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2002
- First ‘Enactus UK’ national competition held
2005
- First sustainability targets launched in 2010
2006
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Asda is a founding signatory to The Courtauld Commitment to reduce packaging and food waste
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Production facility audits are launched to ensure labour standards meet industry regulations
2008
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Carrier bag recycling is introduced in all our large stores
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Asda opens first low carbon store in Bootle, Liverpool
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Asda begins it’s journey on salt reduction targets across all (76) Own Brand categorie
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Artificial colours and flavours removed from own brand products (where technically feasible)
2009
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Production facility audits are launched to ensure labour standards meet industry regulations
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Asda removed hydrogenated fat, aspartame from Own Brand products
2010
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First retailer to use double-deck trailers for store deliveries - reducing road miles
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Asda Foundation Colleague Hardship Fund launched
2011
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Published our first ‘Doing the Right Thing’ report outlining George values
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Asda’s first Carbon Footprint Report launched
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Asda introduced calorie labelling in ‘out of home’ settings
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Asda Skills Academy launched
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Mapped our apparel supply chain to include 2nd Tier facilities, conducting audits to ensure training/education met industry standards
2012
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Asda is the first UK retailer to share fish sourcing data through the Ocean Disclosure Project
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Asda Sustain and Save Exchange launched, helping suppliers save money and become more sustainable
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Asda launches safety and training initiatives for suppliers outside of the UK
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Dedicated ‘Community Champion’ role launched
2013
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Asda helps fund the UK’s first national Breast Cancer Tissue Bank
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We joined The Alliance (Bangladesh Building Safety Initiative) following the Rana Plaza Factory collapse
- Asda became a founding member of Stronger Together
- Asda’s first partnership with FareShare to donate over supplied food directly from our depots
2014
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Asda publishes The Challenge of a Changing Climate
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Asda signs up to support The Armed Forces Covenant
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Asda Community Champions deliver healthy eating workshops using the Asda Schools Toolkit
2015
- Implemented risk based approach to auditing for facilities in high risk areas
2016
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20th anniversary of Asda Tickled Pink fundraising, £50m raised for breast cancer charity partners
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Training/disclosure/management audits undertaken across George 2nd Tier supply chain
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Asda signs up to The Disability Confident Scheme
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In addition to salt targets, sugar targets are introduced and Asda begins the sugar reduction journey
2017
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First Gender Pay Report shared publicly
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First Modern Slavery Statement published to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015
2018
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Asda launches ‘Plastic Unwrapped’ a corporate pledge to use less and recycle more plastic
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Asda Fight Hunger Create Change partnership with FareShare and the Trussell Trust launched
2019
- Partnered with Diversity Role Models
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Delivering workshops to colleagues in partnership with Rethink Mental Health
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Asda Plastics Investigators activity reaches over 400,000 primary school children
2020
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20th anniversary of Asda’s exclusive fundraising partnership with BBC Children in Need, £24m raised to date
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Asda launches its first Sustainability Trial Store in Middleton, Leeds, offering ‘Refill zones’ and recycling hubs
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Asda takes a range of actions to support communities through Covid 19
2021
- 25th anniversary of Asda Tickled Pink charity partnership, with over £71m raised so far
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Asda’s first ESG Report 2020 is launched
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Asda maps its first full carbon footprint
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£25m+ donated to FareShare and the Trussell Trust since the Fight Hunger partnership started in 2018, supporting over 1 million people
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New Community Five Year Strategy
2022
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Refill zones opened in York, Milton Keynes and Toryglen
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Celebrating 10 years of our Community Champion role
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‘Asda Allies’ raises awareness of under represented colleagues