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Performance against marketplace targets

Performance against 2008 marketplace targets and actions planned for 2009

Target 2008 Progress Target 2009
Complete the labour practices and working conditions assessment and have agreed plans in place as appropriate for the Group’s eight most important (by sales value) own brand manufacturers in Asia. The eight most important own brand Asian manufacturers have been audited for workplace standards during 2008. The team that conducted the audits was provided with supplementary training by the Group’s EAP Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Manager for Europe and Asia Pacific. Assess a further 20 own brand suppliers in Asia using the Group’s workplace standards assessment questionnaire and conduct site visit audits on a selection of the surveyed suppliers.

Evaluate if there is a need for the Group SHEQ Manager and/or a member of the International Purchasing Office to undertake SA8000 social auditing training.
Develop a sustainable procurement programme at Newark, sharing learning and best practice from the European programme. A training programme on sustainable procurement was developed for the US businesses and delivered to a group of 18 from across the US in September. Identify one or more priority products at Newark and develop understanding of the sustainability impacts of the associated supply chain. Progress actions to improve the issues identified.
Engage with key suppliers on waste and carbon emissions. We have engaged with our main UK and European parcel carrier UPS to begin to develop the reporting of carbon emissions associated with deliveries to customers.  
Sign up to the BiTC Marketplace Principles. The Group signed up to the Marketplace Principles in quarter one of FY09.