In all our activities we take account of the needs of society and the environment and recognise the importance of maintaining our ethical standards. The board views meeting those needs and standards as the group’s Social Responsibility (“SR”) and takes collective responsibility for it. The board communicates its SR policy to all group companies and encourages and supports the adoption of key SR principles, whilst recognising the devolved and independent nature of our businesses. In addition systems, overseen by the company secretary, are in place to collect relevant data which seeks to enable improved measurement of SR objectives.
With respect to the social, environmental and ethical issues involved in SR, the board has set the four key objectives of:
