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Material matters impacting value creation
Material matters have the potential to substantially affect, both positively and
negatively, the group’s ability to create value and deliver on its BRIGHT strategy
and investment case in the short, medium and long term.
Managing material matters
We manage material matters by identifying, prioritising, responding and reporting on them.
We
determine
our material matters by considering
factors that receive the most management and board
attention during the year – the central themes of the
quarterly reporting meetings between the executive
committee and the chief executives of our 22 operations.
These themes take into account the context in which we
operate, the group’s top risks and opportunities and the
priority interests of our key stakeholders.
Identify
These central themes then form the basis of
discussion at workshops at which representatives
of key departments participate; they
prioritise
the
group’s material matters by considering their
actual as well as potential impact. These are then
scrutinised and ultimately endorsed by the
executive committee and the board.
Prioritise
We
respond
to our material matters by putting in place
appropriate management actions to mitigate those which
have the potential to disrupt value creation. We also
implement management interventions designed to
capitalise on those factors that offer opportunity for
greater value creation. We reference our material matters
throughout the integrated report.
Respond
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MTN Group Limited
Integrated Report 2017