\n
Our<\/span> lifestyles<\/span> and <\/span>business<\/span> practices<\/span> affect<\/span> the<\/span> environment<\/span> and <\/span>climate<\/span>. A large <\/span>part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> global CO2 <\/span>emissions<\/span> result<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> manufacture<\/span>, <\/span>transport<\/span>, and <\/span>consumption<\/span> of<\/span> products<\/span> and <\/span>the<\/span> provision<\/span> of<\/span> services<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWe<\/span> at REWE Group <\/span>want<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> a <\/span>measurable<\/span> contribution<\/span> to<\/span> climate<\/span> protection<\/span> and <\/span>constantly<\/span> reduce<\/span> our<\/span> CO<\/span>2<\/span><\/span> emissions<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> help<\/span> of<\/span> various<\/span> measures<\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>W<\/span>e\u2019ve<\/span> added<\/span> glass<\/span> doors<\/span> to<\/span> our<\/span> refrigerated<\/span> shelving<\/span>, <\/span>use<\/span> climate-
\nfriendly<\/span> refrigerants<\/span>, <\/span>installed<\/span> LED <\/span>lighting<\/span> and <\/span>use<\/span> green<\/span> energy<\/span> and <\/span>photovoltaic<\/span> systems<\/span>. But in <\/span>retail<\/span>, <\/span>there<\/span> is<\/span> more<\/span> to<\/span> protecting<\/span> the<\/span> climate<\/span> than<\/span> just<\/span> reducing<\/span> energy<\/span> consumption<\/span> in <\/span>our<\/span> stores<\/span>. <\/span>In 2009, <\/span>we<\/span> defined<\/span> a <\/span>climate<\/span> target<\/span> to<\/span> achieve<\/span> this<\/span> and <\/span>are<\/span> constantly<\/span> developing<\/span> it. But, <\/span>of<\/span> course<\/span>, <\/span>we<\/span> also <\/span>want<\/span> to<\/span> further<\/span> reduce<\/span> climate<\/span>-relevant <\/span>emissions<\/span> in <\/span>our<\/span> supply<\/span> chains<\/span>. <\/span>REWE Group<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>committed<\/span> themselves<\/span> to<\/span> define<\/span> short<\/span> and <\/span>long<\/span>-term <\/span>company-wide<\/span> reduction<\/span> targets<\/span> in <\/span>accordance<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> scientifical<\/span> net<\/span> zero<\/span> standard<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Science <\/span>Based<\/span> Targets initiative (<\/span>SBTi<\/span>). These also <\/span>include<\/span> emissions<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> supply<\/span> chain<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n
Our climate targets<\/h2>
Limiting global warming to 1.5 \u00b0C: We join the Science Based Targets Initiative with the REWE Group.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\n
\n
\n
<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n
Net-zero emissions<\/h2>
Our ambitious goal is to achieve net-zero emissions as a Group by 2050.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
Our targets<\/h2>
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n By joining the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), REWE Group has committed itself to science-based climate targets based on the 1.5-degree pathway of the Paris Climate Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Our ambitious goal is to achieve net-zero emissions as a Group by 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The focus here is not only on drastically reducing emissions in our own activities, but also in our supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
Green stores for a green future: The Green Building Concept <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n \n
We<\/span> operate<\/span> stores<\/span> in Germany and Austria and in <\/span>nine<\/span> other<\/span> European countries. <\/span>The <\/span>c<\/span>onstruction<\/span> and <\/span>operation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> stores<\/span> cause<\/span> the<\/span>