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36 BT Group plc
Annual Report 2015
upportin charities and counities
ur charit partners help illions of people in the UK and worldwide.
ur counications technolo can help the raise one uicl and
function ore ecientl so the can focus on what the do best.
onate is our coission-free online ivin platfor which
underpins our fundraisin and counit support. e have supported
various fundraisin activities this ear includin ancer UKs tand
Up  ancer telethon hildren in eed and ed ose a. e have
also supported isasters erenc oittee appeals for ria
the hilippines aa and the bola risis  all usin our onate
fundraisin platfor. n total all these activities raised 0 this ear.
e do not ust support lare scale telethons but also saller charities
and individual fundraisers too  with over 1 bein raised usin
onate. e are investin in new technoloies and etendin the
reach of onate as it is e to helpin us deliver our 1bn 00 oal.
he upporters lub is our collaboration with our lon-standin charit
partner oic elief. t ais to build a better world b brinin people
toether throuh sport. e provide rants to support charities and
counit sport foundations to use sport as a vehicle for chane in
oun peoples lives.  port custoers can ae onthl donations
of1  or  throuh their bill.
ncreasin our custoers sense of connection with he upporters lub
and increasin donations was a e priorit in the ear. o encourae
ore people to et involved we included short fils as part of our
coverae of live sportin events which showed he upporters lub is
ain a dierence. ustoer donations have raised 1. this ear
with over  proects currentl bein funded both in the UK and around
the world.
eliverin environental benefits
e serve soe of the biest copanies in the world so helpin
the reduce carbon eissions can have a lobal ipact. an of
the are sustainabilit leaders theselves. nd ore and ore of our
custoers want to now how our products can contribute to their own
sustainabilit coitents.
e lead b eaple as we are reducin our own environental ipact
and iniisin waste and are worin with our suppliers to help
the do the sae. e have an interated approach to cost reduction
and carbon abateent  an of our solutions directl reduce our
custoers carbon eissions save one and use fewer resources.
oreaple our conferencin facilities reduce the need for travel.
Our shareholders
e have around 900000 separate shareholders. ver 0 of the
have held shares since  was privatised 0 ears ao. swellas the
nnual eport and nnual eneral eetin we eep our shareholders
up to date with how we are doin throuh reular ailins. hese
often include oers on our products and services that are onl
available to shareholders. ur website includes press releases
newsletters presentations and webcasts that can also eep our
shareholdersinfored.
he aorit of our shares are held b institutional investors. e have
an etensive investor relations prorae aied at eepin eistin
shareholders infored and attractin new ones. his prorae
includes
 reportin uarterl results accopanied b a conference call or
presentation fro senior anaeent
 reular teach-ins on e topics for eaple this ear we covered
reulation and cost transforation and
 eetins and conference calls with investors both in the UK and
around the world.
n 011 we held 9 eetins or events with institutional
investors. his copares with 1 in 011 and 9 in 011.
Number of investor meetings and events
Year ended 31 March
0
100
200
300
400
500
20142013 2015
259
421
369
e were voted the best copan for investor relations in nland in the
tel urve 01. cross urope we were voted the second best in the
telecounications sector.
Our lenders
ur relationships with our lenders ainl banin institutions and bond
holders pla an iportant role in our treasur and fundin strate.
hese relationships are vital for fundin the business and eetin our
liuidit reuireents see pae .
Our pension schemes
e operate defined benefit and defined contribution pension schees.
he larest is the  ension chee  which has 000
ebers. ou can read ore about it on pae 9.
Our suppliers
ur suppliers fro across the world pla a vital role in helpin us to
provide our products and services and deliver our strate. e spent
9.bn with our suppliers this ear 011 9.bn. he top 100
represent around 1 of our annual spend.
he i of our suppliers continues to evolve as we ove into new
arets such as televised sport and obilit.
ur approach to procureent
e have around 0 people in  countries worin with suppliers to
deliver our procureent strate.
e want to et the ost fro our suppliers  especiall fro their
diversit sills and innovation.
s part of our cost transforation proraes we have concentrated
on ain the ost of our relationships with our larest suppliers to et
even better value.