Sustainability

Protecting and enhancing the environment and conserving natural resources is central to Camellia’s corporate philosophy. The Operating Companies are responsible for the long-term health and sustainability of large landholdings around the world and for sustaining enduring value in these operations. Preserving the quality of the environment is critical for future generations.

Core to Camellia’s values is the expectation that Operating Companies employ sustainable environmental management practices to preserve the long-term health of the land, the local environment and the water supply. This approach, together with conserving resources and building resilience against climate change, is a foundation of each Operating Company’s reputation and underpins each Operating Company’s licence to operate.

The Environment Group Guiding Principles set out the key principles that Camellia expects Operating Companies to adhere to in respect of environmental matters.

The wellbeing of employees is of paramount importance to Camellia. Operating Companies are expected to build successful and sustainable businesses and work with communities to foster fair, safe and attractive employment. Consistent with Camellia’s long-standing commitment to maintaining high ethical and legal standards, each Operating Company prohibits modern slavery, child labour, human trafficking or forced labour in any form in its business and operations. Camellia believes that people and communities flourish where human rights are respected, and recognises the critical role played by the Operating Companies and their suppliers in helping to source responsibly and sustainably.

Camellia’s expectations in this area are expressed in more detail in its Employee Wellbeing, Modern Slavery and Human Rights Group Guiding Principles.

Camellia believes that sound governance lays the foundation for a business’ long-term success and enables it to operate efficiently, ethically, sustainably and with integrity, ultimately for the benefit of all its stakeholders. Effective governance is essential for ensuring that the interests of all stakeholders are protected, and that transparency, accountability, and fairness are integral to decision-making.

Operating Companies are expected to operate sustainably, while maintaining responsibility to all stakeholders and to conduct their business with honesty and integrity. Good governance is a part of this duty and helps protect shareholder value and reputation. Camellia’s Group Guiding Principles set out the core principles that Operating Companies are expected to adhere to.