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Market Governance Project Summary:
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See also: www.racetothetop.org Dates / Duration: 2002 - 2006, ongoing
Introduction: Tracking supermarket progress towards a greener and fairer food system, the Race to the Top project brings together farming, conservation, labour, animal welfare and sustainable development organisations, as well as the big supermarkets, to gather data on a broad range of environmental, ethical and social indicators, comparing supermarkets’ performance. Supermarkets supply three-quarters of all the food consumed in the UK. This food is produced, processed and sold by workers from all over the world, many of who are working in poor conditions, for poor wages and with little or no protection from exploitation. An alliance of farming, conservation, labour, animal welfare and sustainable development organisations—including USDAW—has developed several indicators of supermarket performance. Race to the Top will benchmark the major supermarkets annually using these indicators, and publish the results along with case studies of best practice by supermarkets and their suppliers. Objectives: The aim of the Race to the Top project is to track the social, environmental and ethical performance of UK supermarkets, and catalyse change within the UK agri-food sector and beyond. Key findings/ progress to date:
Key Publications: Links to partners: Project supported by: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, DEFRA Contact: Tom Fox, IIED Bill Vorley, IIED Copyright © 2005 International Institute for Environment and Development. |
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