Environmental Policy Aspects

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Submitted by:

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•One of the world’s leading distribution
groups

•The world’s second-largest retailer and

the largest in Europe

•15,500 stores, either company-operated

or franchises in 34 countries

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-A pioneering entrant Brazil 1975 & China 1995)

-3 Major markets ,Latin America, Asia &

Europe

-Leading Private Employer in countries of

operation

-90% of goods are locally sourced

-Committed to environmental Protection and

preservation of natural resources
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 Environmental Policy aspects

Environmental Management Systems

Environmental Reporting

Responsible Sourcing management

Developing environmentally friendly products

Resource Management in Their Buildings

Environmental impacts management

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First Aspect :
A-Environmental Management Systems

1.Environmental Management Systems :

•All store activities are covered by an

environmental management system consisting
of a Group policy and action plan report with
performance indicators on energy, water and
refrigerant consumption, waste management
and paper and checkout bags use.

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Certification
 
•The Carrefour Group has decided not to seek
certification of ISO 14001 certification for its stores at the
end of 2001 as it is not viewed by Carrefour as being the
most adapted nor cost effective solution for promoting
environmental awareness and environmental
management for its store activities.
 
 
• A more flexible approach EMAS was chosen with
focusing on raising awareness and employee
participation as well as Group wide reporting on
environmental key performance indicators.

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Audit of the Environmental
Management System:
 
•The environmental key performance indicators
are audited by both internal and external auditors
(KPMG ).
 

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 Measuring of the carbon
footprint

•First to apply in France

•Since 2002 carbon assessments had been

• performed in various stores

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 Second Aspect
Environmental Reporting

•Frequency : Annual

• Environmental indicators : e.g.

1. Energy consumption per sales area

2. Water consumption per sales area
3. refrigerant consumption per sales area
4. Quantity of recycled waste sales area

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 Third Aspect
Responsible Sourcing management

•Responsible wood sourcing : (Illegal wood

trade)

•Responsible Fishing:(Blue Fin Tuna)

•Palm Oil and Soy Issues : (Reduces forest

lands leading to Green house effect )

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 Fourth Aspect
Environmentally friendly products

•Environment-friendly farming
practices: Organic Products

•Environmental certifications and labels :

Developing responsible brands and products

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 Fifth Aspect
Resource Management
in Their Buildings
•The Carrefour group is committed to reduce its
energy consumption by 20% by 2020 (vs.2004)
•The energy consumption decreased by 9.2%
between 2007 and 2004.
Tools:
1.Electricity Saving : Investment in new low
energy equipment
2.Monitoring Water Consumption
3. Used Water Management
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 Sixth Aspect
Environmental impacts management

1- Climate Change Impacts

•Sustainable Construction: Environmental

Quality Approach ,Renewable energies &new
materials to lower impact on environment

•Reducing Gas emissions : Reducing gas

and fuel consumption ,electricity ,disposable
bags &paper ,reduced leakages refrigeration
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•Suppliers raising awareness :

Carrefour joined the CDP’s Supply Chain

Leadership Collaboration programme in January
2008 as part of its sustainable development
initiative and in keeping with its commitment to
fight climate change with the goal to measure
CO2 emissions in order to help control and
reduce them.

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•Waste management and recycling
network :

1.Sorting wastes
2.Packaging reduction (recycled materials
used
3.Waste Reduction, replaces wooden
crates and cardboard boxes used in
merchandise shipping by reusable plastic
containers.
4.Free disposable checkout bags ,selling
reusable bags at cost price

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•Carrefour for many years
addressed social and environmental issues

•1992 launched its quality lines food

products integrating both environmental
•and social specifications

•1997 it developed its own brand organic

•range.

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•The driver for such environmental
initiatives in France was the new economic
regulation law that require companies to produce
an annual report with environmental and social
information
•Carrefour’s in its corporate social
responsibility focuses on :

1.Product quality & safety

2.Social and economic responsibility
3.Environmental Protection

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•Environmental protection practices are
deployed with action plans against key
performance indicators

•Environmental projects are implemented

locally audited by internal and external
Auditors

•Responsible business practices contribute

•to financial success

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