About this report

The report is structured around our key areas of impact:

Environment - our commitment to and impact on the four key environmental issues of Energy, Packaging, Water, and Sustainable Agriculture and Supply.

Marketing and Nutrition - our commitment to our consumers, customers and suppliers.

Community - our commitment to the communities in which we operate, and our own employees.

This online report is accompanied by a printed report covering the areas of impact that are most important to our stakeholders, as identified through our Materiality assessment.

This year's report covers the period from 1^st January to 31^st December 2008 - though we do refer to events in 2009 where relevant. It builds on our 2006/7 Corporate Responsibility Report, focusing mainly on Great Britain, but with links to global issues where appropriate.

We plan to update our corporate responsibility reporting on an annual basis.