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Our social responsibilities
GUS published its first Environmental Report in 2001
and has now produced a much wider review of its social responsibilities
in the form of a Corporate Social Responsibility Report. This report explains
the progress we are making in meeting the expectations of all our different
stakeholders. GUS is embracing the issues of Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) with enthusiasm and commitment. We have established a CSR Group
to oversee and monitor our progress and developed a set of CSR principles
to guide our strategy.
Our relationships with local communities continued to be a particular
priority, supported by the work of the GUS Charitable Trust and by the
tremendous efforts of employees across a wide range of fundraising and
volunteering initiatives. The tragic events of September 11 provided a
special focus for GUS employees in North America, who raised substantial
funds for The September 11th Fund and brought comfort to colleagues working
in New York.
Continued progress
GUS has had a very good year, despite challenging
conditions in some of our markets. We have continued to strengthen and
focus the Group, which is well placed to achieve sustained revenue and
profit growth. In the current year, we expect a slowdown in UK consumer
spending and continued difficult conditions for marketing services in
North America. Despite this, we are confident that each of our main businesses
will maintain their good progress.
John Peace
Group Chief Executive
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