Corporate Responsibility Maastricht, March 23 rd , 2011 Philip Chamberlain
A family enterprise established more than 165 years ago • One of Europe‘s leading clothing retailers • � With 1410 stores as of today � More than 36.000 employees � Trading in 19 European countries � 450 buyers, designers and stylists worldwide � And more than 2 million customers in 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 and relationships � High standards of ethics and social responsibility
C&A Europe: the structure of Corporate Responsibility
= Corporate Social Affairs = SOCAM A central part of the overall = Corporate Giving C&A way of doing business = Environmental Affairs Has 4 key What is important ? constituencies 1 Our customers Delivery of safe product [free of harmful substances] 2 Our Suppliers Good working conditions in the C&A Supply Chain 3 Our Employees A good company to work for 4 Key Stakeholders To work with C&A in key areas where we groups do not have expertise e.g. water management
3 Priorities Product Environment People Product = Cotton, Chemicals Environment = Water People = Conditions in Supply Chain – “Living Wage”
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 and efficient ventilation provided � The energy consumption in both 2009 was reduced by 41% and the heating energy consumption by 87% � The eco-store’s ventilation technology was completely renewed. The new system reduces the air intake by 75% whilst maintaining the same quality � The building’s electricity supply is covered by hydropower, and the approx 900 m2 photovoltaic system on the roof and façade produces in the region of 93.000 kWh of electricity a year. This supplies the C&A eco-store with renewable energy, which means that the whole shop is CO2 neutral
The aim is to be one of the leading 5 companies in the European retail sector. in relationship to a number of Sustainability factors � Over 400 stores, some two-thirds of the entire sales area of C&A Europe, are already being supplied with renewable energy � C&A already managed to save around 100.000 tonnes of CO2 in 2008. By 2010, more than 200.000 tonnes per year was saved in relation to 2007 � An environmental friendly lighting system will be used in more than 700 stores in Europe by middle 2011. 262.000 lights will be replaced in Germany alone. This will help to save around 12 million kWh [compared with its former lighting system]
Why ? Both parties would like to have a clear idea of energy and water use in order to calculate: � Energy efficiency [kWh/m 2 ] � Carbon intensity [kg CO2/m 2 ] � Water efficiency [m 3 /m 2 ] Of all properties rented by C&A from Redevco Both parties want to work together to improve the overall Sustainable Performance of the Asset
Why ? � 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 Better understanding of the business case leading to creation of future joint and financially sound Real Estate strategies
� The International Sustainability Alliance (ISA) is a global network of leading corporate occupiers, property investors, developers and owners � dedicated to achieving a more sustainable building environment through better measurement and understanding of the sustainable performance of buildings � Members upload their property data on to a database hosed by B.R.E. Trust
� To develop appropriate KPIs � To promote scientifically based research � To pool, compare and benchmark reliable performance data � Create knowledge / share best practice � To help improve quality of regulation � To provide a simple route to certification of buildings in use
� Joint Working Group – C&A D + Redevco D established to improve environmental performance or worst performing stores � Those with a kWh/m 2 GLA performance � 235 kWh/m 2 � Target: to improve energy performance of all such stores in D within 4 years
Thank you !
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