The Brundtland Report defines sustainable development as development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Our members recognise their responsibilities and contribute their fair share to preserving our planet for all future generations. They have adopted strategies and take valuable initiatives for the economic, social and environmental dimension of sustainability, working hand in hand with customers, manufacturers and farmers.
A selection of their initiatives:
Environment:
- Save paper with the REWE app and eBon - The app function makes printing receipts unnecessary (16/08/2023)
- SPAR Slovenia presents sustainable bags designed by Art students (03/08/2023)
- Kesko joins global climate collaboration with other sector operators to find new ways to reduce value chain emissions (16/06/2023)
- SPAR country organisations committed to sustainable practices (05/06/2023)
- 100 Mousquetaires points of sale already labeled “Responsible Trader”, with the target of 300 by the end of 2023 (05/06/2023)
- SPAR's partnership with Too Good To Go has saved 3.5 million meals from going to waste in 14 countries (25/04/2023)
- EDEKA association and WWF strengthen partnership and publish new progress report (19/04/2023)
- Expert SE and mySWOOOP save over 1.300 tons of CO2 through repurposing old devices (09/03/2023)
- Conad promotes the protection of the seas in Italian schools with the "Scrittori di Classe" project (02/03/2023)
- REWE starts decarbonization of the truck fleet: First own hydrogen truck goes into practical use (01/02/2023)
- Most sustainable companies in the world listed: Kesko ranked world’s second highest and Europe’s highest performer in grocery trade (24/01/2023)
- SPAR Norway partners with food blogger to create anti-food waste weekly menu (24/01/2023)
- K Group's grocery trade commits to reducing single-use plastics and food waste as part of its continued environmental work (05/01/2023)
- The "Plastic Free" beach cleaning project promoted by Conad is underway (14/10/2022)
- Apeel has been proven to extend the shelf life of food and avoid food waste (05/10/2022)
- SPAR and Too Good To Go Save 2,5 million meals together (29/09/2022)
- Protect the environment and save money: EDEKA starts campaign month for food value assessment (13/09/2022)
- Conad's commitment to increasingly sustainable logistics continues (07/09/2022)
- Sustainability as a common drive: EDEKA and WWF present their progress report 2021 (06/09/2022)
- REWE is the first food retailer to offer promotional leaflets on WhatsApp (01/09/2022)
- Expert CR was able to ensure the take back of almost 500.000 kilograms of retired electrical appliances (29/08/2022)
- K Group prepares to save electricity with plans to reduce lighting and adjust heating in its stores (19/08/2022)
- SPAR Austria saves energy through efficient lighting (09/08/2022)
- Conad reaches 78% of cage free eggs of its distributor's brand (26/07/2022)
- SPAR Hungary announces new environmental impact reduction measures (15/06/2022)
- K Group is committed to halving its food waste (22/04/2022)
- KESKO updates sustainability strategy, and ties management remuneration to sustainability targets (21/03/2022)
- For even more climate protection: EDEKA-Zentrale is committed to the net-zero goals of the Science Based Targets initiative (22/02/2022)
- KESKO receives international recognition for encouraging suppliers to cut emissions (10/02/2022)
- EDEKA only sells milk that meets higher animal-welfare standard (10/01/2022)
Economic:
- Inflation alimentaire : Les Magasins U annoncent une remise de 10 % sur les achats du quotidien les vendredis et samedis tous les quinze jours (27/09/2023)
- 150 U products at cost price until the end of the year – Hyper U and Super U reiterate their commitment to French purchasing power (11/05/2023)
- Intermarché action: "500 private label anti-inflation products" and the "anti-inflation market" of traditional fresh products (06/03/2023)
- 150 produits U à prix coûtant : les Hyper U et Super U renforcent leur action pour le pouvoir d’achat des Français (01/02/2023)
- Les Magasins U signent un contrat de filière pour toutes leurs gammes de pur jus de pomme et de cidres artisanaux bio (19/01/2023)
- Intermarché et Netto signent une charte d'engagements avec les PME (17/11/2022)
- Les Magasins U s'approvisionnent désormais en porc 100 % français pour leur charcuterie de porc libre-service à la marque U (24/10/2022)
- Face à la situation exceptionnelle, le Groupement Les Mousquetaires (Intermarché, Netto, Agromousquetaires) annonce des mesures inédites pour soutenir la filière laitière (05/09/2022)
- Charte fournisseurs-distributeurs dans le contexte de guerre en Ukraine : Système U renforce le soutien proposé aux TPE-PME (31/03/2022)
Social:
- New smoothie from All in Fruits: EDEKA association and DKMS together against blood cancer (21/08/2023)
- SPAR Croatia launches sugar reduction initiative (21/08/2023)
