Bidfresh on Ethical Trading
Bidfresh is proud to be a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the Food Network for Ethical Trade (FNET). As such, we strive to ensure ethical practice throughout our business and supply chains. We aim to trade only with suppliers who commit to our Ethical Trade Policy, and to support suppliers to achieve the standards we have committed to.
Our vision is that all workers in our own business and in our global supply chains are protected, respected, and free from slavery, abuse and harm. However, labour rights violations such as excessive working hours, unsafe working conditions, child labour, debt bondage, and even forced labour are still prolific throughout the world. This is why we have committed ourselves and our suppliers to upholding the ETI Base Code. More information can be seen in our most recent Modern Slavery Statement.
Better working conditions have been shown to increase productivity, reduce staff turnover, and improve supplier relationships. In the Bidfresh group of businesses, we are not only pushing our suppliers to improve year-on-year, but are ‘practicing what we preach’ to make improvements year-on-year within our own business operations. The Ethical Trade Policy, linked below, forms the standards that Bidfresh have adopted for our own business and which we monitor our own operations and supply chains against.
View our Ethical Trade Policy
Bidfresh is proud to be a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the Food Network for Ethical Trade (FNET). As such, we strive to ensure ethical practice throughout our business and supply chains. We aim to trade only with suppliers who commit to our Ethical Trade Policy, and to support suppliers to achieve the standards we have committed to.
Our vision is that all workers in our own business and in our global supply chains are protected, respected, and free from slavery, abuse and harm. However, labour rights violations such as excessive working hours, unsafe working conditions, child labour, debt bondage, and even forced labour are still prolific throughout the world. This is why we have committed ourselves and our suppliers to upholding the ETI Base Code. More information can be seen in our most recent Modern Slavery Statement.
Better working conditions have been shown to increase productivity, reduce staff turnover, and improve supplier relationships. In the Bidfresh group of businesses, we are not only pushing our suppliers to improve year-on-year, but are ‘practicing what we preach’ to make improvements year-on-year within our own business operations. The Ethical Trade Policy, linked below, forms the standards that Bidfresh have adopted for our own business and which we monitor our own operations and supply chains against.
View our Ethical Trade Policy
ETHICAL TRADING INITIATIVE
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In February 2019, we joined the Food Network for Ethical Trade (FNET), furthering our commitment to labour rights. FNET is a UK alliance of 40 suppliers, retailers and brands working together to identify common human rights risks and to combat them. It is a member-driven organisation aiming to identify, manage and respond to global food supply ethical trade risks. FNET also supports and facilitates opportunities for collaboration among suppliers who wish to share best practice on tackling labour rights issues.
FNET operates through three collaborative work streams: Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Collaborations, and Supply Chain Engagement. Bidfresh has already made use of a number of FNET tools created by these work streams including a product- and country- specific risk assessment tool and buyer training on the benefits of ethical trade. Our FNET participation ensures that our ethical trade system will remain up-to-date and continue to improve in the future. |
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FOOD NETWORK FOR ETHICAL TRADE
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FNET has three collaborative work-streams:
Risk Assessment & Mitigation – to support members to roll-out their ethical trade risk assessment and to identify best practice actions to take in response to any risks identified. Collaborations – to increase member awareness of existing collaborations and support members to collaborate where they have insufficient leverage to act alone; for example, with transport & logistics providers who are often overlooked by ethical trade procedures. FNET has three collaborative work-streams: Risk Assessment & Mitigation – to support members to roll-out their ethical trade risk assessment and to identify best practice actions to take in response to any risks identified. Collaborations – to increase member awareness of existing collaborations and support members to collaborate where they have insufficient leverage to act alone; for example, with transport & logistics providers who are often overlooked by ethical trade procedures. Supply Chain Engagement – to tackle the challenge of engaging further links in the supply chain (e.g. farmers, fishermen, agents) in ethical trade by developing materials like handbooks, questionnaires and training. Bidfresh has already made use of a number of FNET tools including a product- and country-specific risk assessment tool and buyer training on the benefits of ethical trade. Our FNET participation ensures that our ethical trade system will remain up-to-date and continue improving into the future. |
