Kroger is making many efforts to improve its impact on the environment. Kroger released its 2010 Sustainability report in June. According to Kroger CEO David Dillon “our approach to sustainability is a commitment to continuously improve our environmental and social impacts in order to better our communities and the lives of our customers and associates, and ensure the long-term success of our business”.
The sustainability report is 32 pages long but it focuses on four core priorities:
• Reducing Kroger’s carbon footprint, especially by decreasing energy usage
• Eliminating and recycling waste including reducing plastic bag use
• Lowering the impact of Kroger’s transportation operations
• Enabling Customers to make sustainable choices
The following is an excerpt from David Dillon’s letter in the report:
“Kroger has achieved outstanding results in lowering energy consumption in our stores, plants and other facilities. Since 2000, Kroger has reduced overall energy consumption in our stores by more than 27%. That is enough electricity to power every single family home in Memphis, Tennessee, for one year. Our goal for 2010 is to reduce our stores energy use by 30% from our baseline year of 2000.”
“Reducing plastic bag use and eliminating and recycling waste is top of mind with our
Customers and Kroger. In 2009, we set a goal of saving 1 billion plastic bags. Our efforts to achieve this goal include engaging our associates in a campaign called: Less Plastic—Fantastic. This program trains our store associates to avoid plastic bags for items that the customer can carry home “as is,” and to “fill up the bag” when a Customer requests store-provided bags. Our results to date have been excellent, saving more than 200 million plastic bags in 2009. In 2009, Customers continued to do their part by purchasing and using reusable bags. Each of these colorful bags has the potential to replace 1,000 plastic bags in its lifetime. Kroger sold and provided nearly 7 million reusable bags in 2009—potentially replacing about 7 billion plastic bags.”
Customers and Kroger. In 2009, we set a goal of saving 1 billion plastic bags. Our efforts to achieve this goal include engaging our associates in a campaign called: Less Plastic—Fantastic. This program trains our store associates to avoid plastic bags for items that the customer can carry home “as is,” and to “fill up the bag” when a Customer requests store-provided bags. Our results to date have been excellent, saving more than 200 million plastic bags in 2009. In 2009, Customers continued to do their part by purchasing and using reusable bags. Each of these colorful bags has the potential to replace 1,000 plastic bags in its lifetime. Kroger sold and provided nearly 7 million reusable bags in 2009—potentially replacing about 7 billion plastic bags.”
“Kroger’s trucks travel millions of miles each year to deliver fresh, wholesome food to our stores. Our focus on increasing the efficiency of our fleet takes many forms. In 2009, Kroger’s transportation efficiency (cases shipped per gallon) improved by 7%.”
“Sustainability is an integral part of Kroger’s business and is embedded in our core values and mission.”
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