Corporate responsibility isn't new for us. When we opened our first store in 1869 the guiding principle was to offer good quality products to everyone, including those who had never had access to healthy and safe food before. Today, our commitment to the communities in which we operate is still every bit as important and the five principles below underpin our activities. Customers trust us to take care of their concerns, and that sets us apart from competitors as you will have seen in this Review.

In many areas we already lead our industry, but we're committed to innovating and setting even higher standards. We've provided some examples of our activities but our full corporate responsibility report can be found at www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/cr.

This year, donations to charitable organisations and other community projects totalled £5.6 million. In addition, we made significant contributions to other community-related initiatives and our ‘Active Kids’ scheme donated £12.5 million (at cost) to schools. Sainsbury’s colleagues, customers and suppliers raised £3.25 million for charities such as Home-Start and the Children’s Society, through events supported by Sainsbury’s.

Our goal is to provide customers with healthy, safe, fresh and tasty products. We want to make healthy eating easier, enjoyable and more affordable for everyone.Find out more

We've a long tradition of working with suppliers to source, produce and provide excellent food for customers. Our suppliers are partners – we rely on them and respect their expertise.Find out more

Ten years ago we were the first major British food retailer to publish a comprehensive report on our environmental performance. We've built on that commitment, reporting regularly on what we do.Find out more

We believe we're part of your community, not apart from it. That belief goes back almost 140 years when we had just one shop located right in the heart of the local area.Find our more

Sainsbury's isn't just a collection of stores, it's a group of committed, hard-working people – the colleagues who provide the products, services, advice and help customers need.Find our more