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LIMITINGTHEUSEOFRESOURCES
BY COMBATINGALL FORMSOFWASTE
Greenhouse gaz emissions
3.58
MILLIONSOF T CO
2
EQ.
In 2014, CO
2
emissions fell by 0.6%
vs 2013 with the 1/2/3 scope of
distribution remaining stable, with
efforts to reduce CO
2
consistent
across the board. The Group has set
a goal to reduce its CO
2
emissions
by 40% by 2020, as compared with
2009 levels infourEuropeancountries
(France, Spain, Italy and Belgium,
representing 38% of the Group’s
emissions). Initiatives in place since
2009 have led to CO
2
emissions
falling by 30.5%.
Quantity of paper purchased
for commercial publications
(in kg/sq. m. of sales area)
Carrefour is continuing its efforts to
reducethequantityofpaperpurchased
for its commercial publications, with the
goal of reaching 100%use of recycled
or certified paper (99.3% at the end
of 2014).
18.3
16.0
16.0
2013
2012
2014
Paper
consumption
CO
2
emissions
per transportedpallet
6.4
KG CO
2
/PALLET
The many initiatives launched by
Carrefour (optimised lorry loads, fewer
empty returns, clean vehicles, etc.)
led to a 7% reduction in CO
2
emis-
sions per pallet transported in 2014
(vs 2013).
In%of total waste
Carrefour continues to develop solu-
tions based on a circular economic
model and local waste management,
with the goal of recovering 100%
of waste produced in stores. In 2014,
the waste recovery rate increased by
3.5 points (vs 2013) to reach nearly
65%, and the percentage of recycled
organic waste rose in conjunction with
the biomethanisation project (12% of
wasterecycled in2014vs9% in2013).
58.5 61.3
64.8
2013
2012
2014
Waste recovery
fromstores
Electricity, gas and fuel
(in kWh/sq. m. of sales area)
Attheendof2014,energyconsumption
(electricity, gas and fuel) for Group
stores per sq. m. of sales area fell by
3.5% vs 2013 and by 31.1% vs 2004.
The Group’s goal to achieve a 30%
reduction by 2020 was achieved six
yearsearlier,thankstoapolicytoreduce
kWh/sq. m carried out at store level.
Likewise, CO
2
emissions per sq. m. in
energy consumption fell by 0.5% as
compared with 2013.
582.6 572.2
552.0
2013
2012
2014
Store energy
consumption
2014 HIGHLIGHTS