Tesco has been making efforts to cut its carbon emissions since 2007, as part of its climate change strategy to become a zero carbon business by 2050. The CDP’s Global 500 report assesses the business strategy as well as action on tackling carbon, alongside the quality and completeness of its carbon management and reporting.
In addition to opening the world’s first zero-carbon supermarket, Tesco has carbon foot-printed over 1000 products since 2008, currently the largest effort undertaken by any retailer. This is part of a commitment to reduce supply chain greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2020.
David North, Tesco’s UK corporate affairs director, said: “I’m delighted that this year’s CDP results recognise Tesco as a global leader on tackling climate change. By reducing our own emissions we are now saving more than £200m annually on energy costs. We want to help lead a revolution in green consumption among our customers and suppliers and will ourselves be a zero-carbon business by 2050.”
Activities that helped rank Tesco the fourth overall business in the global CDP list include the addition of three more zero-carbon stores, a zero-carbon training academy in Korea, and a new energy efficient distribution centre in China.
Source: Tesco
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