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Goal: Influence our suppliers to reduce their direct environmental impacts and improve the environmental quality of own-brand products through more sustainable sourcing.
Every product we sell has some impact on the environment as part of its lifecycle; in the way it is grown, transported, used or disposed of, or in the way it is manufactured.
Through our integrated product policy we aim to influence our suppliers to reduce their direct environmental impacts and improve the environmental quality and performance of own-brand products through more sustainable sourcing.
Supplier Programme - 'Raising the Standard'
Sainsbury's Supermarkets has the largest number of suppliers of own-brand products in the Group. It has developed Guidelines called "Raising the Standard" and issued them to all own-brand suppliers, after piloting them with a number of suppliers. The Guidelines cover:
Meeting legal requirements.
Being aware of and managing current and future environmental issues.
Managing environmental effects of production.
Reducing environmental impacts of product lifecycle.
Adopting Environmental Management Systems (EMS) wherever possible.
Self-assessment of suppliers has shown a high proportion of those engaged either have existing EMS or are planning to introduce them in the future.
Product Programmes
Sainsbury's Supermarkets has approximately 10,000 own-brand lines. It is working with key suppliers to address the most significant environmental concerns. These include:
Forest Stewardship Council: these are products certified using timber from sources that are well managed, in a way that sustains the timber harvest, the natural ecology and biodiversity which have developed within the forest, as well as supporting the indigenous people who live and work there.
Marine Stewardship Council: Sainsbury's is working with suppliers towards complying with the principles of sustainable fisheries of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The company is promoting fisheries practices that maintain the biodiversity, productivity and ecology of the marine environment, and that are economically viable. Sainsbury's Supermarkets is providing three-year funding for the MSC/Sainsbury's Tuna initiative to evaluate best practice in this part of a diverse industry.
Integrated Crop Management: this agricultural system places emphasis on preventative methods of pest and disease control and conservation of natural resources, using biological and natural controls wherever possible. Almost all UK fresh and frozen produce is grown using this approach, and Sainsbury's suppliers are rolling it out overseas.
Farm Biodiversity Action Plans (Farm BAPs): these aim to promote wildlife and habitats in a productive farm landscape through environmentally sensitive farming, conserving and enhancing native plants and animals and their habitats. An increasing number of suppliers are developing these action plans with Sainsbury's and targeting the conservation of locally and nationally important species. There are now nearly 700 farms with Farm BAPs in operation.
Sainsbury's sourcing from the wild policy: this policy recognises that the uncontrolled harvesting of animal and plant species from the wild can have serious effects on wild populations which are under increasing pressure from both trade and land development. All Sainsbury's suppliers have been provided on guidance on how to address and prevent these effects.
Organic food: we continue to respond to our customers' organic needs, particularly in improving supply and availability where we can support British organic farmers. Following our pledge to increase UK organic food production, we have made excellent progress with our target to reduce our reliance on imported organic foods to 45% by next year (from 60% two years ago). Now virtually all fresh organic produce, meat and dairy products that can be produced in the UK, are from British organic farms. In addition we are playing a leading role as a contributor to DEFRA's Organic Action Plan as a member of the team which aims to reduce the UK market's dependence on imported organic foods.


Progress against sustainable wild fish sourcing strategy and vision
Performance OverviewSainsbury's Supermarkets
During the year we have worked with the Scottish Development Agency on a scheme to develop and implement a programme to assist UK SME suppliers develop environmental action plans with quantified environmental improvements. From an original list of 27 suppliers, six agreed to have their environmental performance reviewed by our Environmental Management team. There were many common themes in the reviews and we have been able to help the companies to improve both their environmental impact and their costs through suggested improvements.
We have made good progress towards the development of truly sustainable fisheries with the publication of our sustainable fish strategy. This will ensure that all our own-brand fresh, frozen and canned wild capture fish will be sourced from well-managed fisheries which meet the needs of the FAO Code of Conduct for responsible fisheries. We are the only supermarket chain to have set this target and we are working hard to ensure that we will meet our target date of 2010.

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