Man in the Community / Future plans

We believe that engaging in the communities in which we live and work is both beneficial to us as an organisation - given the potential impact on our reputation and our relations with many stakeholders of any failure to do so – and, simply, 'the right thing to do'.

We will continue to use sponsorship and charitable giving, and to support the commitment and effort of our people, to offer help to those who need it, and to 'live' our core corporate values of integrity, excellence, innovation and performance.

We are committed to developing community volunteering as part of our philanthropic activities and also as a key element in management development.

We will maintain our commitment both to the high profile 'headline' initiatives such as the Man Booker Prize, which bring us publicity and recognition, and to any number of small, local initiatives which mean a great deal to their beneficiaries.

Our new Employee Annual Charity for 2009/10 is the Alzheimer's Research Trust and we look forward to working with them in a practical way through our volunteering and fundraising activity.