The Co-operative Group Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report 2008
24 September 2008:
It highlights where the Group is performing well, but does not evade areas where work remains to be done. In this way, the co-operative values of honesty and openness find modern expression in our approach to sustainability reporting. View the report
Jonathan Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future and Chair of the Natural Step UK, who provides commentary on the Report, commends the Group’s account of its performance as 'extraordinary’. He notes that: “there is a proven leadership position on many pages; the depth of understanding of all the different ‘issues’ is impressive; the combination of values-driven ‘ethical absolutes’ with a canny, value-driven business case for outperformance is communicated with great skill; and the way the data are reported, interpreted and assured leaves readers with an overwhelming ’so what’s not to trust?’ feeling in terms of overall impact”. The report has been assured against AA1000as and verified as being consistent with a GRI G3 application level of B+ by csrnetwork.
The Co-operative Group seeks to ensure that our reporting continues to be responsive to the needs of our stakeholders and, as such, your feedback is extremely valuable to us.
Source: The Co-operative Group
