231 DECEMBER <strong>2010</strong>Environmental ReportEnvironmental assessment or certificationinitiatives<strong>Casino</strong> continued to roll out its energy consumption monitoringsystems, which cover the majority of its hypermarkets, supermarkets,cafeterias and warehouses.Independent electricity consumption audits are performed regularly,leading to the implementation of corrective action (see below fordetails).An IFS (International Food Standard) certification programme has beenimplemented for the Group’s warehouses. Eleven warehouses werecertified at the end of <strong>2010</strong> and the rest are due to obtain certificationby the end of 2011. One warehouse is also HQE certified and anotherISO 14001 certified.As regards the shopping centres, Mercialys, a <strong>Casino</strong> subsidiary,created the first sustainable development label for shoppingcentres—the “V” label—in liaison with experts in the field, includingEcocert Environnement, an independent external organisation thataudits the applicant shopping centres on the basis of a set of about100 criteria. Three shopping centres obtained the label in <strong>2010</strong>, witha target of thirty by 2015.Expenditure to limit the environmental impacts of the businessIndicatorUnit<strong>Casino</strong><strong>2010</strong><strong>Mo</strong>noprix<strong>2010</strong>Franprix-Leader Price<strong>2010</strong>Eco-packaging tax + Corepile tax (battery recycling) + D3E tax(recycling) + Eco-TLC tax (selective waste sorting) (1) € 1,716,000 1,156,585 N/AEco contribution on promotional brochures (1) € 1,020,000 216,397 N/AExpenditure for remediation of land owned by the Group (1) € 57,000 N/A N/A(1) Excluding Codim 2 and Cdiscount.OrganisationThe Environment Officer was appointed in 2001 to coordinate the activities of all of the Group’s operating units in the area of environmentalprotection. He is supported by a number of local officers in the Group’s various business units and reports to the Corporate Social ResponsibilityDepartment set up in <strong>2010</strong> to develop and coordinate more efficiently the Group’s CSR policy in France and internationally.Provisions for environmental risks and insurance coverIndicatorUnit<strong>Casino</strong><strong>2010</strong><strong>Mo</strong>noprix<strong>2010</strong>Franprix-Leader Price<strong>2010</strong>Provisions for environmental risks (1) € 466,000 0 N/AInsurance cover for environmental risk € 0 0 N/A(1) Sites concerned: Annemasse, Boissy-Saint-Léger, Chalon-sur-Saône, Cholet, Lanester, Lannion, Mandelieu, Marseille la Valentine and Limoges.Compensation paid and action takento remedy environmental damageThe Group was not ordered to pay any compensation for environmentaldamage in <strong>2010</strong> by decision of any court.Objectives set for foreign subsidiariesAt the beginning of 2003, the <strong>Casino</strong> Group produced a documentsetting out its commitments in the area of sustainable development(for further information, see the <strong>2010</strong> Business Review and SustainableDevelopment Report, and our website www.groupe-casino.fr). Thesecommitments, which were reaffirmed when the Group signed theUnited Nations Global Compact in 2009, also cover environmentalissues and apply by default to all Group entities. Areas requiring workon a Group scale are identified by exchanging best practices andharmonising action taken depending on local specifics.44 <strong>Casino</strong> Group | Registration Document <strong>2010</strong>
31 DECEMBER <strong>2010</strong>Environmental Report22.8.3. MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSIndicatorUnit<strong>Casino</strong><strong>2010</strong><strong>Mo</strong>noprix<strong>2010</strong>Franprix-Leader Price<strong>2010</strong>Water consumption m 3 1,955,046 286,214 N/AElectricity consumption MWh 1,256,176 315,117 245,884Cardboard waste sorted for recycling Tonnes 49,730 16,954 18,216Lighting consumables sorted for recycling tubes collected Tonnes N/A 5.6 N/ABatteries collected from customers Tonnes 209 113 N/ACO 2emissions generated during goods transportation(between warehouses and stores) (1) TCDE CO 2 142,541 19,478 32,433(1) Calculated on the basis of the distance travelled, using GHG Protocol methodology.Measures taken to improveenergy efficiency and useof renewable energy sourcesStore lighting and refrigeration for chilled foods are the two mainconsumers of energy, principally electricity. Major initiatives in <strong>2010</strong>included:■■■■■■■■■continued campaigns to raise awareness of energy savings;a load-shedding and automatic lighting