The group’s priority is to ensure that it operates as a responsible business across its entire value chain and keeps track of current sustainability trends and the ever-evolving landscape. The group’s practices and ability to create long-term accretive value are aligned with the business strategy and model and reinforce business resilience.
In compiling this section, the group has drawn on the guidance provided by the JSE Limited (JSE) as presented in their Sustainability and Climate Change Disclosure Guidance (June 2022).
The board has ultimate oversight of sustainability-related issues pertinent to the business, including the process of sustainability integration into the group strategy, decision-making and governance practices.
The group’s sustainability strategy prioritises issues that impact its ability to create, protect or enable value across a range of stakeholder groups.
The group’s sustainability objectives support its vision of being the leading health, wellness and beauty retailer in its chosen market segments. This is aligned with the group’s strategy of creating long-term shared value for its stakeholders.
The group recognises the interconnectedness of sustainability-related issues and the need to integrate such considerations into its full spectrum of management processes. The group is informed by longerterm considerations, helping to ensure its management practices are oriented to sustainable growth.
EmpowerLogic (Pty) Ltd, an independent South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accredited verification agent, conducted a review of the group’s BBBEE credentials in accordance with the BBBEE Codes and gazetted verification manual.