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As one of the country’s largest employers, we areproud to play a leading role in the New Zealandworkplace. Our people work in an environment ofdiversity and equal opportunity, and we are committedto protecting the health and safety of our employees.Countdown strives to give our people opportunities for advancementand growing their skills. We invest more than $1 million 2 per yearin learning and development initiatives, including access to nationalqualifications and training programmes. Targeted leadershipprogrammes enable us offer our people career paths that buildon their experience. As a result, more than 85% 2 of our executiveappointments in 2011 were internal candidates.Countdown is an equal opportunity employer, embracing andpromoting diversity. It is one of our core values to do businesswith dignity, courtesy and respect for culture.Health and wellbeingWe are passionate about safety in all aspects of our business.Our vision is “Destination Zero”– zero harm to our people, ourcommunity and environment.We won the Supreme Award at the 2012 New Zealand WorkplaceHealth and Safety Awards.Countdown is a founding member of the New Zealand BusinessLeaders Health and Safety Forum. The forum was officially launchedby the Prime Minister in 2010 and is a business-led initiativeto improve the safety culture of New Zealand.In 2011 we achieved a 40% improvement in lost time injuriescompared to the previous year.Countdown offers all employees and their immediate familiesaccess to an Employee Assistance Programme that includes freeand confidential counselling services. This was especially valuablein the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes. We were able to providecounselling and sufficient time off to all team members who needed it.