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RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS REPORT
U N ITE D N ATI O N S
S U S TA I N A B LE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
We are pleased to introduce our most up to date Responsible
Business Report which sets out our ambitions, progress and future
plans related to our responsibility agenda. Our approach and
narrative remain consistent. The report also contains updates and
highlights on what has been achieved over the past 12 months.
We are proud of our brands and business. We are also
proud of the positive contribution we believe we make
to society. It is our belief that how we act reflects who
and what we are.
For almost 150 years we’ve been brand owners and
builders, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio
of brands that people love and our business has grown
as a result. The continued financial strength of our
business is important not only to our employees and
our shareholders, but also on a broader basis, where
our performance positively impacts a wide range of
stakeholders and the UK economy.
it’s more important than ever that we play our part
in addressing the key issues facing society, such as
the need to tackle the impact of climate change.
We are also mindful that our actions can contribute
towards global improvements. The 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations
Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for
peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now
and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call
for action by all countries – developed and developing
– in a global partnership.
Our overarching business purpose is to create value,
with values – for our shareholders, consumers,
customers and for society as a whole. Our values include
a commitment to behave responsibly. Our responsibility
agenda has always been woven into the fabric of our
business and, in today’s world, as we grow and develop,
While there will be actions we take that
contribute both directly and indirectly to
many of the SDGs, we have focused our
SDG connections where we believe we can
most directly play our part. These are:
Good health and wellbeing
Ensure healthy lives and promote
wellbeing for all at all ages
Gender equality
Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls
Decent work
and economic growth
Promote sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth,
full and productive employment,
and decent work for all
Responsible consumption
and production
Behaving responsibly
for almost 150 years.
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Ensure sustainable consumption
and production patterns
Climate action
Take urgent action to combat
climate change and its impacts