Lord Fellowes chaired the committee to 31 March 2008. Mr Kahn, Mr Mackay, Mr Manser, Mr Manzoni, Mr Ramaphosa and Mr Wyman served as members. Additionally, the Director of Corporate Affairs, Ms Clark, met regularly with the chairman of CARAC to discuss implementation and planning issues, and attended all meetings of the committee.
The objective of CARAC is to assist the board in the discharge of its responsibilities in relation to corporate accountability, including sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, corporate social investment and ethical commercial behaviour. More details of the committee’s activities can be found in the sustainable development review section of this report and in the company’s separate Sustainable Development Report which is available on the company’s website and, upon request, in hard copy.