AUSVEG has welcomed the decision by Coles to incorporate the industry-led, industry-owned Fair Farms program into its ethical sourcing program for its suppliers.

The Fair Farms initiative, delivered by Growcom and supported by AUSVEG, allows growers to take ownership of their fair employment practices and access appropriate training and certification to demonstrate their compliance to customers and the wider industry, through a third-party audited certification scheme.

It supports growers with tools and information to implement employment practices that comply with workplace relations laws and industry standards.

Coles now joins Woolworths and Aldi as the major retailers that have committed to recognising the Fair Farms program after extensive consultation with industry, which proves that the retail industry is working constructively with growers to help get produce from the farm and onto supermarket shelves.

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