88 John Lewis Partnership plc Annual Report and Accounts 2016 Corporate Responsibility Committee report


“ The creation of this new Board Committee strengthens the governance of our material sustainability issues and our ability to fulfil our stakeholder obligations under the Constitution.”


Keith Williams Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee


About the Corporate Responsibility Committee Role of the Committee


The Corporate Responsibility Committee was established by the Partnership Board in September 2015 and held its inaugural meeting in December 2015. The role of the Corporate Responsibility Committee is to:


a Oversee and make recommendations to the Board in respect of the Partnership’s Corporate Responsibility Policy and objectives


a Monitor performance against the Partnership’s Corporate Responsibility Policy


a Monitor the effectiveness of the management of the Partnership’s corporate responsibility obligations and risks


a Review the effectiveness of the Partnership’s procedures for maintaining and safeguarding the Partnership’s corporate reputation, including its crisis response procedures


a Approve the content of the corporate responsibility reporting in the Partnership’s Annual Report and Accounts


Membership


The members of the Committee at the date of this report are Keith Williams (Chair), Jane Burgess, Chris Coburn, Denis Hennequin, Baiju Naik and Dame Fiona Reynolds. Directors’ attendance at the two meetings held during the year under review is show below:


Member


Keith Williams Jane Burgess Chris Coburn


Denis Hennequin Baiju Naik


Membership changes since year-end


Dame Fiona Reynolds was appointed as an independent external member of the Committee for an initial three-year term, commencing on 2 March 2016.


The Corporate Responsibility


Committee operates in accordance with its Terms of Reference that are available at www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk


Committee composition* 2


1 Partners’ Counsellor 1 External


Independent Member


2 Elected Directors


Quorum: three members to include at least one Non-Executive Director and one Elected Director.


Non-Executive Directors


Meetings attended/ eligible to attend


2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2


Dame Fiona Reynolds External independent member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee Started current role: March 2016


Other appointments and relevant experience: Dame Fiona is Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, the Senior Independent Director of the BBC’s Executive Board and a Non-Executive Director of Wessex Water. She also Chairs the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England, the Cambridge University Botanic Garden Syndicate, the environmental charity The Green Alliance and The International National Trusts Organisation. She was Director-General of the National Trust from 2001-2012 and previously Director of the Women’s Unit in the Cabinet Office, Director of the Council for the Protection of Rural England, and Secretary to the Council for National Parks. Until her appointment as a member of the Committee, Fiona was a member of the Waitrose Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Board.


External independent member


*at the date of this report


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