Super Group’s ESG Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2020 was prepared with the objective of providing information on:
- Super Group’s Corporate Governance; and
- the Social and Environmental activities of Super Group.
The Environmental, Social and Governance issues set out in this report are of significant importance to the Group in terms of its obligations to all of its stakeholders, who include its employees, suppliers and customers, shareholders and the communities in the countries in which the Group operates. The Group recognises the importance of good corporate governance, its responsibility to actively contribute to the social upliftment of previously disadvantaged communities and to ensure that the environment we operate in, is preserved or enhanced.
The Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in various forms of lockdowns across the globe, had a meaningful impact, not only on the South African environment, but also worldwide. Please refer to Sustainability Initiatives to explain how Super Group dealt with Covid-19 and the measurements implemented to ensure the health and safety of our employees in the workplace and other stakeholders we interact with.
This ESG Report is part of a suite of reports including the Integrated Report, the Notice of Annual General Meeting and the Annual Financial Statements. The full suite of reports is available on the Group’s website, www.supergroup.co.za, as well as additional information and recent announcements.
Scope of the ESG Report
The ESG Report covers the governance, environmental and social activities of the Group in all regions of operation. The scope is determined by considering Super Group’s value chain, stakeholders, strategy and material governance and sustainability issues.
The directors and management of Super Group subscribe to the generally accepted principles of good corporate governance as one of the foundations of a sustainable business. Super Group is committed to and accepts responsibility for applying these principles to ensure that the Group is managed ethically within prudent risk parameters. The Group is subject to and endorses the on-going disclosure, corporate governance and other requirements required by the JSE. The Group also supports and complies with the principles of King IV™, the GRI Sustainable Reporting Standards, IFRS, the requirements of the Companies Act and the International Integrated Reporting Framework.
In terms of paragraph 8.63(a) of the JSE Listings Requirements, the Group has published its application of the Chapter 2 principles on its website www.supergroup.co.za. A King IV™ Application Register is included here and is also available on the website.
Super Group’s policy and goal towards achieving gender equality are guided by a vision of fairness and acknowledges the principle that gender plays no part in merit and will actively manage its human resource development to ensure women and men have equal opportunity to participate in management at all levels. Super Group rejects any form of unfair discrimination based on gender in the Group.
Assurance
This ESG Report, as a whole, has not been independently assured. As a result of there not being an approved standard on assurance, the Group has decided not to assure this report as a whole until such standard exists.
Super Group has an Internal Audit Department which, together with the Group Audit Committee, assesses all internal and external assurances obtained and matches these to its identified risks.
Super Group Holdings is a B-BBEE Level 1 contributor. The B-BBEE Certificates of Super Group Holdings and the other South African registered entities within the Group are available on the website.
Approval of the ESG Report
The Board acknowledges its responsibility to ensure the integrity of this ESG Report. The Board has applied its mind to the report and in its opinion, this report addresses the material issues and represents fairly the governance, social and environmental performance of the Group.
Phillip Vallet
Chairman of the Company
Peter Mountford
Chief Executive Officer
9 November 2020
Any queries regarding this ESG Report or its contents should be addressed to:
John Mackay
Group Company Secretary
Super Group
E-mail: john.mackay@supergrp.com
Tel: +27 11 523 4663
Any queries regarding Super Group’s Investor Relations should be addressed to:
Marlize Keyter
Investor Relations Consultant
Keyter Rech Investor Solutions CC
E-mail: mkeyter@kris.co.za
Tel: +27 87 351 3810