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JT Footwear Unit Trust Sustainability Actions

Launched first sustainability strategy

In 2021, JT said it publicly launched its first sustainability strategy. It said this changed how the business runs and gave it a clearer focus on cutting carbon emissions and on commitments to employees and the wider community. The company also said it has since worked to improve its data management, targets, and commitments. This is a company statement, so it shows the direction JT says it is taking, but it does not by itself prove results.

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Set group sustainability targets

JT says it has created JT Group Sustainability Targets made up of 25 items. These targets and initiatives are meant to guide sustainability performance across the group. The company also says its board is involved in setting and managing the strategy, and that the targets are reviewed and assessed regularly. This suggests sustainability is being tracked at a senior level, although the provided material does not list the full targets or show detailed progress against each one.

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Published sustainability strategy framework

JT’s integrated report says the group uses its purpose statement, materiality work, and the 4S model as the base for its sustainability strategy. Materiality means the company has picked the issues it sees as most important for both the business and society. It says these priorities cover five groups of material issues. The report also points readers to separate pages on living with the planet, consumer expectations, people, supply chain management, community investment, and governance.

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Joined responsible investment groups

Firetrail Investments, which appears in the provided material as a sustainability-related investment source, says it is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), an investor network that asks members to include ESG factors in decisions. It also says it supports the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which pushes better reporting on climate risks, and is a member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). These are industry memberships and signals of policy alignment, not proof of outcomes on their own.

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Supported community charities

Firetrail says it has supported several community groups through sponsorships and employee giving. These include The Mirabel Foundation, Future Generation Australia, NASCA, and Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery. It also says it runs a workplace giving program where employee donations are matched up to a set amount and all administration costs are covered, so the full donation goes to charity. This is community-focused ESG activity, but it is not directly about the footwear trust itself.

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