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Products that are friendly to people and the environment
Our store shelves offer tangible proof of our commitment to responsible retailing. We carry numerous product lines derived from sustainable production methods: the Terre et Saveur brand, organic products, fair trade products, garden furniture products made from FSC-certified wood, green products and others.
Terre et Saveur: Respecting taste and nature
Developed with two objectives in mind—respect for taste and respect for nature—our Terre et Saveur brand pledges to provide fresh, flavourful products every day at an excellent value by drawing on a rich diversity of agricultural production.
In 2010, the Terre et Saveur line extended to 470 products, and now counts 46 seafood products, 157 fruit and vegetable items, 54 types of baked goods,12 poultry products and 201 references for the Club des Sommeliers.
> Terre et Saveur
Organic products within everyone’s reach
The Casino Bio line includes 408 foon and not foo products that were produced using organic farming methods and bear France’s AB certification for organic products.
Responding to our customers’ needs, we also launched a line of organic beauty products in 2008 that have been certified green by Ecocert. The Ecocert label offers a guarantee that at least 95% of these products is of natural origin and at least 10% is comprised of organic ingredients.
> Casino Bio products
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> Casino Bio beauty products line
An expanded selection of responsible products at Leader Price
Over the past year, Leader Price has continued to widen its selection of responsible products that let consumers show their support for sustainable development while managing their budget.
The Leader Price Bio product range now includes 123 items priced for exceptional value and hailed for their quality by shoppers and the press alike.
The Leader Price Équitable line of products, sold in our Franprix and Leader Price stores, offers 13 products that carry the Fairtrade/Max Havelaar label.
Leader Price also sells a selection of products developed with nutritional value in mind: Leader Price Fine Ligne. Made from recipes newlyrevised in 2009 with help from nutrition experts, these products offer reduced fat, sugar and salt content and include a significant proportion of fresh ingredients.
Preservation of fishery resources
Mindful of the need to preserve our fishery resources, we have adopted measures aimed at protecting endangered deepwater fish species. For example, we have discontinued the sale of orange roughy and blue ling and ended all promotional displays of grenadier, scabbard and bluefin tuna. Our “This Product Preserves Our Seas” logo identifies select farm-raised fish that meet specific requirements.
In 2009, our seafood products line, certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), gathered 24 items. The MSC is an international non-profit association that certifies fisheries whose operations are deemed friendly to resources and the environment.
We have also maintained our agreements with local coastal fisheries so as to supply our stores directly from the source.
> MSC-certified Casino products
Preserving forests with FSC-certified garden furniture
Since 2004, Casino has been offering home and garden furniture bearing the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, which indicates a product originating from a sustainably managed forest. All of the products in our stores made from exotic wood are now FSC-certified.
> FSC line
Green products
The Casino Ecologique product line consists of 32 effective, environmentally friendly cleaning products that carry the EU Ecolabel.
In addition, France’s NF-Environnement ecolabel has been awarded to 11 products in self-service general household merchandise, and 59 products were PEFC-certified (« Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes »).
> Casino Ecologique line
Fair trade: products bearing the Max Havelaar Fairtrade label
Casino offers a line of products that are the result of fair trading practices and carry the Max Havelaar Fairtrade label. The line now includes 44 products, including food, flowers and personal care products (cotton pads).
Fair trade is primarily committed to:
• ensuring that producers receive a minimum price, so as to provide them with a secure income and encourage investment;
• ensuring that associations of producers are paid a development grant for use in their communities (social services, health care, schools, infrastructure, etc.);
• encouraging practices that protect the environment;
• ensuring product traceability for consumers, through independent audits conducted at every point in the supply chain.
> Fair Trade product line
