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  • Young’s Seafood: Fish for Life

    The UK is now one of the most advanced and sophisticated markets for sustainable seafood in the world The work of British fish brand, Young’s, has helped place seafood sustainability in the public arena as a key topic in the food agenda.

  • Marshalls' Indian Sandstone and the Ethical Supply Chain

    Marshalls is the market leading supplier of hard landscaping for commercial landscapes, gardens, patios and driveways. They are based in Halifax with 2800 staff over 50 sites with an annual turnover of £403 million.

  • Procter & Gamble - Ariel Turn to 30

    One of the key challenges for companies seeking to respond to the growing sustainability agenda is to enlist consumers to support the meeting of green objectives through changing their behaviour. Procter & Gamble’s Ariel Turn to 30 campaign has been one of the most successful campaigns to achieve this.

  • Sainsbury's - Fish for now, fish for the future

    The UK market for fresh fish is growing rapidly, yet the popularity of some fish species has led to over fishing and depleted stocks. The United Nations estimates that three quarters of commercial fish stocks are fully or over-exploited. Sainsbury’s, as one of the largest fish retailers in the UK, recognised that it needed to take a leadership position in developing sustainable sourcing of fish.

  • Midcounties Co-operative - a Co-operative Approach to Rural Revival

    Midcounties has recognized that the key to their success is dependable on the success of their rural stores and have ensured this by supporting Community Owned Village Shops and creating a successful Local Sourcing Scheme.

  • Jordans - Conservation Grade Farming Protocol

    The introduction of Conservation Grade standards for cereals promotes biodiversity on UK farmland, ensures a steady supply of high quality cereal and offers support to farmers in the supply chain

  • Dollond & Aitchison in partnership with Moorfields Eye Hospital

    Through their Charity of the Year partnership, Dollond & Aitchison (D&A) has improved staff motivation and morale across D&A and enabled thousands of children who visit Moorfield’s Eye Hospital for treatment to benefit from two newly kitted-out play and relaxation areas.

  • Ethical Trade and Community Trade at The Body Shop International plc

    The Body Shop International is a manufacturer and retailer of naturally inspired, ethically produced beauty and cosmetics products. The company has long appreciated the social and environmental impact that a global retailer can have through its supply chain, which is reflected in its Ethical Trade and Community Trade Programmes.

  • innocent drinks – Supergran Campaign

    An army of knitters and 230,000 little woolly hats increased sales of innocent smoothies whilst raising vital funds to help keep older people warm over the winter months.

  • British American Tobacco - Supply Chain Programme

    BAT’s supply chain programme helps increase the productivity of their leaf suppliers through the development of good agronomy practices and enables them to purchase from responsible and sustainable sources. In return BAT encourages suppliers to offer farmers the highest standards of labour, welfare and employment conditions through a programme of continual employment.