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| Food Brands Group | ||
| has pledged the following actions: | ||
| Environment | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Recycle toner cartridges | ||
| Save paper costs by buying recycled paper and reusing discarded paper for notes | ||
| Lengthen the life of toner cartridges by adjusting printer settings to default print on both sides and in draft quality | ||
| Minimise energy costs by ensuring that all equipment and lights are turned off (ie not left on standy) when not in use | ||
| Provide glasses and mugs rather than disposable cups | ||
| Reduce energy bills by turning down the heating when it is not needed and always ensure that this is done before opening a window | ||
| Inform staff whether agenda and minutes will or won't be available at meetings to avoid duplication of printing | ||
| Workplace | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Buy fairly traded tea and coffee for the tea room and canteen | ||
| Community | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Support local carnivals and community events | ||
| Marketplace | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Ensure that all staff, suppliers and creditors are paid on time | ||
| Ensure your premises are accessible for disabled customers | ||
| Make your website accessible to visually impaired people | ||
| Ensure your procurement processes are open to local firms and social enterprises regardless of size and ethnicity of ownership | ||
| Provide constructive feedback to your suppliers whether their bids are successful and unsuccessful | ||
| Treat your customers with honesty and integrity and keep your promises | ||
| Communicate your commitment and actions on responsible business practice to suppliers and customers and seek their feedback | ||
| Level 2 | ||
| Seek to collaborate with suppliers to improve business practices, human rights and labour issues in the supply chain | ||
| Ensure your advertising is responsible and based on honest statements | ||
| Seek out and remove potential barriers to small and ethnic minority businesses in your purchasing procedure | ||
| Level 3 | ||
| Produce new products that offer social and environmental benefits | ||
| Check whether there is a market opportunity for your product or service serving the poorest communities | ||
| If you have operations in developing countries be clear about the standards of behaviour you will operate | ||