ENERGY AND WATER CONSUMPTION
By being committed to efficient resource management, we can optimise our consumption and implement initiatives to fight climate change.
In the projects for building and remodelling our infrastructures, we strive to implement renewable energy production systems, energy control and management systems, and efficient cooling and lighting technologies. We also invest in water-saving systems, such as flow regulators, taps with timers, and rainwater harvesting for irrigation systems and to wash equipment.
Between 2017 and 2022, we invested 249 million euros to implement these projects, an amount that we have recovered in less than four years and that has helped avoid the emission of 531,000 tonnes of CO2e.
Raising awareness among employees at Pingo Doce and Recheio stores, through the Teams for the Management of Water and Energy Consumption, has enabled us to reduce water consumption by 424,000 m3 and electricity consumption by 14.5 million kWh since 2011, corresponding to an accumulated savings of 3.1 million euros. In 2022, the actions of these teams were included in the “United for the Environment” initiative, launched by Pingo Doce.
Biedronka launched its “Good energy” initiative, a project aimed at raising awareness among store employees and which includes the development of a good practice handbook to save energy, interactive training for all store employees, the provision of an energy monitoring report, and the creation of a dedicated chatbot to facilitate daily store operations.