“At its best, retail is more than just a way to fulfill our material needs. Retail is an opportunity to explore, dream and come together around shared ideas of what could be.”
Published 07-27-22
Submitted by QVC Group
By: David Rawlinson II, President and CEO of Qurate Retail, Inc.
Today’s global challenges are many and immense. Now more than ever, it is imperative that business leaders harness the unique strengths and relationships of our organizations to help our communities develop creative solutions that meet the needs of all stakeholders. While there are many ways to address corporate responsibility, I would like to share how we have embraced this imperative at Qurate Retail Group.
Over the past four decades, Qurate Retail Group has become a video commerce (“vCommerce”) powerhouse – reaching hundreds of millions of homes and devices worldwide with joyful stories and interesting products, connecting millions of people to our brands and to each other, and building countless virtual communities.
As a team, we recognize that our global vCommerce platform can do more than just delight our customers and inspire them to shop with us; it can inspire a more sustainable way to retail – one that is intentionally inclusive, entrepreneurially-driven, responsibly curated and waste smart. We have a long tradition of doing business the right way.
In 2020, and again in 2021, we laid out new strategies and set measurable, time-bound goals for our corporate responsibility program, focused on three pillars where we believe we can have the greatest impact: Protecting Our Environment, Curating Product Responsibly, and Championing Empowerment and Belonging.
Our team has been working hard on our corporate responsibility strategies, achieving some goals early and making important progress on others. Here are a few highlights of our teams’ accomplishments in 2021:
As you can see in our second-annual Corporate Responsibility Report, responsibility is a long-term commitment, with as many facets as there are stakeholders to serve and needs to be met. As the CEO of a large organization, I have found it helpful to connect with other like-minded executives who are on the same journey. This is why I joined the Business Roundtable, and why I signed the “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation,” a commitment by more than 180 CEOs to lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.
I look forward to continuing on this journey toward a more sustainable way to retail together, co-authoring a brighter future alongside our industry peers, our customers, our team members, our suppliers, and our communities.
To learn more about Qurate Retail Group’s Corporate Responsibility initiatives or to read the company’s 2021 CR Report, visit: www.qurateretailgroup.com/lp/corporate-responsibility.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Rawlinson II is the President and CEO of Qurate Retail, Inc. and serves on its board of directors. At Qurate Retail, David leads a select group of seven leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – which together form Qurate Retail Group.
QVC GroupSM is a live social shopping company that redefines the shopping experience through video-driven commerce on every screen, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and TVs. QVC Group brings innovative products, compelling content, and unforgettable moments to millions of shoppers worldwide via social platforms, streaming apps, ecommerce sites and TV channels, making every screen a doorway to discovery, delight and community.
QVC Group reaches more than 200 million homes worldwide via 15 television channels, which are widely available on cable/satellite TV, free over-the-air TV, and FAST and other digital livestreaming TV. The retailer also reaches millions of customers via its QVC+ and HSN+ streaming experience, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, websites, mobile apps, print catalogs, and in-store destinations.
QVC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: QVCGA, QVCGB, QVCGP) is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – and other minority interests. Headquartered in West Chester, Pa., QVC Group has team members in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland and China. For more information, visit qvcgrp.com or follow QVC Group on YouTube or LinkedIn.
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