Climate
Climate change is a planetary issue that affects us all – and some more than others. As an international family of trusted brands, we are committed to working across our industry to address the impact of a changing climate. To this end, we not only work to drive improvements in our own operations, we also partner across the value chain. We work with others in our industry to accelerate transition to a more healthy, sustainable, and resilient food system.
Our brands are mainstream supermarket and e-commerce retailers and our focus on combating climate change needs to coexist with the product affordability, assortment, and quality needs of our customers. Embedding climate action into our business decisions and nudging customers to make more sustainable choices is at the heart of our approach to continue to be your trusted local food retailer. This Climate Plan outlines the steps Ahold Delhaize and its international family of local brands will take to achieve a healthier future for people and planet.
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Ahold Delhaize Climate Plan December 2023Want to know more about our Climate ambitions? Please check out this article: Three things to know about our climate ambitions.
Ahold Delhaize launches updated Climate Plan
You can find the full press release in our newsroom.
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Our targets for reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG (Green House Gas) emissions are:
- >38% reduction by 2025 compared to our 2018 baseline, which is one of the KPIs of our Sustainability-Linked Bond.
- 50% by 2030 compared to a 2018 baseline.
- Net-zero by 2040, which corresponds to a 90% reduction compared to our 2018 baseline.
Our targets for reducing scope 3 GHG emissions are:
- We commit to reduce absolute scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 30.3% (or 4.7 MtCO2e) by 2030 from a 2020 baseline (of 15.5 MtCO2e).
- We commit to reduce absolute scope 3 Energy and Industrial GHG emissions by 42.0% (or 12.4MtCO2e) by 2030 from a 2020 baseline (of 29.5MtCO2e).
- Net-zero by 2050, which corresponds to an 83% reduction compared to our 2020 baseline.
We have also committed to several targets focused on supply chain engagement, including:
- Suppliers that represent 70% of our footprint will be asked to commit to SBTi by 2025.
- All our suppliers will be asked to report on scope 3 by 2025.
- All our brands in Europe will commit to baseline current protein ratio and set protein ratio targets by the end of 2024.
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Ahold Delhaize signs Power Purchase Agreement as part of its European Renewable Energy Program
Development of solar plants will supply 460,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy per year and represents approximately 30% of Ahold Delhaize’s European electricity usage.
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Albert Heijn delivers green and quiet in Amsterdam
Albert Heijn is shifting the energy transition into the next gear. Albert Heijn not only supplies all customers within the city ring of Amsterdam emission-free: from now on, all stores within the city ring (the environmental zone) of Amsterdam will also be supplied emission-free.
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bol processes 500,000 parcels per day with the power of sun and wind
We all want to leave the planet liveable for future generations. Achieving this requires turning our climate ambitions into concrete actions. Like its parent company Ahold Delhaize, bol aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. To reach this goal, bol is committed to improving every day.
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Green bond enables further reduction of climate impact
Ahold Delhaize announces that it has allocated the full proceeds of the company's first Green Bond to investments in Green Projects that further reduce the company's Greenhouse Gas emissions and climate impact.
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Ahold Delhaize USA and The Campbell’s Company launch regenerative agriculture pilot
Ahold Delhaize USA and The Campbell’s Company launch regenerative agriculture pilot to reduce scope 3 emissions associated with potato farming.
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Ahold Delhaize USA and General Mills collaborate to decrease value chain emissions
Co-investments will support farmers in the adoption of regenerative agriculture in key sourcing regions to foster soil health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ahold Delhaize has updated scope 3 targets to latest SBTi methodology
Ahold Delhaize has established Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets in line with the 1.5ºC trajectory based on the methodology of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), to reduce carbon emissions across our operations as well as across our value chain.
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Ahold Delhaize European brands launch climate hubs to support suppliers in carbon emission reduction
Ahold Delhaize’s European retail banners have launched open-source climate hubs which serve as online platforms where suppliers can gain insights into carbon emissions.
As part of Ahold Delhaize’s scope 3 decarbonization pathway which involves the carbon emissions in our value chain, our European brands have launched climate hubs. The hubs serve as online platforms where suppliers can gain insights into carbon emissions, understand Ahold Delhaize’s and the brands’ commitment to reducing them, and access resources to navigate the process of addressing and reporting emissions.
Here you can find an overview of the live Climate Hubs:
More information can be found in the section 'sustanability statements - environmental information' of our Annual Report 2024, starting on page 116.