Co-op Gets Serious: No caged hens, only Fairtrade hot drinks, reduce pesticides + packaging
11th February 2008 by Alex Briggs
The Co-operative Group, have announced transparent, detailed plans on addressing stakeholder concerns. They will ban the sale of eggs from caged hens, convert its entire own-brand hot beverage range to Fairtrade, reduce the weight of its wine packaging and add a further 66 pesticides to its prohibited list.
The Co-op based their decisions on the results of a six month consultation with key stakeholders. The survey results included input from over 100,000 respondents. When respondents were asked to name one key area of priority, three main categories emerged: ethical trading (27 per cent), animal welfare (25 per cent) and the environment (22 per cent).
