THE CO-OPERATIVE GROUP AND RESPONSIBLE RETAILING

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That this House welcomes the publication of the Co-operative Group's report, Shopping with Attitude, the biggest independent consumer study into the ethics of the food industry; notes that out of nearly 30,000 consumers who were questioned by NOP, on a range of issues, from animal welfare and Third World exploitation to dishonest marketing and the use of unnatural additives to boost sales, it was found that six in 10 shoppers are ready to boycott goods that are ethically unsound, and that nine in 10 want tougher monitoring of retailers and industry on ethical issues; and congratulates the Co-operative Group on continuing to take the lead on environmental issues.