Values in Action

Our company's seven values are those of our parent, the BBC, with one addition, Enterprise, reflecting our remit to deliver sustainable, growing financial returns which help the BBC keep the licence fee as low as possible. Here are some of the ways in which our people have demonstrated these values over the past year across the globe.

Roll over the highlighted countries below to see how we've been embracing our values in that part of the world.

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* Throughout this Review, sales include Group revenue and the Group’s share of joint-ventures’ revenue, and profit refers to operating profit before specific items. Specific items are not defined under IFRS and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Specific items are material items which are highlighted by virtue of their size or importance to enable a full understanding of BBC Worldwide’s performance. A full definition of specific items and a reconciliation to profit before tax is provided in Financials.

During the year, BBC Worldwide has voluntarily chosen to employ International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the European Union, as the basis for the preparation of its consolidated financial results. This is in line with best practice and to allow greater comparability with other organisations. Throughout this Review all results are extracted from BBC Worldwide’s financial statements and presented consistently under IFRS, unless otherwise stated.