Corporate Social Responsibility

As a responsible retailer, we believe that the long-term future of the group is best served by respecting the interests of all our stakeholders: Customers, suppliers and the wider community. We look actively for opportunities to improve the environment and to contribute to the wellbeing of the communities in which we trade.

Environment
We will take all reasonable steps to manage our operations so as to minimise our environmental impact and to promote good environmental practice. We will review regularly our business practices and performance to identify how we can improve our energy efficiency, minimise packaging and reduce water usage, waste disposal and air emissions.

Relationships
We will conduct our business relationships with integrity and courtesy, and honour our trading commitments. Our aim is to build long-term relationships with our suppliers and provide support for small, local, specialist producers.

Communities
We will build relationships with our customers, suppliers and the local communities we are part of by encouraging our Stakeholders to consider the needs of others and involve themselves in public service. We will obtain a wide range of views on our social and environmental policies and performance.