and human rights page Animal welfare page 24 Diet	and	health page 29 Responsible finance page 33 Social inclusion page 39 Inspiring young people page 44 ecological sustainability Climate change page 50 Waste and packaging page 59 Water page 63 Biodiversity page 65 Chemicals page 71 Delivering value Democratic	control page 76 Supporting co-operatives page 82 Economic	impact page 85 Employees page 88 Customers page 96 Public policy page 100 Within The Co-operative Group we have produced an annual ‘warts and all’ Sustainability Report every year since 1997, setting new standards for reporting over the last 15 years.