FAQs Social & ethical issues

Questions and answers

What percentage of your company's turnover derives from the following activities?
a Manufacture or sale of Armaments
b Manufacture or sale of Tobacco Products
c Manufacture or sale of Alcoholic Drinks
d Road Construction
e Publication or distribution of Pornography
f Operation of Gambling Facilities
g Generation of Nuclear Power

We are not engaged in any of the activities listed.

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Are any of the products manufactured by your company, or their ingredients, tested on animals?

No

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What steps do you take to ensure the stock in Primark is ethically sourced?

Primark's code of supplier conduct is a contractual obligation on all its suppliers. We monitor compliance closely including auditing by third party auditors. Primark is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative, an alliance of companies, trade unions and non-profit organisations that aims to promote respect for the rights of people in factories and farms worldwide. The Company is committed to monitoring and progressively improving the conditions of the people that make its products.

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Have you ever dropped a supplier for ethical reasons? And if not, does that reflect poorly on your scrutiny?

It is rare and a last resort but we have done so where we haven’t been satisfied with their standards. We prefer to work with our suppliers to improve their standards and sacking them is a last resort.

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Please detail any employee development or training programmes (e.g. Investors in People) operated by your company

All our employees are provided with the appropriate training in order to carry out their jobs in an effective, safe and legally compliant way. Several of our UK sites are registered as Investors in People.

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What steps has your company taken to ensure that suppliers comply with the law on:
a) minimum wage?
b) immigration?
How does your company monitor the effectiveness of this policy?

Our position with regard to issues of corporate social responsibility is set out in the Corporate Citizenship section of the web site.

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