Joe Turner

Dear Joe

Thank you for your email regarding the promotion price of our Fairtrade bananas.

The Fairtrade Mark guarantees that the product comes from producers who receive fair terms of trade and fair prices. The Fairtrade Foundation sets and monitors the criteria for labelling with the Fairtrade Mark. The criteria relate to:

• Payment of minimum wages
• Premium prices
• Worker representation
• Employee welfare
• Purchasing conditions
• Health and safety
• The environment.

The Fairtrade Mark requires that products are bought at a price that covers the cost of production and that a social premium is paid. These enable the producers to improve the social and environmental conditions in which they live and work. This premium is reflected in the cost paid by the customer.

We do not make any additional profit on Fairtrade products, nor do we subsidise them. The extra costs incurred by suppliers are passed on to customers. We feel this is the fairest way to operate for all those concerned

Our Code of Conduct for Socially Responsible Sourcing details certain principles that underpin our trading relationships. In building partnerships with suppliers, we seek to work with companies who share our values and who are prepared to commit themselves to our principles. The code focuses on:

• Fair terms of trading
• Protection of children
• Health and safety
• Equal opportunities
• Freedom of association
• Freedom of employment
• Remuneration.

The code is based on a number of core International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions, which are fundamental to the rights of people at work. The ILO is a United Nations specialist agency that seeks to promote justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights.

I hope this information is useful to you and we look forward to seeing you again in store soon.

Kind regards

Kirstie Mundell
Customer Manager

-----Original Message-----
From: joe@j-n-turner.co.uk
Sent: 19.10.2009 10:11:59 AM
To: "Customer.Service" <Customer.Service@sainsburys.co.uk>
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User's Comments: Dear Sainburys,

I would like to know who is paying for the current fairtrade banana promotion - as I understand these promotions are normally funded by the suppliers and an assurance from you that the banana farmers are in no way losing out at all from this promotion.

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