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Social responsibility
Action programs
Carrefour’s performance
The Group’s aim is to develop and promote Carrefour Quality Lines, as
Carrefour stores also offer 2190 references of certified organic food
well as organic farming and fair trade. In fact, the number of “Carrefour
products, up from 2,268 in 2014 (own-brand). Finally, the Group
Quality Lines” is steadily growing, increasing from 414 in 2013 to 438 currently offers 77 own-brand fair trade product listings, up from 112
in 2015.
in 2014.
Number of controlled products (Carrefour own-brand)
% of evolution
with certification or a CSR focus
2015
2014
2013
between 2013 and 2015
Number of Carrefour Quality Lines
(number of partnerships)
438
414
*
414
5.8%
Number of organic food products
2,190
2,268
2,153
1.7%
Number of fair trade products
77
112
89
(13.5)%
2014 data has been adjusted.
*
Sales of products with a certification or a CSR focus
(own-brand and national brand)
% of evolution
(in millions of euros)
2015
2014
2013
between 2013 and 2015
Total sales (inc. VAT)
of Carrefour Quality Line products
903.6
851.4 1,033.6
(12.6)%
Sales (inc. VAT) of organic products
840.1
703.3
601.7
39.6%
Sales (inc. VAT) of fair trade products
124.1
127.6
110.1
12.8%
Like-for-like BUs (scope 100% of 2015 consolidated sales, excl. VAT).
Key developments
This represents 0.5% of all own-brand textile products in France. All
organic textile products are GOTS-certified
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(a label reflecting the
In 2015, Carrefour France developed agroecological products in its
requirements of European regulations concerning organic cotton, and
supply lines, and introduced a number of them in its stores, including
guaranteeing full traceability from manufacture to the finished
kiwis (insecticide free), broccoli from Brittany (insecticide free), beef
product) and Oeko-Tex (a label guaranteeing the absence or only very
tomatoes (grown in the open air, insecticide free) and durum wheat
weak presence of dangerous substances in the textile: heavy metals,
semolina from Provence (insecticide free). Furthermore, a consultation
chlorinated phelonics, pesticides, etc.). Emissions of volatile organic
with stakeholders was initiated with the goals of assessing the current
compounds and odours are also limited.
state of play regarding Carrefour Quality Lines, analysing best supplier
practice and areas for improvement, and defining an action plan. This
The year 2015 confirmed consumers’ preference for fair trade organic
project led to the launch of certain farming pilot schemes to test
bananas. The fair trade organic bananas distributed by Carrefour
agroecological solutions with Carrefour’s suppliers. New lines were also originate from several grower associations located in the Dominican
launched in 2015, such as tomatoes (natural pollination to reduce Republic, Peru and Ecuador. 13,000
tons were sold in 2015
dependency on hormones) and kiwis (a biocontrol solution) in (compared with 10,000
tons in 2014, the year of the product’s
Argentina, applies (without herbicides) in China, and shallots
launch). In particular, the development of this line guarantees a
(plant-based mulch using straw from rice plantations to protect the minimum price for small producers, respect for workers’ human rights,
soil) and cucumbers (use of natural biostimulants) in Taiwan.
and a donation of 4
cents per kilo to grower associations to fund Fair
Trade projects and production methods.
Regarding organic textiles, Carrefour’s French stores offer over 460
textile products made from organic cotton, through its Tex, Carrefour
and Carrefour Home ranges.
Global Organic Textile Standard or Organic Exchange.
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