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See examples of how food & grocery companies are using locally sourced foods, promoting sustainable farming methods and improving animal welfare.

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* Cadbury's - Building a better community
Cadbury's - Building a better community
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How Cadbury's Schweppes is improve local communities’ access to clean drinking water in Ghana through its Ghana: For the Source well-building programme.
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* Cadbury's & Earthwatch – Sustainable cocoa farming
Cadbury's & Earthwatch – Sustainable cocoa farming
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Cadbury Schweppes has partnered with Earthwatch to promote environmental sustainability and sustainable cocoa growing by encourages new farming methods to support the production of quality cocoa beans for future generations.
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* From My Farm - Helping to promote local fresh produce
From My Farm - Helping to promote local fresh produce New
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From My Farm offers fresh, seasonal, quality fruit and vegetables proudly grown in your region.
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* GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) - Blackcurrant Sourcing
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) - Blackcurrant Sourcing
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Thirteen billion blackcurrants are used every year to make Ribena. This case study shows how GSK, the makers of Ribena, is committed to sourcing its blackcurrants from British farmers, is working to improve crop yield and is developing wildlife friendly farming methods.
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* Kimberly-Clark Ltd - Responsible Fibre Sourcing
Kimberly-Clark Ltd - Responsible Fibre Sourcing
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Kimberly-Clark’s fibre procurement policy is one of the most progressive in the tissue industry. Since 2003, they have increased the number of pulp suppliers who are certified to one of five internationally recognised certification schemes from 36% to 97% in 2007.
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* Kraft Foods - Ethical Sourcing of Coffee
Kraft Foods - Ethical Sourcing of Coffee
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Kraft Foods in association with the Rainforest Alliance is helping coffee-growing communities and the environment by purchasing coffee beans from sustainable sources around the world.
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* Kraft Foods - health 4 schools - Healthy Living in the Community
Kraft Foods - health 4 schools - Healthy Living in the Community
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Kraft Foods' health 4 schools initiative promotes healthy diet and active play to school children and communities in Gloucestershire, offering a holistic approach to health and wellness among children and their families.
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* Mars Drinks – ‘Thirsty for Change’ & offering sustainable drinks to the workplace
Mars Drinks – ‘Thirsty for Change’ & offering sustainable drinks to the workplace
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As part of its Thirsty for Change programme, Mars Drinks committed to achieving significant and challenging environmental targets by 2010, including sourcing 30% of its drinks from certified sustainable schemes.
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* Morrisons - Supporting local schools
Morrisons - Supporting local schools New
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See how Morrisons’ Let’s Grow programme is teaching children how to become environmentally responsible with food by giving them a clearer understanding of local, sustainable produce from the start.
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* Noble Foods and Sainsbury’s Woodland Eggs – Improving Animal Welfare and Supporting Farmers
Noble Foods and Sainsbury’s Woodland Eggs – Improving Animal Welfare and Supporting Farmers
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Sainsbury’s Woodland Eggs range has generated numerous benefits across the partnership; Happier, healthier free-range hens producing top quality eggs, better support for farmers and tree planting projects to help improve the environment.
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* Northern Foods - Phunky Foods - Promoting Healthy Living
Northern Foods - Phunky Foods - Promoting Healthy Living
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Phunky Foods is an initiative from Northern Foods educating primary school children to make healthy choices and combat obesity. It helps ensure children learn fundamental life skills relating to nutrition, physical activity and food choice.
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* Sainsbury’s – Community Award
Sainsbury’s – Community Award
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Sainsbury’s launched its ‘Local Charity of the Year’ initiative in 2009 as a way of helping to connect its colleagues with their local communities through charity fundraising and volunteering.
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* Sainsbury's - Fish now, Fish for the Future
Sainsbury's - Fish now, Fish for the Future
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Over fishing and depleting fish stocks is a concern for retailers and shoppers. Sainsbury's aims to be at the forefront of fish sustainability with its ‘Fish for now, Fish for the Future’ programme of action.
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* Tesco - Empowering customers to tackle climate change
Tesco - Empowering customers to tackle climate change
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Tesco aims to play a positive role in tackling climate change by informing, encouraging and empowering its customers and encouraging long term behaviour change.
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* Tesco - Local Sourcing
Tesco - Local Sourcing
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In their 2006 Community Plan, Tesco made a long-term promise to stock more local lines than any other retailer, making local produce a mainstream part of their ranges in all Tesco stores.
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* The Co-operative - Plan Bee
The Co-operative - Plan Bee New
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Following concerns about the declining bee population The Co-operative began campaigning on bees in January 2009.
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* Unilever - Ethical Sourcing of Tea
Unilever - Ethical Sourcing of Tea
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Unilever's partnership with the Rainforest Alliance enables tea growers to attain higher prices for their tea, raising their incomes and improving their quality of life possible.
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* Unilever - Sustainable Palm Oil Procurement
Unilever - Sustainable Palm Oil Procurement
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Unilever, along with other stakeholders, has been working for more than a decade on sustainable palm oil by developing and sharing guidelines and good practices with growers and suppliers.
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* Waitrose - Local and Regional Sourcing
Waitrose - Local and Regional Sourcing
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Waitrose 'Local and Regional Sourcing' represents a breakthrough for small producers wishing to supply a multiple retailer, but unable to support a whole store network.
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* Waitrose - Protecting and encouraging wildlife on UK dairy farms
Waitrose - Protecting and encouraging wildlife on UK dairy farms
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The Waitrose WildCare Scheme aims to improve wildlife habitats to increase the range and amount of animal, bird and plant life present on Waitrose dairy farms.
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* Young’s Seafood: Fish for Life
Young’s Seafood: Fish for Life
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Fish for Life is a programme by Young's, the UK’s leading name in fish, to drive sustainability into the whole fish supply chain.
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