Reed Elsevier (UK and LexisNexis global operations)
We have been asked by Reed Elsevier to assess the use made, by its UK operations and the global operations of LexisNexis, of the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) model to measure and report on their corporate community involvement activity during 2008.
Reed Elsevier is an active member of the LBG. The LBG model helps businesses to improve the management, measurement and reporting of their corporate community involvement programmes. It moves beyond charitable donations to include the full range of contributions (in time, in kind and in cash) made to community causes, and assesses the actual results for the community and for the business. (See www.lbg-online.net for more information).
As managers of the Group, we have worked with Reed Elsevier’s UK operations and LexisNexis to ensure they understand the LBG model and have applied its principles to the measurement of community involvement programmes during 2008.
Having conducted an assessment, we are satisfied that this has been achieved. Our work has not extended to an independent audit of the data.
Corporate Citizenship
www.corporate-citizenship.com
April 2009