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Sourcing with integrity
By 'Sourcing with integrity', we aim to provide our customers with quality products at a fair price, in a way that's better for the animals, farmers, growers and workers involved, and which minimises our impact on the environment.
Our 20x20 commitments to 'Sourcing with integrity'
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Sainsbury’s wins at Compassion in World Farming awards
Sainsbury’s last night won Leadership and Innovation in Retail category for the Pig Concept Farm project. The panel of judges were impressed with the high level of entrants however voted unanimously in favour of Sainsbury’s Pig Concept Farm. Supermarket entrants were challenged to present their most pioneering work to improve farm animal welfare over the past 12 months.
Sainsbury’s reinforces commitment to dairy farmers with price review
Sainsbury’s is increasing the price paid to British dairy farmers through the sustainable Cost of Production (COP) model. From 1st October, the standard litre price will rise to 30.66ppl.
Sainsbury's Dairy Development Group
Sainsbury's has nine farming groups across a number of agricultural areas. The dairy group is the most established, set up in 2005 and currently has 333 farmers. Other groups include Beef, Lamb, Pork, Chicken, Eggs, Cheese, Wheat and Produce and the nine groups allow farmers to share information and techniques and meet face to face with Sainsbury's.
Sainsbury’s maintains top position in leading global sustainability index
Sainsbury's has been ranked number one, for the sixth consecutive year, in the 2012 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) review. The leading retailer has secured the top spot in the Food Retailers sector since 2007 for its exemplary sustainability performance. The DJSI follow a best-in-class approach, and the review includes companies across all industries that outperform their peers in numerous sustainability metrics.
Sainsbury's reinforces commitment to its British farmers with 10p premium to SPDG pig farmers
Sainsbury's is paying a premium to their Pork Development Group pig farmers from Friday 17th August. The increase supports farmers who are threatened with rising feed prices.
Sainsbury's wins Farmers Weekly Pig Farmer of the Year 2012
David and Sue Morgan from Pockthorpe Hall in Yorkshire are named Farmers Weekly Pig Farmer of the Year for their work on the Sainsbury's concept farm.
We love ‘ugly’ fruit & veg
At Sainsbury’s we’ve taken the decision to radically change our approach to buying British fruit and vegetables as a result of this year’s unseasonal weather.
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Sarah Pope 29 September 2012 at 09:58:08
We eat veg and fruit for the taste not the look, surely once peeled/prepped etc it doesn't matter how they look when they arrive in the shop? We often use organic veg boxes and the veg in them is delicious but sometimes unusual!!!
Getting under the skin of the real benefits to producers and their communities
At Sainsbury’s we believe that our values, as well as great quality food, play a big part in making us different. Our customers are trying to make their weekly budgets go further but they still haven’t let go of their aspirations. They still want products they can trust and they expect us to continue doing the right thing like treating our suppliers fairly and helping to make a difference in producer communities.
Case studies
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20 May 2013 Responsibly sourced Salmon -
27 February 2012 Video case study: 5 years of 100% Fairtrade bananas -
23 November 2011 British strawberries all year round -
23 November 2011 Sainsbury's Grain Development Group -
01 October 2011 Cod sourcing and discards -
01 October 2011 Palm oil
Sainsbury's wins Farmers Weekly Poultry Farmer of the Year 2012
Mark Gorton and David Garner of Traditional Norfolk Poultry farm are named Poultry Farmer of the Year 2012 at the Farmers Weekly awards.
Going back to the roots - Sainsbury's to sell the best of Great British seasonal produce thanks to bumper harvest
Sainsbury's is gearing up for a bumper harvest this year thanks to a warm spring and wet summer, with over 5,000 tonnes of seasonal British vegetables including broccoli, sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower on order from UK growers.
Justin King: Value with values - the case for a new dynamic between farmers and retailers
At a time when people are starting to appreciate the significant differences between supermarkets when it comes to their relationships with British farmers, it’s worth considering the lessons to be learnt from the success of international fair trade.
