Governance & transparency

Board-level sustainability strategy

Sustainability is part of how SPAR plans, decides, and grows. Our Board helps guide the Group’s long-term sustainability priorities, making sure our commitments are governed with care, measured with discipline, and aligned to the needs of our people, retailers, suppliers, communities, and planet.

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Sustainability starts with responsible leadership
SPAR’s Board oversees sustainability through clear governance structures, supported by the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee and the Risk Committee. This helps ensure that sustainability risks, opportunities, and commitments are considered in the decisions that shape our business.

Our Board-level sustainability strategy includes:

Long-term value

We focus on decisions that support resilient operations, trusted relationships, and shared value for the communities we serve.

Ethical leadership

Guided by SPAR’s values, our governance approach supports responsible decision-making across the Group.

Clear accountability

Our committees help monitor progress, review performance, and keep sustainability priorities on the agenda.

How sustainability is governed at SPAR

Through the Board and its committees, SPAR monitors sustainability performance, reviews key risks and opportunities, and supports actions that help the Group operate more responsibly. This includes oversight of climate resilience, ethical business conduct, stakeholder relationships, social impact, and transparent reporting.

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Board oversight

The Board carries overall responsibility for ensuring that sustainability is considered in SPAR’s long-term direction.

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Social, ethics, and sustainability committee

Guides our work across ethics, corporate citizenship, sustainability, and stakeholder responsibility.

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Guild governance

Our voluntary trading model is supported by collaborative structures that help align retailers and wholesalers around shared standards.

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Risk committee

Sustainability risks are considered as part of our wider risk management process, helping the Group prepare for change.

how sustainability is governed at spar
strategy built around shared value

Strategy built around shared value

Building a better future for all

Our focus is practical. We work to reduce environmental impact, strengthen supplier relationships, support local communities, promote ethical conduct, and build a business that can keep serving people well into the future.

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Operating hours

  • Mon-Sun: 08h00 - 20h00
  • Sunday: 08h00 - 20h00
  • Public holidays: 08h00 - 20h00

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