In conducting its climate emissions data year-end closing for 2020, ICA reports that greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations have decreased by 76% compared with 2006 levels. ICA has thereby exceeded its target to reduce GHG emissions by at least 70%. During 2020 ICA also launched its new climate ambition, which aims to achieve net zero emissions and cut the climate impact of customers' grocery purchases in half by 2030.
Emissions have been reduced through major initiatives and improvements in the areas of energy, refrigerants, logistics and goods transports. ICA offsets all remaining emissions from its own operations through carbon credits.
"This shows that it is possible to do something about the climate issue. Although the challenges are great, it is fully possible to reduce emissions at the rate needed," comments Per Strömberg, President and CEO of
In 2020
"We are proud, but not satisfied," comments
During 2020 ICA's Växa ("Grow") initiative was also launched, which will play a large and important role in the ambition to cut the climate impact of customers' grocery purchases in half. ICA Växa is a major initiative that aims to increase the share of Swedish-produced, plant-based food through scale-up*[1] programmes, collaboration and open innovation, and by promoting local ecosystems.
ICA's climate emissions:
· In 2006 climate emissions from ICA's own operations (warehouses, offices, stores, pharmacies and transports) totalled 320,522 tonnes CO2e, or 111 kg CO2e per square metre.
· In 2020 climate emissions from ICA's own operations totalled 92,121 tonnes CO2e, or 26 kg CO2e per square metre.
· All emissions in 2020 have been offset through carbon credits from carefully selected products in forest preservation and planting, renewable energy and biofuels in countries in ICA's supply chain. The carbon offsetting is conducted through the organisation
ICA's climate ambition:
· ICA will achieve at least a net zero climate impact from own operations by 2030 at the latest*
· ICA will cut the impact of customers' grocery purchases in half by 2030
· ICA's suppliers will adopt science-based climate targets by 2025 at the latest**
ICA Växa https://www.icagruppen.se/ica-vaxa/#!/
* ICA's intention is to follow the Science Based Targets Initiative definition and standards for net zero, which are expected to be made public in 2021, and to have the target approved by the organisation.
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For more information
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[1] * By first testing on a small scale and then scaling up cooperation.
https://news.cision.com/ica-gruppen-ab/r/ica-exceeds-its-climate-targets,c3282036
https://mb.cision.com/Main/7955/3282036/1369409.pdf
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