Our zero waste objective represents actions conducted during the year in waste management in our operation.

This year we changed the way in which our accomplishment of zero waste is measured; we included wastes that were not measurable in the past due to mixed contents. By broadening the waste base, our accomplishment is 73%, which is lower than that reported for previous years. In 2014 we reported 74% progress, but we had not considered this fraction of waste.

Our objective for Mexico was to reduce food waste by 15% for 2015; based on stores for 2011 this was surpassed, achieving a total reduction of 21%, which is equal to 3,248 tons. This was possible through a series of actions from a Freshness Committee that considered improvements in logistics, the monitoring of the cold chain during deliveries to stores, best practices in stores, adjustments to orders, and greater involvement of store associates in reducing shrink in perishable products.