Our corporate responsibility management

Our corporate responsibility management structure provides clear accountability up to board level and ensures that corporate responsibility awareness is embedded throughout our organisation.

The Group Company Secretary has overall responsibility for corporate responsibility management, leading discussion and decision-making on the topic at operating board and plc board level and chairing the corporate responsibility steering group. He is supported by a small team of corporate responsibility professionals.

The corporate responsibility steering group provides strategic direction on corporate responsibility matters, with input from two management groups. These address issues relating to waste, energy, products and the supply chain, and community affairs, the workplace and financial services; they are chaired by the Group Commercial Director and Group HR Director respectively.

Our management of corporate responsibility is effectively integrated within our management of business risks.