- Les Magasins U invitent leurs clients à venir à la rencontre des producteurs partenaires locaux à travers l’opération « Célébrons les producteurs de chez nous » (15/06/2023)
- Les Magasins U et Façon de Faire poursuivent leur collaboration en faveur du “made in France” avec leur collection Printemps-Été 2023 (05/06/2023)
- Anders Bagge, the ICA Foundation and Sony Music Sweden collaborate to raise money for ALS research (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) (29/05/2023)
- EDEKA donates 200.000 euros to the Alzheimer Research Initiative (25/05/2023)
- ICA Retailers Association awards scholarships to 20 women to have leadership and entrepreneurship training for them to open their own ICA shop (11/05/2023)
- Jamal Musiala and REWE are calling for support for amateur sports clubs (03/05/2023)
- SPAR supports employee wellbeing (07/04/2023)
- SPAR UK has been supporting Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life care charity since 2017 having donated a total of £2.8 million up to the end of 2022 (22/02/2023)
- REWE donates 500.00 euros for earthquake-stricken areas in Türkiye and Syria (07/02/2023)
- SPAR in Northern Ireland has initiated the placement of defibrillators at SPAR and EUROSPAR stores throughout the country (03/02/2023)
- Conad donates over 2,2 million euros to 25 Italian hospitals to support pediatric wards (23/01/2023)
- Les Magasins U s’engagent dans la lutte contre les violences aux côtés du ministère de l’Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et de la fédération France Victimes (25/11/2022)
- SPAR Slovenia receives Socially Responsible Employer certificate for health and safety at work (14/11/2022)
- Conad launches the GOOFI sustainable collection in favor of Italian hospitals and pediatric wards (28/10/2022)
- During October, all DESPAR, EUROSPAR and INTERSPAR stores promoted Italian heritage as part of a partnership with FAI (Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano) and its campaign ‘Remember to save Italy’ (27/10/2022)
- REWE and nahkauf help the German food banks (Tafeln) and provide them with 2,64 million euro food (26/10/2022)
- SPAR Italy partner joins Komen Italia in the prevention of breast cancer (06/10/2022)
- SPAR Hungary and customers donate school supplies to 1.500 children (15/09/2022)
- Système U and Façon de Faire announce the launch of their third textile-clothing collection made in France in a sustainable and responsible way (06/09/2022)
- SPAR country organisations support charity and societal initiatives (05/09/2022)
- Record numbers reached in the NoCyberbullying project of Unieuro, Expert's partner in Italy (01/09/2022)
- Donations from CONAD for the Tuscan population affected by the fires (26/07/2022)
- Intermarché renforce son engagement contre la vie chère en faisant évoluer son programme de fidélité en faveur du pouvoir d’achat sur plus de 1 800 produits du quotidien (29/06/2022)
- U renews its "Celebrating local producers" operation and gives local farmers and producers the opportunity to promote their activity and their know-how to its customers (13/06/2022)
- K Group makes healthy choices easier by introducing the Heart Symbol to Pirkka and Pirkka Parhaat products (13/06/2022)
- La dynamique « Producteurs d’ICI » d’Intermarché, lancée il y a 2 ans, tire un bilan positif avec plus de 7.000 producteurs référencés et plus de 1.000 points de vente engagés dans la démarche (08/06/2022)
- INTERSPAR Austria donates €130,000 to SOS Children’s Villages (07/06/2022)
- SPAR Österreich spendet 45.408 Euro an Rettet das Kind (03/05/2022)
- REWE supports again the food bank "Die Tafeln" with 500.000 euro (27/04/2022)
- SPAR Italy partner raises over €217,000 in ‘The World needs Women’ campaign (22/04/2022)
- Projet „Gemüsebeete für Kids“ d'EDEKA : 2.800 carrés de légumes plantés au profit d'environ 1,6 millions d’enfants dans les crèches et les jardins d’enfants (20/04/2022)
- Für einen nachhaltigeren Kakaoanbau: EDEKA-Verbund startet Kakaoprogramm „Cocoa For Future“ (04/04/2022)
- La marque citoyenne d’Intermarché « Les Éleveurs vous disent MERCI ! » fête ses 4 ans et, avec aujourd’hui 19 références et 700 éleveurs ou agriculteurs, poursuit son développement (30/03/2022)
- REWE setzt sich für eine kontinuierliche Verbesserung der Arbeits- und Umweltbedingungen in den Anbauländern von Südfrüchten ein und sichert so die Zukunft seines Nachhaltigkeitsengagements im Bereich Banane und Ananas durch einen Zuschuss in Höhe von 422.000 Euro ab (09/03/2022)
- ACS launches comprehensive guide to help retailers face the restrictions on promoting and displaying high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products in shops (15/02/2022)
- Système U and the "Porcs Bio de France": 10 years of a trust-based partnership (09/02/2022)
- SPAR Italy raises over €330.000 for six worthy causes in Northeast Italy (07/02/2022)
Their sustainability reports can be found on their respective websites:
