We recognise the need to enhance sustainability management practices to ensure the longer-term prosperity of the business and the communities it serves, while at the same time meeting the shorter-term needs of providing superior returns to shareholders.

In line with the group’s overall sustainability strategy, we continue to transform our employee profile, invest in employee training and development, support community upliftment through social investment and assist small businesses through procurement and enterprise development practices.

The sustainability report in the group's latest Annual Report can also be viewed.

We support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global objectives developed by the United Nations to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.

Our sustainability commitments are aligned with the following SDGs:

The Group reports on sustainability as part of its integrated reporting process. The Integrated Report, and a full archive of annual reports, can be found on the Lewis Group website.