The True Food Community Co-operative (TFC) recognises that a sound ethical policy and care for the environment are fundamental to our success.
TFC is committed to continuous improvement in our ethical performance through:
- Demonstrating honesty, fairness and responsibility
- Democratic participation and aiming for best practice
- Transparency in our decision making and pricing
- Purchasing food where practical from local producers and suppliers, ones that have positive social benefits, and/or a Fairtrade source
- Avoiding suppliers that engage in unlawful practice and that violate human rights
- Paying suppliers within the agreed term
- Where possible choosing suppliers whose ingredients or products have a fixed cut-off date for animal testing
TFC is committed to continuous improvement in our environmental performance through:
- Meeting all applicable legislation and regulation
- Minimising environmental impact in all activities, including
- Reduce waste through re-use
- Recycling and purchasing recycled, recyclable or re-furbished products and materials where these alternatives are available, economical and suitable
TFC is committed to promoting efficient use of materials and resources through:
- Promoting environmental awareness among staff, members and customers
- Working with suppliers to apply environmental standards
- Where practicable the preferential purchase of food to organic standards or similar
- Where practicable choosing suppliers whose ingredients, products or packaging does not contain genetically modified organisms (GMO)
- Encouraging the purchase of fresh, local, seasonal food
Our policies can be reviewed at any time through the management committee by comments or queries raised by members or customers.
