Ahold publishes Responsible Retailing Report 2014
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Zaandam, the Netherlands - Ahold today published its Responsible Retailing
Report 2014, updating stakeholders on the progress it has made during the year
on its five priority areas - healthy living, community well-being, our people,
responsible products and care for the environment. Responsible Retailing is one
of the six strategic pillars supporting Ahold's ambition to grow as part of its
Reshaping Retail framework.
The report offers stories from across Ahold's businesses about how associates
are working towards the company's current 2015 targets.
Ahold CEO Dick Boer said: "We want to bring our customers great value, high
quality and affordable fresh products, and to do so in a responsible way. We
cannot do this in isolation and will continue to work closely with our partners
and stakeholders. I am very pleased with the progress in this area we are
reporting today."
Herewith some key highlights of Ahold's 2014 accomplishments:
Healthy living
* Healthy products accounted for 24.4% of total food sales at Ahold.
* Ahold increased its assortment of products with a healthy-choice logo or
shelf tag by over 500, to a total of 9,341.
* Ahold USA piloted a new fresh produce department, offering local, exotic and
organic fruits and vegetables and ready-to-eat products, and supported by
specially trained associates. It will be rolled out to additional stores in
2015.
Community well-being
* With programs in the U.S., the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, Ahold
continued to support food banks through direct donations and food collection
drives coordinated from its stores.
* Ahold's health education programs reached over 720,000 kids in the U.S. and
Europe.
* Ahold USA was awarded Progressive Grocer's prestigious 2014 Retailer of the
Year award in recognition of its community support.
Our people
* 1 out 10 associates took part in healthy living programs around the globe.
* 40 Albert Heijn stores in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, offered free homework
tuition classes to help part-time associates who also attend school, the
program is now being rolled out to other cities.
* Albert stores in Czech Republic rolled out its "Favorite" program to 70
stores, helping associates to engage better with customers to become the
favorite supermarket in town.
Responsible products
* 83% of Ahold's own-brand coffee was sourced according to accepted industry
certification standards.
* 97% of Ahold's own-brand food suppliers in Europe had been certified against
Global Food Safety Initiative recognized standards, compared to 94% of own-
brand food sales in the U.S.
* In the U.S, the company's supermarkets were the first in the country to
introduce own-brand UTZ certified sustainable chocolate bars, following
Albert Heijn's initiatives.
Care for the environment
* Ahold achieved 18.5% reduction in CO2 emissions, compared to 2008, by
switching to LED lighting, eco-friendly refrigerants and natural gas
delivery trucks.
* The Ahold USA divisions succeeded in cutting back the number of disposable
bags distributed in their stores by 547 million since 2011, as part of their
Billion Bag Reduction Program.
* "Young Ahold Best Idea" winners opened Instock restaurant in Amsterdam,
tackling food waste.
As the current five-year targets under the Responsible Retailing strategy expire
at the end of 2015, Ahold is currently finalizing new ambitions for 2020, which
will be shared in the second half of the year.
Read more in the Responsible Retailing Report 2014 on www.ahold.com.
Ahold RR2014 EN:
http://hugin.info/130711/R/1900343/675453.pdf
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