Compassionate Shopping

 Waitrose and the John Lewis Partnership adopt a Fixed Cutoff Date

The John Lewis Partnership - the U.K.’s largest department store group, and one of the countries top ten retailers - has adopted an ethically sound Fixed Cut Off Date policy for its own-label toiletries and cosmetics. In confirming a Fixed Cut Off Date of 1997, they have committed not to use any ingredients that have been tested on animals after 1997.

Naturewatch has been monitoring the John Lewis Partnership approach closely for some while and is delighted that they have now put a fixed cut off date policy in place. This is a double helping of good news for caring consumers, as their sister company Waitrose can now also be endorsed as genuinely cruelty free.

In committing to the fixed cut off date policy the John Lewis Partnership is continuing to prove that prestige and principles can go hand in hand, sending a clear message to other retailers and consumers. Having taken a clear ethical stand on caring for the environment, their additional commitment to animal welfare is consistent with the high standards they have been setting for some time. [See for example their webpages on Corporate Social Responsibility.]