Wetherspoon pub group applauded for corporate responsibility standards

6th April 2011, 10:06am

Wetherspoon pub group has been applauded for meeting globally recognised corporate responsibility standards.

The company has been included in the FTSE4GoodIndex, the responsible investment index, calculated by global index provider FTSE Group.

The pub group has been listed in the index every year since its inception in 2001.

The company's head of corporate affairs, Caroline Walters, said: "This is a wonderful achievement for the company.

"It highlights Wetherspoon's efforts in working towards environmental sustainability, developing positive relationships with stakeholders and upholding and supporting universal human rights.

"We continue to improve in all of these areas, which are of great importance to ourselves, our customers and our suppliers."

A spokesman for the FTSE4GoodIndex, said: "Ten years ago when the index was launched, it was still regarded as a niche concept.

"Today, institutional investors around the world are increasingly focused on considering the environmental, social and governance practices of the companies they invest in."

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• 07 Apr 2008 - Wetherspoon wins Sustainable Workplace Award

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