Sustainability time, read about the who and how: what are retailers doing to address environmental and social challenges they face, what help are they getting to implement good practice initiatives?
The Co-operative Group is claiming a first with the introduction of the UK’s first baskets on wheels made using 100% recycled plastic into its food stores. The wheeled baskets of their kind are made from selected, cleaned plastic that would
The Co-operative has been presented with a Good Chicken Award by Compassion in World Farming. The accolade was presented to the retailer at Compassion’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards for its higher welfare Elmwood standard for its own-brand chicken. The
Castle MacLellan is launching a range of seasonal pâtés in time for Christmas and New Year celebrations. They will be available from November and priced from £2.49. Made from Scottish ingredients, the range features three varieties: Chicken Parfait with Brandy, Duck
ECR Europe’s co-chairs, Gianni Ciserani, president western Europe, Procter & Gamble international operations, and Dick Boer, COO at Ahold Europe, shared how the joint supply chain initiative is benefiting shoppers in a consumer-driven environment at the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global
The Co-operative is rolling out its Elmwood higher-welfare standard to its flavoured ready-to-eat chicken range. The retailer’s plain ready-to-eat chicken range already meets the Elmwood criteria. The flavoured varieties, which include Garlic & Herb Chicken Thighs and Chinese Chicken Kebabs,
The Co-operative Group has been named Green Supermarket of the Year at the Grocer Gold Awards in London, beating off competition from Tesco, Ocado and Morrisons. The award was given to the retailer that had done the most in the
The Co-operative Group claims to have strengthened its environmental credentials by converting the packaging of its own-brand standard olive oil range from glass to plastic. According to the retailer, it sells 1.6m bottles of olive oil per annum, and the
Tesco is one of 30 companies working on an initiative to establish global standards for ethical sourcing. The Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP) has been set up by the Consumer Goods Forum to define a clear and consistent message on
The Co-operative has won two awards for its Fairtrade wines at the fourth annual Fairtrade Wine Awards in London and introduced a 12-year-old single malt Scotch whisky to its own-brand spirits range. Two of the Co-operative’s pink wines won prizes: The
