Liberty Global plc (“Liberty Global” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA,
LBTYB and LBTYK) today published its 2012 Corporate Responsibility (CR)
report and announced its continued inclusion in the Dow Jones
Sustainability North America Index (DJSI), which tracks the performance
of leading companies in terms of their economic, environmental,
governance and social performance.
Our 2012 CR report entitled ‘Discovering New Possibilities’ provides an
overview of progress and achievements across Liberty Global during the
year, and identifies some of the challenges that we have addressed along
the way.
The report focuses on the most important CR issues as defined by the
company and our key stakeholders. At the heart of our CR strategy is the
core belief that everyone should be able to explore the exciting but
often complex digital world in a safe and responsible manner.
Accordingly, our efforts are concentrated in four main areas:
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Promoting a digital society
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Building trust with our customers
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Managing our environmental impacts
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Being a responsible business
Highlights include:
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Our engagement in numerous projects to tackle the challenge of digital
inclusion, including helping underprivileged families access the
internet, providing seniors the skills they need to get online through
programs like Internet Buttons, helping children discover science and
innovation opportunities through our online Tech School platform.
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We sponsored Safer Internet Day for the seventh consecutive year and
launched “Who are your kids talking to?” - an animation which helps
parents understand the many challenges that their children are facing
online.
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Our community investment totaled $10 million in 2012, a 26% increase
compared to the prior year. Most of those funds were focused on
promoting a digital society, education and young people.
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We embarked on Privacy by Design, a process that helps to ensure that
privacy risks are taken into account at the design stage of every
project. We also created a Global Information Security Forum to build
a common information security framework and approach across our
businesses.
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We are implementing a robust approach to assess the environmental and
social performance of our suppliers worldwide.
Our 2012 CR report meets the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3.1
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines at a GRI-checked Level B. This
report represents a step up in disclosure from our first CR Report in
2011, which was a Level C report. GRI is an international non-profit
organization that provides a comprehensive sustainability reporting
framework that is widely used around the world.
Rick Westerman, Chairman of Liberty Global’s Corporate Responsibility
Committee said: “Our new CR report reflects our desire to pursue a
sustainable approach to the expansion of digital markets and inclusive
access, while responsibly serving the communities in which we
operate. However, we know that unlocking economic, societal and
environmental value cannot happen in isolation. All our futures – as
corporate and individual citizens, as community members and contributors
to society – are intrinsic to one another.”
“While we have plenty of work ahead to continue advancing our CR
initiatives, we are proud to be included in the highly respected Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for the second consecutive year in
recognition of our achievements.”
Liberty Global’s 2012 CR report can be accessed through www.libertyglobal.com/cr.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global is the largest international cable company with
operations in 14 countries. We connect people to the digital world and
enable them to discover and experience its endless possibilities. Our
market-leading triple-play services are provided through next-generation
networks and innovative technology platforms that connected 24 million
customers subscribing to 48 million television, broadband internet and
telephony services at June 30, 2013.
Liberty Global’s consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC, Unitymedia,
Kabel BW, Telenet and VTR. Our operations also include Chellomedia, our
content division, Liberty Global Business Services, our commercial
division and Liberty Global Ventures, our investment fund. For more
information, please visit www.libertyglobal.com
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