Strategic themes

Developing our CR approach

During 2011 we looked critically at our social and environmental initiatives and carried out a strategic review of our CR programme.  A multi-functional team came together from across the business to identify the important CR issues for Coats. 

The issues were prioritised by considering their importance to our key stakeholders and their relevance to our corporate goals.  For greater clarity, we grouped the issues into seven strategic themes (illustrated below). 

For each of the themes, we have developed an action plan to direct our progress.  In November we appointed a global Head of CR to coordinate the programme and to make sure that we achieve our objectives.

CR strategy diagram

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Corporate Responsibility

  • Our Standards
  • Our Manufacturing
  • Our Environment
  • Our Partners
  • Our Communities
  • Our People
  • Our Products

We pride ourselves on being a responsible company, robust against the challenges of the future. At the core of our Corporate Responsibility programme are the standards to which we subscribe.

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Corporate Responsibility case studies

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Integrating our approach to Corporate Responsibility across our business operations

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