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Te Tech chnica cal & CSR To Tor Harris, Head of f Su - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Te Tech chnica cal & CSR To Tor Harris, Head of f Su - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Te Tech chnica cal & CSR To Tor Harris, Head of f Su Susta tainabi bility ty & & R Respo ponsibl ble So Sourcing Technical & CSR A different kind of business The Partnership was created wholly and solely to
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A different kind of business
John Spedan Lewis Founder, John Lewis Partnership
“The Partnership was created wholly and solely to make the world a bit happier and a bit more decent”
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Our principles
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Unprecedented economic conditions
Sterling devaluation Rising costs Technology New entrants
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Market polarisation
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‘to be the most innovative high quality, high service fresh food retailer, uncompromisingly good in everything we do’.
Our goal
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Significant global challenges
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Spain freak snow and rain - resulted in veg shortages Drought in Kenya - drove socio-economic /political instability and cattle invaders Geopolitical instability - vast numbers of migrants, vulnerable to exploitation in our supply chains Peru floods - destroyed the veg crop SA fresh produce from desert regions - what further impact will climate change and water scarcity have?
These aren’t abstract issues
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Importance of LEAF
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Key point of difference
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Need to raise awareness...
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And keep raising the bar...
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Thank you
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SLIDE GRAVEYARD
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Sustainability goals for us
- Maximise on farm renewable resources (rain, wind and sun)
- Minimise bought in man made fertilisers
- Minimise pesticide use (insecticide, fungicide and herbicide)
- On-farm water capture, storage and optimal use
- Highest level of biodiversity as part of eco pest, disease and pollination regulation
- Carbon capture in soils, orchards and via minimal tillage systems
- Zero food waste by variety choice, crop timing and collaborative marketing
- Economic viability ensured for all key farms we engage with
- Active climate change mitigation in place
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