1、Sustainability Report 2010SUMMARY REPORTA 12-page summary version of the Report,available in both printed copy and online.Our Sustainability ReviewSUSTAINABILITY FILMSustainability highlights can be viewed online.SOcIAL MEdIARegular updates provided on sustainability initiatives,and news from the fa
2、mily of cOMMUNIcATIONSONLINE REPORTwww.co-operative.coop/sustainabilityreport The online version of the Report,including extra performance information,as indicated throughout the Report.Stakeholder feedback via the website is welcomed.THE cO-OPERATIVE GROUP VISION ANd AIMSOur purpose To serve our me
3、mbers by carrying on business as a co-operative in accordance with co-operative values and principles.Our vision To build a better society by excelling in everything we do.Our aims To be a commercially successful business To meet the needs of our customers and the communities we serve To respond to
4、our members and share our profits To be an ethical leader To be an exemplary employer To inspire others through co-operationABOUT cO-OPERATIVESA co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic,social and cultural needs and aspirations,through a j
5、ointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.The Co-operatives business practice is guided by the values and principles of the Co-operative Movement:ValuesCo-operatives are based on the values of self-help,self-responsibility,democracy,equality,equity and solidarity.In the tradition of thei
6、r founders,co-operative members believe in the ethical values of honesty,openness,social responsibility and caring for others.PrinciplesThe Co-operative principles are guidelines by which co-operatives put their values into practice.They are:VoluntaryandopenmembershipDemocraticmembercontrolMembereco