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Social responsibility
Action programs
Encouraging procurement of deforestation-free products
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To protect biodiversity, Carrefour has gradually developed a comprehensive policy to reduce the forest footprint of its supply chain. This policy
consists of initiatives in all lines directly or indirectly connected to forestry use and is carried out in association with NGOs and dedicated working
groups. As part of its membership in the Consumer goods forum, the Carrefour group supported the adoption of a specific objective: zero
deforestation by the year 2020.
Palm oil
Action plan
Commitment
Targets
Key indicator
2015
2014
progress
Encourage the procurement
Ensure that 100% of palm oil
% of palm oil
100 % 73 %
of products (soy, beef, palm
used in Carrefour products
from RSPO-supported
oil, wood and paper)
by 2015 is sourced
suppliers
that do not contribute
from suppliers supported
to deforestation
by the RSPO
Conduct tests on 50 products Number of
50
ND
of the additional criteria
products tested
applicable to palm oil in 2015
Legend:
Target met
Carrefour’s Policy
Key developments
Carrefour’s palm oil procurement policy is based on production criteria,
Carrefour held a meeting of all involved stakeholders (NGOs, suppliers,
including the RSPO (Roundtable on sustainable palm oil) standard and and scientists) in September
2015 to transform the market in light of
additional requirements to protect natural forests (along with primary
these new production criteria related to palm oil use. The meeting
forests) and peat bogs.
concluded that Carrefour should continue its relationship with the
RSPO to push for strengthening the current criteria and support
Carrefour also replaces palm oil in its own brand products with another
various stakeholders across the supply chain in their efforts to meet
oil when this improves the product’s nutrition, in line with consumer
the criteria of the palm oil policy. This work may be conducted jointly
expectations.
with the French Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil.
Carrefour’s Performance
Soy
Carrefour set a target of using palm oil exclusively from suppliers
supported by the RSPO in own brand products by 2015.
Carrefour’s Policy
Across all countries, 100% of the palm oil used by volume in
Plant proteins (including soy) are used in animal feed for breeding
Carrefour-brand products
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is 14.3% RSPO certified ‘segregated’ (fully
purposes. With little production currently in Europe, soy is frequently
traced), 44.1% is RSPO certified as “mass balance” (partially traced
imported from Brazil, where it contributes to deforestation. Carrefour
palm oil), and 41.6% is covered by Green Palm certificates
has been supporting non-GMO soy crops since 2000. Carrefour relies
(certificate-trading) to offset the untraced oil. This target was achieved:
on geographic traceability of soy
via
various standards, including
Pro
In the future, Carrefour hopes to increase its percentage of Segregated
Terra
(a certification standard for producers and suppliers in non-GMO
palm oil (with the highest traceability) so as to reduce as far as possible
soy supply chains) to ensure that there is no link to deforestation in the
the supply of palm oil covered by Green Palm certificates.
supply chain for CQL and other own brand products produced from
Moreover, in 2015, Carrefour along with its suppliers and various
animals reared on GMO-free feeds. In this regard, Carrefour is
industry stakeholders worked to ensure that 50 products were encouraging the development of traceable supply chains using
traceable at least back to the refiner and met Carrefour’s criteria for
GMO-free soybean meal .
protecting natural forests and peat bogs.
In addition, Carrefour is helping to develop deforestation-free supply
lines. For example, the Group is a member of the Round Table on
Responsible Soy (RTRS). This international organisation includes soy
producers, industry representatives, mass retailers and NGOs. Since
2006, Carrefour has supported the soy moratorium in the Amazon.
This initiative, by professionals in the sector in coordination with
Brazilian authorities and civil society, is helping to fight deforestation
in the Amazon rainforest.
Food and non food consumer goods, produced by our suppliers for our brands.
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