Corporate Social Responsibility Macintosh Retail Group
Macintosh Retail Group N. ... The Macintosh Retail Group (MRG) is a large-scale non-food retailer, consisting of several stores both in- and outside the Netherlands. ... The Macintosh Retail Group (MRG) markets and distributes its products and services in the following stores: Living: - Kwantum - GP Décors - Piet Klerkx (Meubelwereld and Woonexpress) - Stoutenbeek Fashion: - Dolcis - Manfield - Olympus/Pro Sport - Superconfex - Bentex Automotive and Telecom: - Halfords - BelCompany MRG is active in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Germany and in all these countries, e-business contributes significantly to the business process and supports the stores. ... Leonne Joosten 797537 4 IEF The Macintosh Retail Group and Corporate Social Responsibility I want to review MRG in order to present my opinion with respect to the question: “Does the firm operate in a responsible way or not? ... However, the Code of Conduct does state that: “MRG does not wish to perform any kind of activities in countries in which human rights are structurally violated and/or countries where the political or social situation is such that it could form a threat for her employees or individuals related to MRG in any way. ... Social relations with society as a whole MRG strives to refrain from any business activity that could harm the economic and social development of a country. ... In the annual reports of 2000 and 2001 it was captured to the following mission statement: Macintosh Retail Group aims to increase the ROCE (Return on Capital Employed) and earnings per share by, among other things, forging a reciprocal, sustainable and profitable relationship with as many customers as possible.