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Sandblasting Ban
22/02/2012

We made a business decision in 2010 to stop using sandblasting on all our products, following concerns about risks to workers' health. Throughout 2011...
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BBC apologises for faked footage in Panorama
16/06/2011

In 2008, Primark was featured on the BBC TV Panorama programme: “Primark on the Rack”, which claimed to show three young boys being used to...
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Helping workers to open bank accounts
10/05/2011

In India, we’ve partnered with Geosansar on a ground-breaking initiative to open bank accounts for factory workers.In India, some 600 - 700 million...
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Newlife Foundation
21/04/2011

In 2010 we announced an exciting new pilot initiative in ROI and the UK partnering with the Newlife Foundation to recycle our clothing and...
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Welcome to Primark’s new Ethical Trade website
02/03/2011

Welcome to our new ethical trade website, where you can find more about the different ways we’re working to improve standards in our supply chains by...
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Primark rated as Achiever in this year’s annual report to the ETI
14/01/2011

In 2010, we were pleased that the ETI recognised our efforts in improving our programme by categorising Primark as Achiever, a significant step up...
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Measuring our Responsibility: ABF’s Corporate Responsibility Report 2010
13/12/2010

Primark is a subsidiary company within Associated British Foods, and as part of ABF we share its core values: taking care of our people, being good...
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Primark Stores announces software purchase
10/12/2010

Primark Stores announces that it has agreed to buy new software designed to help the company manage its suppliers more effectively by facilitating the...
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Let's clean up fashion 2009
22/11/2010

Primark welcomes Labour Behind the Label’s Let’s Clean Up Fashion report, and notes its careful assessment of the company's work and its...
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A statement from Primark Stores on Bangladesh
19/11/2010

A Primark spokesman said:“Primark shares and recognises many of the concerns raised by No Sweat. We acknowledge that conditions for workers in some...
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