Food and Safety Act - Sainsbury commit to the salt targets for the end of 2012 agreed by the Responsibility Deal, which collectively will deliver a further 15% reduction on 2010 targets. For some products this will require acceptable technical solutions which we are working to achieve. These targets will give a total salt reduction of nearly 1g per person per day compared to 2007 levels in food. We recognise that achieving the public health goal of consuming no more than 6g of salt per person per day will necessitate action across the whole industry, Government, NGOs and individuals.
Equality Act - We know that everyone is different and we value this because it brings us such diverse perspectives and ideas. Our workforce spans many aspects of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation that it helps us to understand what our customers want from us, or how this might change. We will not accept or ignore unfair decisions, practices or requirements that qualify or exclude a colleague from meeting essential employment requirements. We never discriminate on grounds including, but not limited to, a person's age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin or community background, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, family status, religion or belief, disability, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, paternity, carer responsibility, real or suspected living with HIV/AIDS, differing working patterns, political or religious affiliation, ex-offender status or membership or non-membership of a trade union. Health Act – Sainsbury is to embed the principles of the chronic conditions guides (developed through the Responsibility Deal’s health at work network) within HR procedures to ensure that those with chronic conditions at work are managed in the best way possible with reasonable flexibilities and workplace adjustments. …show more content…
Sainsbury use only occupational health services which meet the new occupational health standards and which aim to be accredited by 2012/13 Environmental Protection Act - Reducing energy – Sainsbury will reduce their CO2 emissions per m2 25% by 2012, against a 2005/06 baseline Reducing packaging Sainsbury will reduce their own brand packaging weight, relative to sales, by 33% by 2015 against a 2009 baseline Reducing food waste - Sainsbury will have all supermarkets and depots connected to a zero food waste to landfill programme by the end of 2009 Reducing waste - Sainsbury will have all supermarkets and depots connected to a zero waste to landfill programme for operational waste by the end of 2010 Sainsbury’s responsibilities are about providing their customers with the widest choice of quality food, at fair prices. It is also about paying their suppliers a fair price and giving them the reassurance of knowing that they have a buyer for their products on reasonable term: enriching their communities through employment and career development opportunities; growing their business profitably for the shareholders; making the most effective use of their valuables resources like water and electricity; and respecting the local environment. In addition, Sainsbury has a strategy and as a leading supermarket retailer, they face a wide range of issues and challenges. Many of these complexes are interrelated and increasingly global in nature. Some of them they can directly control, others they can influence, but some, unfortunately, are beyond their reach. Sometimes they have to make difficult decisions to balance conflicting priorities. They believe that by considering the wider social, environmental and economic impacts of their
Equality Act - We know that everyone is different and we value this because it brings us such diverse perspectives and ideas. Our workforce spans many aspects of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation that it helps us to understand what our customers want from us, or how this might change. We will not accept or ignore unfair decisions, practices or requirements that qualify or exclude a colleague from meeting essential employment requirements. We never discriminate on grounds including, but not limited to, a person's age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin or community background, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, family status, religion or belief, disability, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, paternity, carer responsibility, real or suspected living with HIV/AIDS, differing working patterns, political or religious affiliation, ex-offender status or membership or non-membership of a trade union. Health Act – Sainsbury is to embed the principles of the chronic conditions guides (developed through the Responsibility Deal’s health at work network) within HR procedures to ensure that those with chronic conditions at work are managed in the best way possible with reasonable flexibilities and workplace adjustments. …show more content…
Sainsbury use only occupational health services which meet the new occupational health standards and which aim to be accredited by 2012/13 Environmental Protection Act - Reducing energy – Sainsbury will reduce their CO2 emissions per m2 25% by 2012, against a 2005/06 baseline Reducing packaging Sainsbury will reduce their own brand packaging weight, relative to sales, by 33% by 2015 against a 2009 baseline Reducing food waste - Sainsbury will have all supermarkets and depots connected to a zero food waste to landfill programme by the end of 2009 Reducing waste - Sainsbury will have all supermarkets and depots connected to a zero waste to landfill programme for operational waste by the end of 2010 Sainsbury’s responsibilities are about providing their customers with the widest choice of quality food, at fair prices. It is also about paying their suppliers a fair price and giving them the reassurance of knowing that they have a buyer for their products on reasonable term: enriching their communities through employment and career development opportunities; growing their business profitably for the shareholders; making the most effective use of their valuables resources like water and electricity; and respecting the local environment. In addition, Sainsbury has a strategy and as a leading supermarket retailer, they face a wide range of issues and challenges. Many of these complexes are interrelated and increasingly global in nature. Some of them they can directly control, others they can influence, but some, unfortunately, are beyond their reach. Sometimes they have to make difficult decisions to balance conflicting priorities. They believe that by considering the wider social, environmental and economic impacts of their