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Social responsibility
Action programs
Carrefour’s Performance
Key developments
Carrefour renewed its support for the Brazilian soy moratorium in Carrefour launched a specific range of Carrefour Veggie products in
2014 through 2016 and is working locally with players in the sector to 2015 containing no preservatives, dyes, artificial flavours, animal fats,
develop non-GMO, deforestation-free soy. In France, Carrefour and the or animal-derived additives. The ingredients (soy, tofu, etc.) are
Avril group have prepared an agreement to develop French plant
GMO-free (<0.9%). If eggs are used, they are sourced from free-range
proteins as an alternative to imported soy. Under the agreement,
chickens. If cheese is used, it is made without animal rennet.
starting in 2017, local plant protein should be available to feed poultry,
pigs, ducks, and trout.
Wood and paper
Action plan
Commitment
Targets
Key indicator
2015
2014
progress
Encourage procurement
Use 100% certified and/or
% certified/recycled
99.6
99.3
of products (soy, beef, palm
recycled paper in catalogues paper
oil, wood, and paper)
that do not contribute
to deforestation
Increase sales of PEFC and FSC Sales of Carrefour
152.3
ND
products
PEFC and FSC
products and supplier
products
(in millions of euros)
Legend:
Action plans in progress
Carrefour’s Policy
In compliance with current regulations, Carrefour has also reinforced
its decision-making and auditing system by adding a more in-depth
To control its supplies of wood and wood products, Carrefour has made
risk analysis by species and procurement zone and by specifying
a commitment to sustainable forest management for its own brand
criteria for evaluating suppliers.
products in the non-food sector. The Wood charter requires Carrefour
suppliers using wood, pulp, paper, or derived products to confirm the The Group has also collaborated with WWF France and the GFTN
following five points: that their procurement is legal; that they respect
(Global Forest Trade Network) to develop a supplier training
local populations; that supplies are not sourced from high conservation programme. The Group continues to promote stationery and hygiene
value forests (HCVF); that supplies are not sourced from species
items (tissues and paper towels), and packaging that use recycled or
included on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
FSC/PEFC certified fibre.
red list of threatened species or species protected under the CITES
With the objective of continuous improvement, Carrefour strives to
(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
enhance the expertise of its teams, training them in local regulatory
Fauna and Flora). Carrefour also appended the Wood charter to all
issues, risk analysis, standards and supplier evaluation.
contracts signed by suppliers of Carrefour products that contain wood
And since 2005, the Carrefour group has taken a comprehensive
fibres. 100% of suppliers manufacturing wood-based and
approach to its commercial publications . Carrefour also works with
wood-derived products have received the Wood charter. In 2014,
printers to reduce the impact of its commercial publications.
100% of the tropical wood patio furniture offered by the Group was
certified or pending certification. For the non-food sector, the charter
includes a questionnaire to help suppliers improve their procurement
to ensure that the criteria are met (species, production zones, etc.).
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