Introduction
JJB recognises that it has a duty to ensure that its business is conducted in a socially responsible manner resulting in high standards of both social and environmental behaviour. Through its employees, the Company aims to comply with all applicable laws in order to meet, and where possible exceed, best practice conditions in both the national and global markets within which it operates.
Corporate responsibility is monitored on an ongoing basis via the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee. The CSR Committee comprises a number of other senior executives; it is tasked with ensuring that the range of controls which JJB has in place to manage CSR risks are operating effectively and that responses to changes in current legislation are implemented in a timely manner.
All of JJB's endeavours and initiatives across the corporate resonsibility spectrum are focused towards the provision of ethically produced, quality value for money products, through a safe and satifisfied workforce in a way that benefits the communities within which JJB operates.
Commitment
JJB is committed to minimising any negative social impacts and wishes to be recognised as a leading corporate citizen within all areas of its operation. JJB continues to be selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good index, launched in July 2001, which is designed to measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards, and to facilitate investment in those companies. FTSE4Good is used as a basis for the creation of socially responsible investment products.
Inclusion within the FTSE4Good Index allows JJB to compare and assess how it integrates responsible business practices through its organisation with those of its peers, identifying opportunities for improvement, and will also provide further demonstration to current and potential shareholders that we are compliant with best practice.
CR guiding principles
JJB Sports is fully committed to ensuring its business is conducted in a socially responsible manner and has developed a set of broad corporate responsibility principles which will guide its future progress. These principles relate to community relations, environmental issues and ethical labour standards.