EN Locations Search go to store ... Menu How is Carrefour's CSR METHOD DEVELOPED? 01. Governance 02. Sustainable development 03. Method Since the publication of the Carrefour strategic plan for 2022, the food transition has underpinned all of our activities as a responsible company. Our mission is to provide our customers with quality services, products and food that everyone can afford. Essentially, we are transforming our offering, selling more organic products that factor in animal welfare, reducing food waste and using less packaging. We are working hand-in-hand with our customers and partners to deliver the food transition for everyone. Download the business plan Governance of the food TRANSITION AND CSR CSR and food transition governance bodies Governance of the food transition and CSR policies is exercised jointly by the Group Executive Committee, the Board of Directors and the CSR Committee. The Group Secretary General, the Strategy and Transformation department and country-based departments coordinate the roll-out of food transition and CSR programmes in a unified manner across the entire Group: the Group Executive Committee defines CSR strategy, policies and objectives, and measures CSR performance. The Executive Committee of each country rolls the strategy out at the local level; the Board of Directors approves the strategy drawn up by the Executive Committee and evaluates its implementation. In 2019, during meetings with the dedicated CSR Committee, the Board deliberated on financing for agricultural projects, reducing and ecodesigning packaging (Group packaging strategy, draft e-commerce strategy – Loop by Carrefour, innovation platform – (RE)SET), combating food waste (partnership with Too Good To Go), transparency (Blockchain) and the deployment of Nutri-Score; the Group Secretary General oversees implementation of the food transition throughout the Group. He is in charge of the Food Transition Advisory Committee. The Group Secretary General coordinates the roll-out of the food transition on a consistent basis across all countries; the Group Strategy department is tasked with defining and implementing the objectives of the "Carrefour 2022" strategic plan, which includes the objectives relating to the food transition for all. The un's sustainable DEVELOPMENT GOALS Carrefour supports the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were set by the United Nations at its conference in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 to meet the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges facing the world. Carrefour adheres in particular to seven priority SDGs to which it contributes by means of its various CSR policies and its food transition for all strategy. The Group’s objectives, particularly those associated with its CSR and Food Transition Index, are aligned with these priority SDGs. For more details, see Carrefour.com and the CSR report: "Summary of targets and extrafinancial performance". Tables of their equivalents for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) are given in the appendix of this same document. Carrefour's CSR METHOD By analysing non-financial and materiality risks, through dialogue with stakeholders, through comparison with industry-wide databases (GRI, SDGs, etc.), by bolstering governance and by supporting business lines and innovation, CSR supports the food transition. Carrefour’s CSR methodology is made up of five areas in which action is taken: 1. Analyze risks and materiality 2. Dialogue with stakeholders 3. Define policies and support the business lines in their deployment through action plans and objectives 4. Innovate through disruptive projects to test solutions with high transformative power 5. 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