We launched a major safety programme, ISAFE, across our businesses. The programme provides an occupational health and safety management and improvement framework tailored to each business. A full-time specialist has been engaged to assist each business to develop and implement their own programmes.

We extended the successful Leadership Development Programme (LDP) referred to in last year’s report into a new programme Wesfarmers Insurance Leadership Development (WILD), which reaches more people in our business with customised leadership training.

Our businesses participated in a range of employee health and wellbeing programmes, including Crombie Lockwood’s entry of 15 teams in the Kiwi Workplace Challenge. The programme encourages regular exercise and community involvement through the workplace.