GroceryAid has drafted a code of practice describing what good looks like when retailers run an event on behalf of charities.
The “GroceryAid Principles of Good Practice” have been drawn up for GroceryAid with the help of a group of major retailers and suppliers.
The charity’s Chief Executive Steve Barnes said: “We are confident that by following these best practice guidelines retailers will run charity events that are GSCOP friendly. The best practice document may have a boring title but let me assure anyone who is interested, it is mercifully short.”
Christine Tacon, Groceries Code Adjudicator, added: “I’m pleased that organisations such as GroceryAid are working with retailers to consider how any activities they undertake are compliant with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.”
The principles are designed to be compliant with paragraph nine of the Groceries Supply Code of Practice: “Payments as a condition of being a supplier.”
