Carrefour joins forces with the Nicolas Hulot Foundation to fight

Press release
Massy, March 12 2015
MY POSITIVE IMPACT
Carrefour joins forces with the Nicolas Hulot Foundation
to fight climate change
For 2015 – a year all about climate – Carrefour is joining forces with the Nicolas Hulot Foundation as
part of its "My Positive Impact" campaign, supporting innovative solutions developed by SMEs, local
authorities and associations for tackling climate change.
Carrefour is actively contributing to the fight against climate change by implementing a number of
initiatives designed to tackle waste (energy, transport, food and packaging) and to protect biodiversity
(agro-ecology, sustainable fishing, beekeeping and protecting the forests). Carrefour is also working
alongside a number of SMEs on developing the technologies of the future.
Through its My Positive Impact campaign, Carrefour is doing its bit to unveil the solutions of the
future and to fight climate change
The way Carrefour – France's leading retail group – sees it, solutions to fight climate change can only be
developed collectively. And this is why Carrefour has entered into a partnership with the Nicolas Hulot
Foundation as part of an initiative to promote solutions among our suppliers and customers. Carrefour
will therefore be asking its customers, employees and partners to vote for the most effective climate
change-tackling solutions which will result in companies transforming themselves. The retailer is also
arranging a number of major events in its stores.
“Carrefour and its teams are proud to be working alongside the Nicolas Hulot Foundation on tackling
climate change”, said Noël Prioux, Executive Director of Carrefour France. “This joint project will be an
opportunity for us to step up our sustainable development initiatives and to encourage our customers and
partners to follow suit".
Nicolas Hulot Foundation quote pending
Energy savings of more than 20% in its stores in France
Since 2004, Carrefour has reduced its energy consumption by 37% in its hypermarkets and by 20% in its
supermarkets in France. The retailer is continuing with its drive to deploy eco-efficient solutions in its
stores, such as using LED lighting, putting doors on its refrigerated cabinets and using natural fluids in its
refrigeration units. This is consistent with Carrefour's aim of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in its
French stores by 40% between 2009 and 2020 and of reducing its average energy consumption by 30%
between 2004 and 2020.
About Carrefour France
Carrefour has over 4,500 stores in France operating in four formats (hypermarket, supermarket, convenience and cash & carry). For 50 years,
Carrefour has been a partner in the daily lives of millions of customers, offering them a wide range of products and services at the lowest prices.
So as to keep pace with new consumer modes and make shopping easier for its customers, Carrefour has developed a number of multi-channel
solutions (e-commerce, Drive, Click and Collect, mobile applications). In all its activities Carrefour embraces its economic, social and
environmental responsibilities, and is committed to the quality of its products and its customers’ satisfaction.
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