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Social responsibility
Action programs
Carrefour’s Performance
Carrefour’s new target, as of 2015, is to boost sales of Carrefour PEFC and FSC products. A new indicator was defined to track this target: sales of
this type of product represented 152,3 millions of euros in 2015.
Evolution
Sales trends
2015
2014
vs. 2014
Sales of Carrefour PEFC and FSC products
(in millions of euros)
152.3
ND
NA
In 2015, 99.6% of the paper used by the Group for commercial publications was recycled or certified. Carrefour is still working on reaching the
100% target.
% certified and/or recycled paper
Evolution
in Carrefour catalogues
2015
2014
2013
between 2013 and 2015
Total
99.6
99.3
99.4
0.2 point
In parallel, Carrefour is reducing the quantity of paper used for its publications by reducing paper grammage, going paperless, and optimizing
distribution (14.9
kg/sq.m. of sales area in 2015, which is 6.8% less than in 2013).
Quantity of paper purchased
% of evolution
for commercial publications (kg/sq.m of sales area)
2015
2014
2013
between 2013 and 2015
Total
14.9
15.8
16.0
(6.8)%
Like-for-like BUs (scope 100% of 2015 consolidated sales, excl. VAT).
Key developments
In 2015, Carrefour publicly supported the FSC France’s manifesto on This year, the European central purchasing decided to add only
forest protection as part of the COP21, as well as the Industry
FSC-certified garden products to its own brand catalogues. Carrefour
Statement proposed by the WWF to ensure better implementation of
France lists only FSC or PEFC charcoal from European forests.
European regulations on wood.
Brazilian beef
Action plan
Commitment
Targets
Key indicator
2015
2014
progress
Encourage procurement
Work with all suppliers
Key indicator
-
-
of products (soy, beef, palm
to encourage sustainable beef
under definition
oil, wood, and paper)
supply in Brazil
that do not contribute
to deforestation
Legend:
Challenge
Carrefour’s Policy
In 2013, for example, Carrefour in Brazil was the first banner to offer
meat products certified by the Rainforest Alliance. This certification
In certain regions, including Amazonia, beef production contributes to
covers the entire production chain and includes criteria for sustainable
deforestation. Carrefour’s aim in Brazil is to develop traceability for
agriculture, methane emissions offsetting, respect for worker’s rights
livestock so that it can guarantee that Brazilian beef supplies do not
and well-being, protection of ecosystems, and water conservation. It
contribute to deforestation. This goal requires working with suppliers,
also involves complete traceability of products
via
the Internet and
NGOs, and beef producers and government agencies at every stage of
systematic food safety inspections throughout the chain. Since 2009,
livestock development. Starting in 2014, Carrefour began encouraging
Carrefour Brazil has participated in the Working Group on Sustainable
its suppliers to develop traceability for its Brazilian beef suppliers.
Beef (
Grupo de Trabalho da Pecuaria Sustentavel
– GTPS), which aims
to create a responsible beef supply chain.
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