CARREFOUR - 2015 annual activity and responsible commitment report

Commitments for a

sustainable business

Carrefour’s retail activities andeconomicmodel

are closely linked to theavailability andcapacity

for renewal of natural resources, aswell as thequality

andquantity of agricultural production. TheGroup

integrates these challenges into its activities,

andstructures its actionaround threepriorities:

protectingbiodiversity, combatingwasteand

supporting itspartners ina responsibleapproach.

Saving energy in stores

As an official partner of the United Nations Conference on Climate

Change (COP21), held in Paris in 2015, Carrefour has set itself

an ambitious goal: to reduce its CO

emissions by 40% by 2025

versus 2010. This is part of a longer-term goal of achieving a 70%

reductionby2050.

To accomplish this, the Group is focusing on reducing the energy

consumption of its stores and warehouses by 30%. This search for

energy efficiency includes, among other things, the installation of

low-energylighting,givingprioritytonaturallight,makinguseofless

energy-intensive facilities, and sensors tomore accuratelymeasure

thevariousconsumptionsources.Since2010,Carrefourhasalready

reducedenergyconsumptioninitsstoresworldwideby12%

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(1) Per sq. m. of sales area.

Preserving biodiversity

Carrefour plays an active role in initiatives to reduce the environ-

mental footprint of its activities and encourages its customers

to consume responsibly. The Group is therefore committed to

enhancing agroecology through the Carrefour Quality Lines,

by developing agricultural practices that pay greater respect

to natural cycles and limit the use of pesticides, antibiotics, etc..

It is also expanding its offering of products from organic agri-

culture to sustainable fishing, as well as products that do not

cause deforestation. In conjunction with all stakeholders,

the Group is supporting the goal of zero deforestation by 2020.

To this end, 100% of the palm oil used in Carrefour-brand

products now comes from controlled sources supported by

theRoundtableonSustainablePalmOil(RSPO).

Rethinking transport

Carrefour intends to reduce its CO

emissions linked to transport

by 30%by 2025. To accomplish this, the Group is rethinking its

logisticsmodels in order to reduce the distances between ware-

housesandstores, tooptimise lorry loading rates, and toencour-

age the use of return journeys with suppliers. Carrefour is also

seeking to develop alternatives to the use of diesel by employing

hybrid vehicles and deploying a fleet of 200 lorries running on

biomethane inFrance, aswell as offering customers inShanghai

electricshuttles.

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