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We’re committed to playing a positive role for UK plc and using our scale to create change for better.

Through the employment of our 141,000 colleagues, across 631 sites, and in working with over 3,900 suppliers and partners, Asda is a major contributor to UK GDP and in local economies around the country. We’re proud of the strong, collaborative relationships that we have built with our suppliers and are pleased that in the 2022 Groceries Code Adjudicator Survey, 93% of our suppliers said that we consistently or mostly follow the Code, with only 4% raising an issue under the Code. We know there is more to do, but with an ambition to grow to be the second largest grocery retailer, we look to work in partnership with our supply base to deliver growth across the value chain.

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Supporting skills in the wider economy

Since December 2020, we have committed to funding £2.8m of apprenticeships in SMEs, supporting new learners in small businesses and charities through the support of four intermediaries in Leeds, Leicester, London and Manchester. In 2022, we committed over £1.7m overall which includes £927k which was committed through the new National Levy Service, a digital platform to enable us to transfer funding directly to SMEs. Asda’s funding provides training and careers opportunities that small organisations may not otherwise afford, supporting social mobility and Asda’s funding provides training and careers opportunities that small organisations may not otherwise afford, supporting social mobility and in developing the skills base of the wider economy.