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Environmentally conscious

Living and shopping in a more environmentally conscious way doesn't have to be difficult. Look out for ‘Every step counts’ and discover how every choice you make helps create a better environment. Because every step – no matter how small – makes a difference.

Initiatives regarding environment

For sustainable cooling of our products in our logistics chain we choose natural refrigerants such as propane or ammonia. Use of liquid ice containers

Our group is fully committed to circular water management, including our own treatment plants to reuse waste water and rainwater in a meaningful way.

We make a big deal out of sustainable freight transport. By 2035, all of our freight transport will be zero emission. Here you can discover how.

Colruyt Group invests heavily in green energy. We only use electricity from renewable sources such as wind and sun.

We are reducing our CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gases through projects in cooling, heating, transport or energy. Read here how we do that.

As much as possible, we put any food surpluses to good use through social organisations, sell them at reduced prices or process them into other products.