Carrefour France

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Environmental Policy Aspects

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� One of the worlds leading distributiongroups

� The worlds second-largest retailer andthe largest in Europe

� 15,500 stores, either company-operatedor franchises in 34 countries

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-A pioneering entrant Brazil 1975 & China 1995)

--3 Major markets ,Latin America, Asia & 3 Major markets ,Latin America, Asia &EuropeEurope

--Leading Private Employer in countries of Leading Private Employer in countries of operationoperation

--90% of goods are locally sourced90% of goods are locally sourced

--Committed to environmental Protection andCommitted to environmental Protection andpreservation of natural resourcespreservation 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 anenvironmental management system consistingof a Group policy and action plan report with

performance indicators on energy, water andrefrigerant consumption, waste managementand paper and checkout bags use.



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Certification

�The Carrefour Group has decided not to seekcertification of ISO 14001 certification for its stores at theend of 2001 as it is not viewed by Carrefour as being themost adapted nor cost effective solution for promoting

environmental awareness and environmentalmanagement for its store activities.

� A more flexible approach EMAS was chosen with

focusing on raising awareness and employeeparticipation as well as Group wide reporting onenvironmental key performance indicators.



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Audit f t ir t lt st :

�The env ir nment l ey erf rmance indicat rsare audited y th internal and external audit rs

(K ).



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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 area4. Quantity of recycled waste sales area



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Third Aspect

Responsible Sourcing management

�Responsible wood sourcing : (Illegal woodtrade)

�Responsible Fishing:(Blue Fin Tuna)

�PalmOil and Soy Issues : (Reduces forestlands 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 AspectResource 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 lowenergy equipment2. Monitoring Water Consumption 3. Used Water Management



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Sixth Aspect

Environmental impacts management

1- Climate Change Impacts

�Sustainable Construction: EnvironmentalQuality Approach ,Renewable energies &new

materials to lower impact on environment

�Reducing Gas emissions : Reducing gasand fuel consumption ,electricity ,disposablebags &paper ,reduced leakages refrigeration



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Suppliers raising awareness :

Carrefour joined the CDPs Supply ChainLeadership Collaboration programme in January 2008 as part of its sustainable developmentinitiative and in keeping with its commitment tofight climate change with the goal to measureCO2 emissions in order to help control andreduce them.



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network :

1. Sorting wastes2. Packaging reduction (recycled

materials used

3. Waste Reduction, replaces woodencrates and cardboard boxes used inmerchandise shipping by reusableplastic containers.

4. Free disposable checkout bags ,sellingreusable bags at cost price



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Conclusion

Carrefour for many yearsaddressed social and environmental issues

1992 launched its quality lines foodproducts integrating both environmentaland social specifications

1997 it developed its own brand organicrange.



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�The driver for such environmentalinitiatives in France was the new economicregulation law that require companies to producean annual report with environmental and socialinformation

Carrefours in its corporate socialresponsibility 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 keyperformance indicators

�Environmental projects are implemented

locally audited by internal and externalAuditors

�Responsible business practices contribute�to financial success

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