02 November 2011
Placed first in the FTSE 100 category, Marks &
Spencer received outstanding reviews from the award judges.
Comments included:
"This report benefits from an excellent,
user-friendly structure that clearly links the company's strategy
with its seven focus areas, the objectives of each focus area, and
the commitments made to achieve these objectives. The
information provided on each of the commitments is adequate without
being voluminous. The report also provides a clear, balanced
performance overview that clearly illustrates good performance and
areas for further work."
Balfour Beatty achieved Highly Commended status for
the second year running. Judges commented:
"A strong report that illustrates clear linkages
between business strategy, sustainability and business risks and
opportunities. The report also provides a detailed outline of
the company's sustainability vision and roadmap, including an
illustration of the mechanisms in place to measure progress.
It goes on to explain why the issues identified are relevant to the
business, as well as providing an overview of the action
plan/approach for each issue, and brings these to life with
performance information and case studies."
We would like to offer our congratulations to both
Marks & Spencer and Balfour Beatty on this well-deserved
recognition and also to all the other winners and finalists at the
awards.