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COMMITMENT AND PERFORMANCE
To achieve these goals, the teams work with various levers. As stores have
been renovated, the old refrigeration equipment has been replaced by new
units that are more economical and natural. The appliances containing
fresh and frozen products are equipped with night-time covers and doors.
Low-energy lighting isnowwidelyused. TheGroup isalso testing innovative
solutions like renewable energy production and the supply of natural light
via fibre-optic lines. Another solution that has beenapplied is logistics-flow
optimisation, involvingmore efficient lorry loading and the reorganisation
ofdeliveryroutestoreducethetotaldistancecovered.
Small details that change everything
Reducing the number of colours used on labels, eliminating packaging not
used in conservation or transport, reducing the weight or shape of bottles:
there are many solutions implemented throughout the year in Carrefour
brand products, solutions that are good for the planet without having an
impact on the consumer. In France, this came in the formof a reduction of
880 tons of packaging material, which was made possible by optimising
thepackagingmethodsforsome220products.
Added to this eco-design of products is the dailywaste-recycling performed
by store and warehouse employees. Carrefour partners and customers are
alsomade aware of these issues through information campaigns, collection
operations andaccessible recycling stations. TheGroupdisplays information
to facilitate waste sorting by its customers for nearly 14,000 food and
non-foodproducts.
New energy solutions
Sharing innovative climate-
based solutions for optimising
energy was the objective
of the first innovation and
energy exhibition organised
by Carrefour in France in
October 2015. Supported by
the Nicolas Hulot Foundation,
this event was an opportunity
for more than 50 French and
international eco-businesses
to present eco-responsible
innovations to the Carrefour
teams that could be
implemented to optimise
energy consumption in stores
(lighting, cold production,
heating, etc.).
Water management
In order to confront water
shortages in the country,
the Carrefour teams in Brazil
accelerated their action plans
to reduce water consumption
in stores. In addition to
establishing theWater Crisis
Committee, a real-time
consumption guidance
system that makes it possible
tomonitor deviations in
consumption is currently being
deployed, combined with a
renovation programme to
eliminate leaks.
Recycling rewarded
In Romania, Carrefour installed
20 recycling stations in the
car parks of its stores with
Sigurec. Consumers can drop
off 10 different categories of
waste and receive discount
vouchers valid at the stores
in exchange.
Compostable
bread bags
In Belgium, Carrefour bread
bags can now be thrown into
the compost. Made without
paraffin and printed with
water-based ink, they are
completely recyclable
and biodegradable. It was
an initiative that earned
Carrefour a Greener
Packaging Award.
Model store
TheMarket supermarket
located in Piazza Siena
inMilan, Italy, was awarded
the sixth Good Energy
Award, a prize given tomodel
businesses in the fields of
renewable energy and energy
conservation. The use of
natural gas for cooling
appliances has, for example,
an environmental impact
3,800 times less harmful
when compared with
the chemical gas used in
traditional equipment.
The use of light fixtures that
are entirely equipped with
LED technology guarantees,
moreover, a 70% reduction
in electricity consumption
for a store.
66.6%
of waste produced in stores
recycled
More than
412,600
tons of waste recycled in 2015
(+8.9% since 2013)
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