ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Notes (* = Core Indicators)
[2.7]
Musgrave does not have a 'capitalisation'
as such. Normally the word 'market
capitalisation' refers to publicly quoted
companies being the number of shares in issue
multiplied by the market price per share.
Musgrave's book value, i.e. its shareholders'
funds were €275m at the end of 2005.
[3.13A]
MSVC opened the Kilcock Distribution
Centre in January 2005. Musgrave acquired
Londis (UK) in July 2004 as part of its strategy
to expand overseas. Londis is a convenience
retail group consisting of 2,200 independent
stores located throughout England,Wales and
Scotland. Budgens and Londis have been
combined into one operating division,
Musgrave Budgens Londis (MBL). In October
2004,MWS acquired C&R Foods and in
January 2005 it acquired Variety Foods, both
being frozen food suppliers in NI and RoI.
These acquisitions will ensure rapid growth in
the Musgrave Foodservice business.
[4.2]
The Chairman is a non-executive officer
[4.5]
All company objectives take into account
future plans of the organisation as well
as corporate strategy. Such long term
plans are directly related to an individual's
remuneration package. Non-financial targets
are also included in the remuneration package
as is the case for the Group Commercial
Director who oversees environmental and
social accountability goals.
[4.6]
External assessment processes are
employed for determining the required
qualifications and expertise of Musgrave
directors. Such processes are continuously
updated and vary for different individuals.
[4.7]
Internal process are implemented to ensure
conflicts of interest are avoided.
[4.8]
Musgrave Core Values and the organisation
principles are contained in our policy namely:
The Environmental and Social Accountability
Policy and The Ethical Trading Policy. These
policies are applied in all divisions of Musgrave
Ltd as is the Musgrave Business Code "Who
we are, what we do and how we do it", in
addition to adhering to the principles of
sustainable development.
[4.10]
Performance is evaluated through the
establishment of strategic plans, strategic
targets and deliverables in addition to the key
performance indicators, which are used
throughout the organisation. All outcomes are
documented in the Musgrave Annual Review.
[4.13]
Musgrave Group is a member of European
Marketing Distribution (EMD).
[EC1*]
Reference the 2005 Musgrave Group
Annual Report and Review.
[EC4*]
Zero subsidies received
[EC5*]
Musgrave complies with the National
minimum wage Regulations.
[EC7*]
Staff are recruited locally in normal situations,
however there is no formal procedure in place.
[EN1*]
Not relevant to any Group divisions
[EN2*]
Not relevant to any Group divisions
[EN9*]
Musgrave are not intensive water users, and
have not collected data on water use at our
facilities during 2004-2005.
[EN10-11]
Water supplies at Musgrave Group facilities
generally come from local authority mains
supplies, with the exception of MWS in
Ballymun, Dublin, which, in addition to the use
of local authority supply, also uses an on-site
well. Water volumes are not recorded.
[EN12*]
None of our facilities are located in or near
to protected areas.
[EN13*]
No major impacts on diversity associated
with activities and/or products and services
in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine
environments as all sites are in industrial/
commercial locations.
[EN14]
Not relevant to any Group divisions.
[EN15]
Not relevant to any Group divisions.
[EN16]
No IUCN Red List species
[EN18*]
Some of the refrigerants used within Musgrave
Group are classified as "ozone-depleting
substances", notably HCFCs, but there has been
much change towards alternative sources in
the last five years. These refrigerants are used
in "fixed" refrigeration units at Musgrave
facilities (mainly MWS outlets) and for
transportation refrigeration within trailer
units of distribution vehicles.
Our trailer units use approximately 8kg
of the HCFC refrigerant R404A in each of
our 121 units. The refrigeration units are
sealed, with no emissions to the atmosphere.
Replacement refrigerant is not required for
these units, and at the end-of-life they are
degassed and disposed of using industry
best-practice techniques.
Ammonia-based refrigeration systems
are used at the two MSVC Chill warehouses
in Cork. Ammonia has desirable characteristics
as a refrigerant which have been well
known for over 150 years. It has no ozonedepleting
or global warming potential,
characteristics which result in a highly
energy-efficient refrigerant with minimal
environmental problems.
No ODSs are used in the MSVC NI facilities
(ammonia-based refrigeration), while within
Budgens, Freon 22 (HCFC) is currently used.
With growth and expansion, all new plant in
Budgens will be ammonia-based.
[EN21*]
Not relevant to any Group divisions.
