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A responsible and committed company
Our business model is articulated around a series of commitments along ethics, sustainability and responsibility lines towards our customers, our employees, our suppliers, our owners, society and the environment.
As a responsible and committed firm, El Corte Inglés is making constant progress toward upholding best practices in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas.
Our 2021-2025 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Master Plan places sustainability at the heart of the company's strategic priorities for the future. It is in line with the economic recovery plans of the EU and Spain, and draws on the European Green Deal.
The Master Plan is underpinned by three strategic pillars:
- QUALITY
- DIGITALISATION
- SUSTAINABILITY
Our 5 drivers of action
01. Responsible production and consumption
Dual focus: suppliers (production) and customers (consumption), strengthened with the "Responsibility" label launched in 2018.
02. 'Green' digitalisation
Innovation within the firm's overall digital transformation. Leads to savings in materials and energy..
03. Climate action
With the aim of reducing our environmental footprint of the Company's operations.
04. Corporate culture
Equality, diversity and community commitment are drivers aligned with the Group's principles and values.
05. Good corporate governance
Covering the other drivers through the Group's organisational model and existing policies.
Sustainable Development Goals
As set out in our business model and strategic priorities, and in keeping with the 2030 Agenda, we carry out a range of actions that contribute to all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), but which mainly impact on:
Our activity supports us
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99% ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
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+2.500 ESG AUDITS OF SUPPLIERS
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+132.600REFERENCES WITH SUSTAINABILITY ATTRIBUTES
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+300 EV CHARGING STATIONS
for electric vehicles -
79 PICK-UP POINTS
for electric devices
ZERO WASTE
108 establishments with Zero Waste certification
SECOND LIFE
for textils
BETTER COTTON INICIATIVE Responsible cotton production
through BCI, OCS, and GOSTS
GLOBAL ALLIANCES for sustainable development
COMMITMENT to organic production and fiar trade
FSC SEAL
on 100% of our
cellulose household products
Movement for sustainability
We continue to make progress in our "Movement for Sustainability" programme from supply chain to our customers:
01.Product innovation, embedding sustainability across al areas
02.Promote responsible consumption
03.Employee, customer and community engagement
04.Sustainable attitude: raise awarness
05.Communication of the progress made on execution of the sustainability strategy
06.Product visibility and advertising
Communication with stakeholders
In our commitment as a socially responsible company, we maintain a constant and fluid dialogue with all stakeholders.
As the result of this ongoing dialogue, the Group has conducted a new GRI 3 materiality assessment by means of an exhaustive study of the context of the organisation, in order to provide an appropriate response to its needs and expectations.
The positive and negative impacts have been recorded, their importance accessed and the impacts that may affect human rights identified.
A "double materiality" approach was used to define a series of personalised material points for the Group in four areas:
- PLANET
- CUSTOMERS
- COMPANY & SOCIETY
- VALUE CHAIN
Projects that make us proud
Zero Waste
"All waste is managed and all managed waste is recovered".
This system completes the circular economy. AENOR certification of our Zero Waste system attests to over 90% recovery of waste generated at our establishments.
The Sustainable Product Guide
We have more than 122,300 sustainable references, 9% more than the previous year. Our commitment is to increase the supply of these references by at least 5% annually until 2025. The accepted sustainability attributes are included in our Sustainable Product Guide for buyers and suppliers.
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