Carrefour - 2017 Registration Document

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Combatting waste 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT | CARREFOUR 2. 42 Highlights Carrefour is a member of the voluntary European initiative REAP (Retailers’ Environmental Action Programme), working to reduce the environmental impact of its members’ businesses and supply chains by promoting more sustainable products and by raising customer awareness on environmental issues. Along with the other members, Carrefour is a signatory to the initiative’s Circular Economy Plan. Under this plan, Carrefour publishes details on the progress made towards meeting its commitments, on matters including waste prevention and management. Work to raise customer awareness on waste sorting, plastic recycling and protection of the oceans included cooperation with Procter & Gamble ® to develop and market 150,000 bottles made using up to 25% recycled plastic waste for products of the Head & Shoulders ® brand. The TEX brand also released its first products made using fibres from recycled products. The virtuous circle of converting organic waste into fuel, developed by Carrefour France, gained momentum in 2017 with the arrival of new biomethane delivery vehicles and service stations (detailed in Section 2.2.3). BIOMETHANE, A CIRCULAR ECONOMY INITIATIVE Carrefour store -75% CO 2 emissions 0-0 carbon-neutral -50% sound pollution 0% fine particle emissions Biowaste is collected from the store Biogas-fueled lorries deliver to the store The biowaste is treated and 100% renewable biogas is extracted This biogas is transformed into biofuel Je roule grâce aux déchets des magasins 4 1 5 3 2 Transforming waste from stores into biofuel Following Romania in 2016, Carrefour Taiwan set up its first Sigurec ® points for collecting different types of waste for recycling: PET, aluminium cans, iron, paper, batteries and electronic appliances. Customers are encouraged to use these points by the issue of vouchers that can be redeemed at Carrefour hypermarkets.