Carrefour - 2017 Registration Document

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Protecting biodiversity 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT | CARREFOUR 2. 54 Carrefour’s performance Carrefour has been phasing out the sale of vulnerable species since 2007. Twelve vulnerable species have been withdrawn from sale in France. Customers in France can count on a range of sustainably sourced seafood: In the frozen food section, 100% of Carrefour wild cod is MSC ● certified; In the canned food section, specifications for Carrefour’s ● own-brand canned tuna were updated in 2017 to stipulate fishing techniques and methods having lower ecosystem impact: extended traceability, exclusion of sensitive fishing areas and species, and more responsible fishing methods; In the fresh fish section, the responsible fishing and fish-farming ● programme was rolled out across 68 hypermarkets and 30 supermarkets in late 2017. The traditional fishmonger sections in these stores now sell 100% MSC-certified cod and 100% ASC-certified Carrefour Quality Lines salmon, these being the two most popular fish in France. All Carrefour Quality Lines prawns from Madagascar are also ASC certified. These products are now available self-service in all Carrefour stores in France. Carrefour also guarantees that 100% of Carrefour Quality Lines salmon is raised GMO-free and without antibiotics. Carrefour Italy has a special partnership with MSC to develop products from sustainable fishing practices: stores sell 16 MSC-certified Carrefour own-brand products. Carrefour Quality Lines products 2017 2016 Change Sales of MSC, ASC and CQL seafood products (in millions of euros) 310.9 199.0 +56.2% Scope: Like-for-like BUs (100% of 2017 consolidated sales excl. VAT). Highlights At the Our Ocean Conference 2017 held at the initiative of the European Union, the Carrefour group issued a public statement on its commitment to responsible fishing, invited mobilisation of all players concerned and encouraged the definition of joint minimum standards on fishing. Carrefour France took part in the Responsible Fishing Week event organised by its partners MSC, ASC and WWF ® , carrying out a wide-reaching awareness-raising campaign on responsible fishing at its hypermarkets and supermarkets. Carrefour Brazil also held the first of what will be a yearly meeting with some 20 seafood suppliers to outline the Carrefour approach, raise awareness on the issue of marine resources and set out its ambitions on seafood products. Carrefour China also worked with the WWF ® to launch two responsible fishing projects involving 400 local seafood farmers, with the aim of improving food safety standards in the fishing industry and the information provided to customers. In Spain, Carrefour spoke at the seafood seminar organised by the AECOC trade association to tell the hundreds of attendees present about its commitment to the cause. Did you know? To take stock of the sustainability of its supply chain and local resources, Carrefour Brazil signed an agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which runs research programmes for the protection of marine species.