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Commercial

The Trust is responsible for setting the overall strategy for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s commercial operations and for setting an approvals framework within which to assess commercial proposals from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Executive.

The Executive is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the commercial strategy set by the Trust. All the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s commercial activities must comply with the four commercial criteria set out in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Agreement. They must:

  • fit with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Public Purpose activities
  • exhibit commercial efficiency
  • not jeopardise the good reputation of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ or the value of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ brand;
  • comply with fair trading guidelines and in particular avoid distorting the market.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust is responsible for ensuring that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Executive complies with these requirements. Where specific commercial proposals fall outside the approved strategy, are of a value of over £30 million, or are potentially novel or contentious, specific Trust approval is required.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s biggest and most important commercial operation is ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide.