Kesko
Finnish retail giant, Kesko, asked us to provide a clear and frank assessment of its 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report. This is Kesko's eighth report and the second to be assured by csrnetwork.
The 2007 CR Report outlines Kesko's achievements in economic, social and environmental responsibility including a number of case studies illustrating its practical activities in the area of sustainability.
csrnetwork assured the 2007 Report, which was prepared in accordance with the GRI G3 framework, based on the principles of the AA1000 Assurance Standard and provided comment against the principles of materiality, completeness and responsiveness.
The assurance process involved extensive interviews with senior managers accountable for issues covered in the report, as well as staff responsible for collecting performance data. csrnetwork also carried out a systematic check of the accuracy of data and claims in the report.
Kesko, which has 2,000 stores throughout the Nordic and Baltic countries, and Russia, has been listed for five consecutive years in the Dow Jones Sustainable Development index, and was included in the World Economic Forum list of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. Kesko has participated for the first time in the Carbon Disclosure Project and was ranked 5th in the Carbon Disclosure Leader Index of low carbon intensive Nordic listed companies.
As part of the assurance engagement, csrnetwork also helped Kesko develop its approaches to determining material issues for management and reporting and to embedding CSR in purchasing.
The full report can be viewed on-line at www.kesko.fi
