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:
- EDEKA gets involved in the "Forum Rezyklat" as one of the first large grocery retailers (25/11/2021)
- EDEKA and WWF's project for more sustainable citrus fruit is crowned with success. It is spreading to other regions! (09/11/2021)
- Climate-neutral vegan private label "Food For Future": PENNY plants 16.000 trees near Overath (27/10/2021)
- K Group achieves energy efficiency targets set for 2025 ahead of schedule with the help of various innovations (07/10/2021)
- ICA Gruppen’s climate work recognised by the UN in Global Climate Action Awards (06/10/2021)
- SPAR reaches milestone of one million meals saved in partnership with Too Good To Go (27/09/2021)
- Ørsted and REWE Group reach agreement on green power to be supplied by the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3 (20/09/2021)
- The Groupement Les Mousquetaires launches its “Innovation Challenge” (09/09/2021)
- Système U stops the systematic printing of receipts (01/09/2021)
- REWE Group to be climate neutral at company level by 2040 (05/07/2021)
- CONAD presents its 2020 Sustainability Report (25/06/2021)
- SPAR partners with Gander to fight food waste (18/03/2021)
- EMD adopts code of conduct for sustainable sourcing (26/02/2021)
- ICA exceeds its climate targets (10/02/2021)
- Kesko ranked again the most sustainable grocery trade company in the world (25/01/2021)
- SPAR International and Too Good To Go agree global partnership to reduce food waste (02/12/2020)
- EDEKA & Apeel cut retail food waste by 50% (18/08/2020)
- REWE largely gets rid of packaging for organic natural products – 290.000 kg annual savings (06/08/2020)
- K GROUP raises climate goals to a new level: Carbon neutral by 2025, zero emissions by 2030 (12/05/2020)
Economic:
- ICA invests in biogas and reduces emissions by 10.000 tonnes (19/05/2021)
- SPAR International supporting local producers (04/03/2021)
- Système U and Façon de Faire join their forces to support and promote French manufacturers (01/07/2021)
- Système U and Villes de France sign a partnership convention to revitalise city centres (08/10/2020)
Social:
- REWE joins Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (22/11/2021)
- SPAR Hungary announces support for 100 small-scale producers, stimulating employment and investing €4,75 million to the ‘Regional Treasures’ partnership programme (18/10/2021)
- The beans for the REWE Bio Caffè Crema Pads are grown exclusively by women from the Fairtrade-certified cooperative "Valle de Ubiriki" in the "Café Mujer" project (18/10/2021)
- Système U develops a webportal dedicated to very small businesses and SMEs (06/10/2021)
- Let's support each other! EDEKA retailers support again the "Day of the Neighbours" (25/05/2021)
- Système U offers more than 230.000 € of food and hygiene products to young people (02/04/2021)
- EMD adopts code of conduct for sustainable sourcing (26/02/2021)