shut off programme forthe head office;renovation and improvement of store lighting as part of the Group’smembership of the European Commission’s Green Light programmeand installation of energy optimisers;reduction of lighting in some store departments (household, clothing,perfume displays, etc.);establishment, in collaboration with refrigerated equipmentmanufacturers, of a master agreement for the gradual implementationof preventive maintenance and renovation programmes to avoidrefrigerant gas leaks and excessive consumption of electricity.A ’confinement’ charter has been prepared and incorporated intothe maintenance contracts with cooling systems suppliers;installation of night blinds for chiller cabinets and covers for freezercabinets;continued regular electricity consumption audits by the Group’sTechnical Department;introduction of LED light bulbs in cafeterias and warehouses;development of the Group’s subsidiary, GreenYellow, which installed18,000 kWp of solar power in <strong>2010</strong>, generated by solar panels.Waste managementThe Group generates limited amounts of non-hazardous waste(cardboard, plastic and wood) and industrial waste requiring dedicatedrecycling procedures (neon strips, frying oil, office waste). In additionto taking action to reduce waste at source (e.g. use of returnablepackaging, reduction in quantities of marketing brochures produced),<strong>Casino</strong> has made waste sorting and recycling a priority, and has signedcollection/recycling agreements to this effect. In <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>Casino</strong> recycled49,730 tonnes of cardboard waste. The warehouses have set up areverse logistics system, which led to the recovery of 8,300 tonnesof cardboard and plastic in <strong>2010</strong>. A programme for recycling organicwaste has been set up in the foodservice business, with 277 tonnesof waste processed in <strong>2010</strong>.The number of plastic bags distributed at the checkouts has decreasedby 85% between 2008 and <strong>2010</strong>.An eco-design programme for <strong>Casino</strong> private label goods wasintroduced in 2008. Savings of over 3,000 tonnes of packagingmaterials have so far been made on 899 products. <strong>Casino</strong> has set acumulative target of 3,700 tonnes for 2011.Atmospheric emissions<strong>Casino</strong> completed a second carbon report in 2009, covering a sampleof 400 premises. The results bear out the Group’s greenhouse gasreduction targets for 2009-2012 (for further details, see the <strong>2010</strong>Business Review and Corporate Social Responsibility Report).<strong>Mo</strong>noprix also carried out a carbon report in <strong>2010</strong>.The Group’s atmospheric emissions are limited and, apart fromcustomer travel, mostly concern CO 2emissions generated duringgoods transportation and indirect CO 2emissions generated byelectricity consumption and cooling systems. Apart from the results ofenergy and related-emission savings programmes, action to optimisedelivery schedules has led to a saving of over 12 million kilometres in<strong>2010</strong>, or the equivalent of almost 14,000 tonnes of CO 2.The programme to make the truck fleet compliant with the latestEuro 5 standards continues. 75% of the fleet was compliant at theend of <strong>2010</strong> and the target is 100% by end-2011.32% of <strong>Casino</strong>’s and 92% of <strong>Mo</strong>noprix’s major imports weretransported by waterway or railway. Discussions are in progress withthe operators on various large-scale cross-country railway projects.Franprix/Leader Price has introduced a home delivery service usingelectric vans. 100 vehicles will eventually be used to make a total of1,500 daily deliveries. <strong>Casino</strong> convenience stores have also introduceda home delivery service using electric vehicles (vans and tricycles) inmajor cities such as Paris, Toulouse and Saint-Étienne.Local pollution<strong>Casino</strong> strives to reduce noise pollution and emissions caused bydeliveries to its stores in urban areas. The Group has now equipped itsentire truck fleet with insulated containers using cryogenic refrigerationsystems to reduce emissions of refrigerant gases and noise pollutionwhile increasing compliance with the cold chain.This programme, known as “Citygreen”, won an LSA Innovation awardin <strong>2010</strong>. It covers the Piek Azote, Hybrid and electric innovations that<strong>Casino</strong> has decided to adopt, with the aim of equipping 200 vehiclesby 2013.Registration Document <strong>2010</strong> | <strong>Casino</strong> Group45