As the first supermarkets adjudicator in the UK, Christine Tacon decided to break from regulatory tradition. Rather than enforcing the rules by threatening big retailers with investigations and fines she forged a new approach. Christine wanted to develop a more efficient way to ensure suppliers were getting a fair deal by encouraging the big supermarkets she regulated to work with her rather than against her. Christine Tacon was appointed as the first UK Groceries Code Adjudicator in 2013, regulating how the 10 large grocery retailers treat their thousands of suppliers. She seeks to achieve behaviour change and a more equitable relationship between supermarkets and suppliers, through persuasion and the promotion of good practices. Driven by a desire for efficiency and fairness, Christine wants to forge a modern form of regulation - building strong contacts with the retailers to raise issues brought to her attention and focusing on encouragement rather than punishment. She trained as a Chartered Engineer, spent 12 years’ in sales and marketing and worked with Coats Viyella, Mars Confectionery, Anchor and Vodafone. For 11 years she ran the Co-op’s farming business and was awarded a CBE for services to agriculture in 2004. She lives with her family in Macclesfield, Cheshire. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
