Industry benchmarks

FTSE4Good: we have met the published social and environmental criteria required for investable companies.

Dow Jones Global Sustainability Index: Dow Jones calculates these indices by assessing the top 10% of companies against a proprietary framework to judge their sustainability. We have been awarded a silver class, placing us in the top four general retailers.

BITC Index: we were pleased to progress to the gold band from silver in 2007.

Insight Investment’s CDP5 benchmark: this survey assesses the performance of FTSE 100 companies in response to climate change. We scored 49% based on our published information for 2006/07; the average score was 46%.

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP5): we disclosed our carbon emissions as part of the Carbon Disclosure Project and are quoted in its final report.

Sustainable Investment Research International’s draft profile: we have been rated by independent analysts PIRC using their SiRi methodology.

Ethibel Index: we have been included in the proprietary Ethibel Index, assessed by French analysts Vigeo.

London Benchmarking Group: this index benchmarks national community investment across different business sectors, including retail. In 2007, Home Retail Group led the retail sector in donations generated from others as a proportion of our community investment.