Published 08-24-20
Issued by Kingfisher
Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement company, has today launched its Responsible Business Report, along with four new responsible business priority areas.
Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement company, has today launched its Responsible Business Report, along with four new responsible business priority areas.
This follows the announcement of its new group strategy in June – Powered by Kingfisher – and sets out the four priority areas where Kingfisher believes it can use its experience, scale and influence to achieve the most positive impact. These are:
As the latest report shows, Kingfisher has already made strong progress in many areas, including:
The report sets out new commitments that Kingfisher will deliver by 2025. This includes a net positive aspiration to create more forests than it uses and become forest positive by 2025 through supporting reforestation projects from 2021.
To support delivery of its ambitious targets, Kingfisher has created a Responsible Business Committee, reporting to the Board. It will also formally recognise the contribution of its colleagues by including Responsible Business metrics in annual reward targets for its colleague bonus.
Read more about this and Kingfisher’s progress in 2019/20 in its Responsible Business Report, published today.
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About Kingfisher
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,360 stores in nine countries across Europe. We operate under retail brands including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix and Koçtaş, supported by a team of over 77,000 colleagues. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels. At Kingfisher, our purpose is to make home improvement accessible for everyone
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