Corporate Responsibility » Sustainability » Government Relations

Government has always been considered a partner in the Group’s efforts to contribute to local economies, to provide a First World shopping experience and to help achieve a better quality of life for the people among whom it does business. As the understanding and support of government at central, provincial and local level are of vital importance wherever the Group operates or intends operating, management continued to maintain the best possible relations with the authorities, who are also kept informed of the Group’s plans and intentions. Such relationships are managed on a strictly professional basis. Independent consultants conversant with local conditions are employed where needed to assist in gaining access to government and in establishing relationships at the correct level.