Annual Report and Accounts

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The report describes WPP's 2018 repositioning as a creative transformation company, with a purpose focused on building better futures for people, clients and communities. Its sustainability review covers client work, social investment, diversity, human rights, climate and data ethics, including £17.5 million of social investment. Environmental disclosures report 30% of purchased electricity from renewable sources, a 50% reduction target in emissions per employee by 2030, and TCFD reporting. The workforce review reports 134,281 year-end staff and no work-related deaths in 2018.

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Report type: Annual Report with Sustainability Disclosures
Class: Embedded
Scope: Full report
Fiscal year: 2018
Period: Ends 31 December 2018
Publication date: 10 April 2019
Language: English
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