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This section summarises our progress and achievements against the key priorities set over the last two years.

(Full page table entitled: Performance against key priorities split into various categories. The table has three columns, with the headings: Key Priorities 2006-08; Status; Progress and Achievements)


Climate change
Reduce CO2 emissions by 10% by 2010 and 20% by 2020, relative to sales. – In Progress -16% reduction (2001/02 baseline).
Improve energy efficiency by 20% by 2010. - In Progress - 15% improvement (2003/04 baseline).
Source all electricity from green sources by October 2007. – Achieved - 100% electricity from green sources through EDF Energy.
Reduce miles driven year on year (per £million sales) . – Not Achieved - 7,008 miles driven per £million sales (7% increase), see page 13.


Packaging, waste and recycling
Recycle 50% of all waste by year-end 2010. - In Progress - 39% of waste recycled.
Develop generic waste strategy. - Achieved -Recently revised waste and recycling procedures.
Widen availability of long-life reusable carrier bags; increase recycled material in plastic carrier bags. - Achieved - Bag for Life introduced March 2008; plastic bags contain 25% recycled
material; 95% recycled content by end September 2008.
Building and operating sustainable shops
Include renewable energy in new building design and exceed Part L Building Regulations. - In Progress - Renewable energy considered for all new shops; biomass boilers at Oxford shop and new Distribution Centre; building regulations exceeded in all new builds.
Recycle more of our building waste and increase the use of recycled materials in new builds to 25%. - In Progress - Over 20% of construction materials from recycled sources; over 90% recycling achieved at Liverpool and Leicester.
Apply Sustainable Construction Framework to all new builds; achieve BREEAM 'excellent' status or equivalent. - In Progress - All new builds start with Sustainability Action Plan, sustainability principles adopted at every stage of project; work towards BREEAM status ongoing.


Supplier relationships
Continue to add priority production sites to Sedex; ensure they fully complete our information requirements. - In Progress - 953 production sites registered on Sedex, 84% of which have completed our information requirements.
Develop buying teams' role within Responsible Sourcing programme. - Achieved - Job descriptions for buyers/assistant buyers now include responsible sourcing. Training ongoing.


Sustainable products
All garden furniture FSC-certified by end 2009. Expand timber sourcing programme to all wooden products. - In Progress - 78% garden furniture sourced from FSC-certified timber or from suppliers in transition towards certification; policy to cover all wood based products from 2008.
Roll out chemicals of concern programme; work with suppliers to replace/remove 'high-risk' chemicals. - In Progress - Working with own-brand suppliers to assess products and assist them in meeting REACH obligations.


Supporting our communities
Contribute at least 1% of Partnership pre-tax profits to community initiatives. - Achieved - 1.63% of pre-tax profits contributed.
Using LBG model, improve measurement of outputs/impacts of community programmes. - In Progress - Total contributions: £6,191,098 (6% increase); implementing systems to improve measurement.
Increase Partner participation in employee volunteering. . - Achieved - 96,846 hours contributed (an increase of nearly 60%).


Partners
Improve average John Lewis response rate/score in Partner survey. - Achieved - John Lewis response rate: 94% (target: 85%); average score: 12.6 (target: 12).
Implement Partnership-wide career break policy. - Achieved - Policy introduced July 2006.
Expand diversity awareness training for managers. - In Progress - Diversity Toolkit in development; training driven by local needs.