepreneurship
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Big Ideas - supporting social and environmental innovation
| Objective |
Achievements |
| Support the process of discussions at a regional level to promote the development of the ‘Big Ideas’ pipeline |
- Pipeline discussions held
- Two new projects were identified involving products from the UK’s public sector business
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Six responsibility targets
We also set ourselves targets specific to our six responsibilities. The detail of the achievements is contained in the summary section of each responsibility and you can reach this by using the link in each heading in the table below.
| Responsibility |
Objective |
Status |
| Data Protection |
Further embed CR in data evaluation processes and record and report developments through the year |
Achieved |
| Products and Services |
Further embed CR in product development processes and ensure PR always considers consumer benefits |
Achieved |
| Consumers |
Create some global standards for reporting consumer satisfaction consistently |
Partly achieved |
| Workplace |
Gain the explicit endorsement of our HR leaders to the UN Global Compact |
Partly achieved |
| Environment |
Gather data from all major locations and put a system in place to gather data and report developments through the year |
Achieved |
| Communities |
Create a global standard Community Involvement policy. Increase levels of employee volunteering |
Achieved |