FOCUS FOR 2010/11

In 2010/11, Country Road aims to integrate its 3-year CRSEE Strategy into the business and enhance stakeholder communication to employees and customers in a meaningful and genuine way. In each specific CSR focal area, the Company aims to achieve the following:

Community

  • increase employee and customer fundraising and volunteering through Community Committees and the CRSEE Retail Award;
  • continue financial commitment to Redkite and undertake a partnership review;
  • grow Fashion Trade, by increasing the number of quality items donated to Red Cross in Australia and New Zealand and, in turn, increase their retail revenue; and
  • continue MySchool contributions in South Africa.

Ethical Trade

  • Roll out the Country Road ECoP to all primary manufacturing vendors.

Environment

  • implement plan to increase energy efficiency in stores, and at head office through CitySwitch;
  • submit second Packaging and Waste Action Plan to the Australian Packaging Covenant;
  • maintain position on mulesing; and
  • increase responsible procurement.