Social

At Marshalls, we aim to achieve success in business by selling our products with integrity and treating our customers and suppliers fairly. It is our goal to continually develop new products and services which meet the social and environmental requirements of Britain’s landscapes.

Marshalls believes in demonstrating a high degree of social responsibility, while conducting business in a manner which achieves sustainable growth.

Marshalls recognises the complex social, ethical and environmental issues surrounding the quarrying of natural stone in India and other countries worldwide and is actively addressing and raising awareness of these issues. By embedding responsible ethical business policies and practices into everything we do, Marshalls is demonstrating a continued commitment to sustainable development.

CR Policy

Corporate Responsibility Policy

Marshalls reviews its Corporate Responsibility policy every year. For more information, take a look at our Corporate Responsibility Policy.

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Document Date: 01 July 2008

Ethical & Supply Chain

Our Target: 80% by tonnage of procured product with High Ethical Risk to have an ETI Base Code Audit by 2012
Chris Harrop Blog 2010 part 1

"This blog records my recent visit to a wide range of Indian Natural Stone quarrying areas in three of India’s most significant exporting states."

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Document Date: 24 February 2010

Marshalls in India, behaving ethically

Marshalls and their supply chain partner Stone Shippers have spent the last three years putting in place processes and regulations to ensure everything possible is being done to address workers’ issues.

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Document Date: 09 December 2009

The Truth About Imported Indian Sandstone

Raising awareness of issues of child labour and bonded labour in Indian stone quarries, Marshalls produced The Truth About Imported Indian Sandstone.

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Document Date: 01 November 2008

Ethical Trading Initiative

Marshalls was the first company in the hard landscaping industry to join the Ethical Trading Inititative. Find out more about the ETI’s Base Code and ethical supply chain management at Marshalls.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Working in India

Many suppliers importing Indian natural sandstone are not engaged in auditing how their stone is produced. However, Marshalls understands that regulation and auditing are essential to ensure international governance and ethical trading with developing countries.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

India Audit Statement

Marshalls works with Just Solutions to audit its supply chain and ensure that our imported natural stone is processed and supplied to the highest ethical standards.

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Document Date: 01 October 2008

China Audit Statement

Marshalls with Just Solutions to audit its main Chinese Granite supplier against the ETI Base Code. In China, Marshalls’ supplier partner has also achieved ISO 9001 Quality Assurance accreditation.

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Document Date: 01 April 2009

Bangor Study Executive Summary 2009

Since 2008, Marshalls has been working with the University of Bangor on a research project to look at the restoration of quarry land in India.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Bangor Systematic Literature Review 2009

Since 2008, Marshalls has been working with the University of Bangor on a research project to look at the restoration of quarry land in India.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Bangor Livelihood Report

Since 2008, Marshalls has been working with the University of Bangor on a research project to look at the restoration of quarry land in India.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Bangor Ecology Report

Since 2008, Marshalls has been working with the University of Bangor on a research project to look at the restoration of quarry land in India.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Barnaby Letheren Bangor Dissertation

Since 2008, Marshalls has been working with the University of Bangor on a research project to look at the restoration of quarry land in India.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Chris Harrop Blog 2009

“This blog records my recent visit to the Indian Natural Sandstone quarrying area of Kota in Rajashthan.”

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Document Date: 01 February 2009

Chris Harrop Blog 2007 part 2

“My visits to India are a key part of the Marshalls for Sustainable Landscapes programme that I am championing, the heart of which is a very simple but effective definition of sustainability.”

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Document Date: 01 March 2007

Chris Harrop Blog 2007 part 1

“This blog records my recent visit to meet with representatives of the Hadoti Hast Shlip Sansthan Non Government Organisation (NGO) and my further investigation of the issues surrounding the importing of Indian Natural Sandstone in to the UK.”

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Document Date: 01 February 2007

Chris Harrop Blog 2006

“Over the last few years, there has been a growing awareness of the issues surrounding the Indian natural stone quarrying industries and the export of paving to the UK and Europe. However the vast majority of production is for Indian consumption.”

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Document Date: 01 February 2006

School Gardening

RHS Campaign for Schools

Marshalls continues to support the Royal Horticultural Society’s Campaign for School Gardening.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Living Streets

Living Streets

Marshalls has this year joined forces with ‘Living Streets’, a national charity, formerly known as the Pedestrians Association, which is working towards people friendly public spaces.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Community Responsibility

Marshalls Support Walk to School Week 2009

Marshalls is supporting an international campaign to get children walking to school during the month of October.

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Document Date: 28 October 2009

Working with Business in the Community

In 2009, Marshalls continues to be a corporate members of Business in the Community (BITC).

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Walk to Work Week

Find out how Marshalls' employees got inspired by Living Streets to run Walk to Work Week, including walk to work schemes, lunch walks and even walking meetings!

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Document Date: 04 September 2009

Working with Our Community

The people at Marshalls are key to the success of the organisation. And it is with the enthusiasm and true commitment of our people that Marshalls remains a market leader and community player.

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Document Date: 01 August 2009

Health and Safety

Our Target: We acknowledge that the ultimate goal is to achieve 0%, this will be achieved by a continuous reduction of 10% of RIDDORS per 1000 employees per year on a 5 year rolling average
Marshalls' Health & Safety Policy Statement

It is the policy of the Marshalls Group of Companies to comply with both the letter and the spirit of all current health and safety legislation applicable to its undertakings and to regard these as minimum requirements.

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Document Date: 01 January 2010

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