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Social responsibility
CSR at Carrefour
Therefore, Carrefour has a major role to play in the fight against climate
Reduce CO
2
emissions linked to transport by 30% by 2025 (
vs
.
●
change. In this regard, starting in 2007, the Group targeted a 20%
2010)
, through the optimisation of logistic models to reduce
reduction in its energy consumption per sq.m. of sales floor area
distances travelled by goods, measuring and increasing truck fill
between 2004 and 2020. This target was increased in 2009 when
rates, eliminating return trips by empty trucks, and the development
Carrefour committed to reducing its energy consumption per sq.m. of
of alternatives to using diesel (new target,
detailed in section 2.3.2.3
sales floor area by 30%, instead of 20% between 2004 and 2020. The
of this chapter
);
target was reached at the end of 2014, five years ahead of schedule,
Encourage Carrefour suppliers to outline quantified commitments
●
through the involvement of all Carrefour countries and the
for CO
2
reduction
in their direct perimeter and in upstream
implementation of various action plans, such as the gradual enclosure
agricultural value chains (new target,
detailed in sections
2.3.3 and
of refrigeration units.
2.3.4 of this chapter
).
In 2015, Carrefour reached another milestone by committing to On June
24, 2015, Carrefour also became involved with the Consumer
reduce its CO
2
emissions by 40% from 2010 to 2025 in the context of
Goods Forum (CGF). The CGF is a joint international network in the
a longer-term target of 70% reduction by 2050. The goal is to industry, supported by its members to encourage the worldwide
contribute to limiting the 2°C global rise in temperatures.
adoption of standards and practices that benefit the consumer goods
industry on a global scale. It brings together the CEOs and senior
In order to reach this new target, further action plans and
executives of some 400 distributors, manufacturers, service providers
commitments were established:
and other stakeholders in 70
countries, and reflects the industry’s
Setting a voluntary internal price for CO
2
in order to encourage
●
diversity in terms of geography, size, product categories and formats. It
investments in technologies that emit the least amount of CO
2
(new is managed by a supervisory board made up of 50
CEOs from
target,
detailed in section 2.3.2.3 of this chapter
);
distribution and industrial companies, with Carrefour being one of
Reducing the energy consumption by 30% per m
2
of sales floor
●
them. On June
24, 2015, the supervisory board approved
a new
surface area by 2025 (
vs
. 2010),
with the implementation of action
resolution aimed at cutting food waste in half in the operations of its
plans, like the design of an energy self-sufficient store in 2016 in
400 members (distributors and manufacturers) by the year 2025 (
vs
.
France and the deployment, following a test phase in France in
2016)
and at supporting the UN’s broad objectives in this regard. This
2015, of a system that takes weekly energy consumption readings in resolution marks a new stage in the commitment of the consumer
stores and implements corrective actions (existing objective,
goods industry to environmental governance and leadership. This
detailed in section 2.3.2.3 of this chapter
);
resolution on food waste (“the Resolution”) is the CGF’s third
Sustainability Pillar resolution. It completes the resolutions approved
Increase the portion of renewable energies
in the supply of
●
by the supervisory board and adopted in 2010 targeting an absolute
electricity (new target,
detailed in section 2.3.2.3 of this chapter
);
end to deforestation by 2020 and the elimination of HFC refrigerants
Reduce CO
2
emissions related to refrigerant fluids by 40% by 2025
●
in all new equipment starting in 2015.
(
vs
. 2010),
by eliminating hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) fluid refrigerant
Carrefour will monitor and measure the progress towards achieving
gas in new cooling production facilities starting in 2012 and the
these targets in its reports on the progress of its action plans. They are
implementation of refrigerant fluid leak detectors and adapted
included in Group’s commitment dashboard and detailed in the
contracts with service providers, as well as the development of
relevant sections of this report
(detailed in section
2.2.2 of this
100% CO
2
or hybrid cooling systems (new target,
detailed in
chapter).
section 2.3.2.3 of this chapter
);
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