corporate responsibility
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Corporate Responsibility
Maastricht, March 23rd, 2011Philip Chamberlain
• A family enterprise established more than 165 years ago
• One of Europe‘s leading clothing retailers
With 1410 stores as of todayMore than 36.000 employeesTrading in 19 European countries450 buyers, designers and stylistsworldwideAnd more than 2 million customersin our stores each day
C&A, a world of fashion
Tradition … since 1841
Continuity … since five generations
Clear Values … Honesty, Respect, Reliability
A long-term view on business issues andrelationships
High standards of ethics and social
responsibility
C&A Europe: the structure of Corporate Responsibility
= Corporate Social Affairs= SOCAM A central part ofthe overall
= Corporate Giving C&A way of doingbusiness
= Environmental Affairs
Has 4 keyconstituencies
What is important ?
1 Our customers Delivery of safe product [free of harmfulsubstances]
2 Our Suppliers Good working conditions in the C&ASupply Chain
3 Our Employees A good company to work for4 Key Stakeholders
groupsTo work with C&A in key areas where wedo not have expertise e.g. watermanagement
Product = Cotton, Chemicals
Product
Environment
People
3 Priorities
Environment = Water
People = Conditions in Supply Chain – “Living Wage”
The energy consumption in both 2009 was reduced by41% and the heating energy consumption by 87%
The eco-store’s ventilation technology was completelyrenewed. The new system reduces the air intake by 75%whilst maintaining the same quality
The building’s electricity supply is covered byhydropower, and the approx 900 m2 photovoltaic systemon the roof and façade produces in the region of 93.000kWh of electricity a year. This supplies the C&A eco-storewith renewable energy, which means that the whole shopis CO2 neutral
The first CO2 neutral C&A eco-store opened in Mainz [Germany] in 2008. The building[1961] underwent an energy-saving refurbishment, a photovoltaic system installed andefficient ventilation provided
The aim is to be one of the leading 5 companies in the European retailsector.
in relationship to a number of Sustainability factors
Over 400 stores, some two-thirds of the entiresales area of C&A Europe, are already beingsupplied with renewable energy
C&A already managed to save around 100.000tonnes of CO2 in 2008. By 2010, more than200.000 tonnes per year was saved in relation to2007
An environmental friendly lighting system will beused in more than 700 stores in Europe by middle2011. 262.000 lights will be replaced in Germanyalone. This will help to save around 12 million kWh[compared with its former lighting system]
Why ?
Both parties want to work together to improvethe overall Sustainable Performance of the Asset
Both parties would like to have a clear idea of energy and water use in order tocalculate:
Energy efficiency [kWh/m2]Carbon intensity [kg CO2/m2]Water efficiency [m3/m2]
Of all properties rented by C&A from Redevco
Compare and benchmark buildings performance across the whole portfolio
Measure year on year environmental improvement
To demonstrate that C&A is a responsible environmental citizen
To promote stakeholder engagement
To provide a link between Environmental and Financial performance
Why ?
Better understanding of the business case leading tocreation of future joint and financially sound Real Estate strategies
The International Sustainability Alliance (ISA) is a global network of leadingcorporate occupiers, property investors, developers and owners
dedicated to achieving a more sustainable building environment throughbetter measurement and understanding of the sustainable performance ofbuildings
Members upload their property data on to a database hosed by B.R.E. Trust
To develop appropriate KPIs
To promote scientifically basedresearch
To pool, compare and benchmarkreliable performance data
Create knowledge / share bestpractice
To help improve quality of regulation
To provide a simple route tocertification of buildings in use
Joint Working Group – C&A D + Redevco Destablished to improve environmentalperformance or worst performing stores
Those with a kWh/m2 GLA performance235 kWh/m2
Target: to improve energy performance ofall such stores in D within 4 years
Thank you!