Tesco gets a Baracking over labour standards, low wages and animal welfare

Following on from the focus on Primark’s ethical standards over the past couple of weeks, Tesco’s AGM today has meant attention has now turned to the supermarket’s commitment to ethical trade, with pressure being brought to bear on the retailer from several different directions.
Perhaps the most high profile Tesco critic of recent weeks is [...]

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Primark post-mortem?

In response to last night’s BBC Panorama exposing child labour in Primark’s supply chain, the Guardian asks “Is this the end for Primark?” We think reports of Primark’s imminent demise are greatly exaggerated. There certainly didn’t seem to be any lull in business when Impactt went to see the protest organized by War on [...]

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At last – sensible balanced journalism on ethical trade!! ‘In Business: On the Rack’ programme

At last, a sensible and nuanced programme on the challenges of ethical trade in the garment industry. Radio 4’s ‘In Business‘ programme ‘On the rack’ (broadcast on 12th June, repeated 15th June) is worth a second hearing – a 30-minute whistle-stop tour setting out just how real the problems are, and just how [...]

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