Our performance in 2009 - Sappi

Sappi
performance
indicators
Build on our competitive position in our core markets
Promotion of the
Sappi brand
SWOT analyses with
respect to our main
competitors
Continued reputational enhancement
through initiatives aimed at the design
and print industries, eg ‘Ideas that
Matter’ and ‘Life with Print’
Explore further initiatives with
designers and printers
Set and measure against targets
of what we must improve,
reduce, eliminate, create
Monitor developments such as
Walmart’s sustainability index
and Newsweek’s Green
Rankings
Establish customers’ perception
of Sappi’s sustainable
performance
Value add Lost market share is difficult to regain, our strong sustainability platform will enhance the value of our brands.
Maintain our licence to trade
Compliance with
regulatory frameworks
In South Africa, Broadbased
Black Economic
Empowerment
(BBBEE) scorecard
rating
Participation and
inclusion in external
indices
UN Global Compact
Copenhagen
Communiqué on
climate change
Effective legal compliance
programme
In 2009, we achieved a score of
54 points and an overall BBBEE status
of a ‘level six contributor’ (BB rating)
status and a preferential procurement
recognition level of 60% (improvement
from previous score of 41 points and
level seven status)
Assessed as one of the top
performers on the JSE SRI Index in
2008 and 2009 and improved
performance on the Dow Jones
World Sustainability Index in 2009
Rated as top 20 GRI compliant
company by SustainabilityServices in
evaluation of over 400 South African
companies
UN Global Compact principles
reported
Committed to meet the Copenhagen
Communiqué goals
Strategise BEE ownership
options and execute to
enhance ownership scorecard
Achieve a ‘level five contributor’
(BEE rating) status and
preferential procurement
recognition level of 80% in 2010
Continue making use of
external benchmarks to assess
sustainability performance
Implement lessons learned
from external assessments
Report on level of GRI
compliance and obtain
assessment of sustainability
reporting by GRI
Continue reporting on
compliance with UN Global
compact principles
Report back on progress
in terms of Copenhagen climate
change objectives
Value add Being a responsible corporate citizen and matching our words with our actions, Sappi will become the organisation of choice to partner with.
Create value for all stakeholders
Value add, direct and
indirect, to parties
Sappi engages with
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Drive customer satisfaction through technology and innovation (continued)
Technical Innovation
Awards (TIA)
Invest in wood fibre
genetics development
Technology Centre in South Africa
global winner of TIA awards in
2009 for development of new
passport paper
South Africa participating in wood
fibre molecular genetics programme
Direct economic value added to
businesses and communities and
multiplier effect related to each
mill/operation
Continue to promote
development of disruptive
technology through TIA awards
Continue collaborating in the
enhancement of wood fibre in
South Africa
Assess value add of each mill
2009 annual report 9
Value add Technological developments have resulted in competition from alternative forms of media and alternative products like plastic, thus meeting customers’
needs through innovation is crucial.
Value add We cannot do business in a failing society which ignores People and Planet. Issues such as climate change have not just an environmental, but a
socio-economic impact.
our business