OUR CR&SAPPROACHABOUT THIS REPORTThis is our fourth CR&S <strong>Report</strong> and coversour performance during our financial year,1 July 2008 to 30 June <strong>2009</strong> (FY09).It follows our Corporate Responsibilityand Sustainability <strong>Report</strong> 2008 whichcovered our previous financial yearended 30 June 2008 (FY08).This report explores how we see ourresponsibilities to our stakeholders and to theenvironment. It sets out our CR&S strategyand how we have performed against targetswe set in our FY08 report. We highlight ourachievements as well as share the ongoingand emerging challenges we face.Identifying important issuesIn line with our CR&S strategy we havereported on material issues that areconsidered important to us as a business,and our stakeholders. We took a two-stepapproach to identify these issues:Step 1) Information captureThis included examining:CR&S strategy workshop and a CR&Sreport review workshop, both involvingfeedback from internal and externalstakeholders,employee engagement research,feedback sessions and consumer research.Step 2) Prioritisation of issuesThis process prioritised issues based on:weighting applied to issues identified in ourCR&S workshop process and employeefeedback,CR&S <strong>Report</strong> Editorial Panel,providers.This led us to identify a number of materialthemes for the coming year:stakeholderengagement,Employee engagement and wellbeing,Embedding CR&S into business activities,Health and safety of our people andcontractors, Affordability of our products and services,particularly housing,Community development, Energy efficiency and our responseto climate change,natural resources, particularly waterand biodiversity.We developed our report in a highlycollaborative manner. Following extensivebriefings, over 40 employees contributeddata, case studies and discussion of ourperformance to an online wiki. The use of thisonline tool enabled a high level of participationin our report from across the organisation.Our CR&S team then reviewed andcoordinated the editing of the wiki content,prior to and during the assurance process.the report is specifically designed forthose seeking full documentation of ourperformance, for example, environmental,social, governance (ESG) analysts.online report and has been designed fora wide audience, enabling easy use andsearchability for matters of interest.forms part of our Shareholder Review<strong>2009</strong>, distributed to our securityholders.In previous years, we produced a CR&SSummary Review. As part of our strategyto integrate CR&S into the entire businesswe have consolidated this information intothe Shareholder Review <strong>2009</strong>.our suite of annual reports.We have chosen once again to submit ourreport to assurance, applying the revisedAA1000 Assurance Standard’s principles ofinclusivity, materiality and responsiveness.We have also reported against the Global<strong>Report</strong>ing Initiative (GRI), applying theindicators to application level B+. Ourresponse to GRI criteria varies in responseto our level of control as owner, manager,developer and/or fund manager of assets.We have also used GRI criteria to reporton our performance in the UK.This year we have also applied in part theProperty Council of Australia’s (PCA) DraftGuide to Corporate Responsibility <strong>Report</strong>ingin the Property Sector. This guide wasdeveloped as a means to identify propertysector-specific material indicators, buildingupon the GRI. Some of our employees wereinstrumental in developing this draft guide.We expect that the guide will be appliedby other property companies in Australialeading to a more consistent application ofmetrics. Longer-term this will allow for moreuseful benchmarking across the propertysector. We are aiming to report against thePCA guide more completely in our nextCR&S report.We have incorporated our UK operations intoour main report. All material is to be read asrelating to our Australian operations exceptwhere indicated. Greater detail on what thisreport covers for our respective businessunits can be found on the Residentialand Commercial Property pages. Datameasurement techniques and calculationsappear in this report as footnoteswhere relevant.14<strong>Stockland</strong> Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability <strong>Report</strong> 30 June <strong>2009</strong>
PRIORITYPROJECTS WITHA STAKEHOLDERPLANPROJECTS WITHA STAKEHOLDERPLANRESIDENTIAL100 % 22STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTBalancing the needs of our stakeholders isfundamental to the success of our business.Stakeholder engagement informs ourcorporate strategy and the strategies forour operating businesses. We are workingto create a measurable and proactivestakeholder engagement framework intoour daily operations.Embedding a proactive approachto stakeholder engagementThis year we have reinforced our businessfocus on stakeholder engagement with theintroduction of a dedicated role within ourcorporate affairs team. Our stakeholderengagement manager works closely withour CR&S team and with business unitstakeholder engagement representativesto build a consistent, strategic frameworkand to balance stakeholder interestsacross our projects.We aim to embed our strategy in oureveryday operations so that our developmentand asset managers take ownership of theirrespective stakeholder engagement plans.We train our people on stakeholderengagement and issues management aspart of our employee orientation program andthrough business unit forums. Our strategicurban planning workshops provide specifictraining for our development managers onstakeholder priorities and concerns.In FY10, we will incorporate performancemeasures for development and assetmanagers on stakeholder engagementand issues management. The performanceobjectives of our executives will reflectthese priorities.OUR STAKEHOLDERSThe EnvironmentOur StakeholdersOuSuppliers & PartnersGovernmentOurPeopleCommunitysInvestorsCustomersSTAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PERFORMANCE SUMMARYPastLast year, we said we would:PresentThis past year, we have:FutureIn the coming year, our prioritiesare to:We are working to incorporate a measurable and proactive stakeholderengagement framework into our daily operations.<strong>Stockland</strong> Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability <strong>Report</strong> 30 June <strong>2009</strong> 15