[EN24]
All hazardous or potentially hazardous waste
produced or handled at Musgrave is collected,
transported and disposed of in accordance
with relevant European and national
legislation. Musgrave Group does not produce
significant volumes of hazardous materials as
part of its operations, but incidental items
generated as part of day-to-day activities, are
carefully stored prior to collection by permitted
and licensed waste contractors at each facility.
[EN25]
No water sources and related
ecosystems/habitats significantly affected
by discharges of water and runoff.
[EN27*]
No data recorded
[LA7*]
There were no fatalities in any of the
divisions during the monitoring period
[LA8*]
The company does not have a HIV/Aids policy.
[LA10]
Health and Safety topics are not covered
in formal agreements with trade unions in
any Group division
[LA13]
MSVC RoI
2004 100% of all employees received
a formal appraisal
2005 100% of all employees received
a formal appraisal
MSVC NI
2004 Senior Management 100%
Middle Management 53%
Administration 100%
2005 Senior Management*
Middle Management 17%
Administration 29%
* A major restructuring process took place in
MSVC NI during 2005. It was therefore not
appropriate to undertake appraisals as new
staff members were still in induction.
Probation reviews were carried out but are not
included in the statistics above.
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MWS
2004 100% of all employees received
a formal appraisal
2005 100% of all employees received
a formal appraisal
MBL
2005 Management 95%
Team Members 90%
Distribution Staff 10%
[LA14*]
The Composition of employees and
management on terms of male/female ratio
in all Musgrave Group business units for 2005
was 55% male: 45% female. Age group,
minority group membership, and other
indicators of diversity are not reported on.
[LA15]
Remuneration information not available.
[HR1*]
Not relevant to any Group divisions.
[HR2*]
Musgrave has implemented an Ethical Trading
policy, which allows for the investigation and
evaluation of the human rights performance
of our suppliers. A number of checks are
carried out within Group divisions; for
example, within MWS trading managers
identify members of the supply chain to audit
in line with the needs of the business. MWS
deals mainly through third party supplier
arrangements and this normally secures the
best sourcing routes for particular products.
[HR3]
Musgrave has issued a number of policies
and procedural guidelines relating to
human/employee rights in the workplace.
[HR4*]
There were no incidents of discrimination
reported by the Musgrave divisions during
the reporting period.
[HR5*]
There were no incidents of violations of
freedom of association and collective
bargaining reported by the Musgrave
divisions during the reporting period.
[HR6*]
There were no incidents of child labour
reported by the Musgrave divisions during
the reporting period.
[HR7*]
There were no incidents of forced or
compulsory labour reported by the Musgrave
divisions during the reporting period.
[HR8]
Each division has its own specific procedures for
dealing with complaints and grievances filed by
customers, employees, and communities
concerning human rights in accordance with
the Musgrave Ethical Trading Policy.
[HR9]
All our security personnel are outsourced
and thus training is not conducted directly by
Musgrave Group, with the exception of
Budgens. Budgens' security personnel are
trained in the use of minimum force.
.[HR10]
There were no incidents involving rights of
indigenous people reported by the Musgrave
divisions during the reporting period.
[SO1*]
There are no programmes or practices in place
for assessing and managing the impacts of
operations on communities, including
entering, operating and exiting as it is not
relevant to any of the Musgrave divisions.
[SO3*]
There have been no incidents of corruption
at any of the Musgrave divisions therefore no
actions have been taken.
[PR1*]
Musgrave acts to ensure that its customers are
offered products and services of the highest
quality. In particular, as a major food retailer,
we take every step towards guaranteed food
safety and hygiene. We are committed to the
provision to our customers of safe products in
a safe environment, complying with
appropriate Codes of Practice and legislation.
[PR2]
No incidents of non-compliance with
regulations concerning customer health
and safety.
[PR4]
No instances of non-compliance
with regulations concerning product
information and labelling
[PR6]
In the majority of instances, product labelling
is governed by legislation, for example EU
Directive 2000/13/EC relating to the labelling,
presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, and
the individual state regulations that bring that
Directive into legislation. In RoI for example, we
work with the Department of Agriculture and
Food, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Local
Health Authorities and the Office of the
Director of Consumer Affairs on issues relating
to product labelling. Where amendments are
required to product labels, Musgrave takes
immediate action in the case of own brand
products, or, in the case of a branded product,
passes the issue on to the supplier.
[PR7]
No breaches of advertising and
marketing regulations.
[PR8*]
All data relating to any person or which could
identify an individual (names, addresses,
telephone numbers e-mail addresses etc.) are
covered by the our data protection procedures
[PR9*]
No complaints regarding breaches of
consumer policy
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