MEDIA RELEASE 10 JULY 2007
Leading office and business products supplier, Corporate Express Australia, has met the corporate responsibility inclusion criteria for the FTSE4Good Index.
The FTSE4Good Index was launched in 2001 by the FTSE Group as a leading global responsible investment index. It encourages investment in companies that have demonstrated that they meet international standards of corporate responsibility.
According to the FTSE Group, Corporate Express’ inclusion in the Index demonstrates that the company has the policies and management systems in place to help address environmental, social and ethical risks.
Grant Harrod, CEO of Corporate Express Australia, said one of the company’s key goals is to offer businesses a risk-free partnership by being socially responsible.
“Corporate Express is dedicated to offering a sustainable and responsible supply chain and as such, we continuously work on a number of initiatives such as refining our Ethical Sourcing Policy, supporting a range of community and charitable organisations and others.
“We have also appointed a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Manager who works with our customers to help them achieve their own CSR objectives,” he said.
“It is great that the FTSE Group recognises our achievements,” Mr Harrod said.
The FTSE Group is an independent company that specialises in the creation and calculation of a wide range of indices and associated data services for investors. The Group assesses approximately 2,500 companies globally against the FTSE4Good criteria. There are currently around 900 member companies worldwide.
