Waitrose / Lancaster University Collaboration

The collaboration incorporates a framework agreement under which Waitrose,
its supply chain and the University through the Lancaster Environment Centre
(LEC) join in research projects and staff training focused on issues concerning
climate change and environmentally sensitive agronomy. This is a domain
core to both Waitrose known brand values and the LEC’s work. The approach
introduced the potential of working together rather than a particular project
which provided a strong basis for a developing partnership. It originated in an
approach from Lancaster not with a specific project in mind but indicating a
willingness to collaborate on projects of mutual interest. The collaboration is in
its second period and this time has allowed the university, the company and its
supply chain to identify how best to work together for mutual benefit.