Environmental Value
As the most trusted omnicanal retailer, the sustainability and efficiency of our operations are key factors.
Both factors are the way to becoming a more efficient and resilient company, while helping us strengthen our brand and maintain the loyalty of our customers and stakeholders.
For this reason, our 2025 plan includes reduction of emissions resulting from our operations, waste elimination through the circular economy principles, and a responsible and sustainable product sourcing.
Mitigate climate change
7.2, 7.3
9.4
13.1
Reducing emissions
We are committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our operations and supply chain. It is clear to us that because the nature of our business, most of our GHG emissions are generated in our value chain (Scope 3).
We share Walmart Inc.’s goal of reducing 18% our greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 2025 compared to 2015 baseline. The goal is approved by the of Science-Based Targets initiative. To achieve this goal, we are working to expand the supply of renewable energy, reduce energy consumption in stores, particularly in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, and continue searching for and developing options to help us to have more energy efficient store prototypes from design.
Total emissions
thousands of tons CO2eq
Scope 1, 2, and 3
emission source
Scope 1 emissions come mostly from refrigerant
leaks and to a lesser extent from stationary
combustion in furnaces. Our Scope 3 emissions
result primarily from the production of goods
for sale, transportation of products, and waste
generated in our operations. We use the GHG
Protocol’s Corporate Value Chain methodology
(Scope 3) to determine our reporting category.
Because of their relevance to our business and the
amount of emissions, we consider the following
categories:
- Products or services purchased
- Capital goods
- Transportation, and distribution between our CEDIS and stores
- Waste generated in our operation
- Business travel
- Associate travel in company-owned cars
- Transportation used for home delivery.
2
,0
012
,
204
ton CO2eq total
Although relevant, we have not yet calculated
the emissions associated with categories
corresponding to product treatment after useful
life and sold product processing.
Scope 1, 2, and 3 emission source:
Mexico
Central America
117
,
567
ton CO2eq
14
,
851
ton CO2eq
379
,
854
ton CO2eq
Energy consumption
In addition to supplying renewable energy to six wind farms and two hydroelectric plants, in 2019 we began a program to install photovoltaic panels on the roofs of our stores. In 2019 we installed solar panels in 14 stores.
In 2019, we increased our electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2.68%. Of the total energy consumption in our operations, 63% comes from renewable sources and 88% of our stores are regularly supplied with renewable energy from six wind farms and two hydroelectric plants.
Project Gigaton
We launched Project Gigaton in Mexico. The project is a global initiative by Walmart Inc. to work with its suppliers on preventing the generation of one billion tons of CO2 emissions in their global value chains by 2030.
By joining to Project Gigaton, our suppliers set goals and define initiatives to prevent emissions in any of these six areas:
Walmart established an external review process to
ensure continuous improvement of accounting
methodologies for prevented emissions. A
guiding committee with sub-committees of
experts, technicians from non-governmental
organizations such as CDP and WWF, lead the
review process.
Currently in Mexico, 29 suppliers have joined,
reporting a reduction of 782 tons of CO2 emissions, due to initiatives in the areas of
packaging, waste, energy, and conservation of
natural areas.
Suppliers who report their emissions by answering the CDP Supply Chain Program quiz may integrate their report into Project Gigaton to avoid duplicating information.
A- calification
on CDP Climate Change disclosure
Climate change risks
In our operation
In our supply chain
Contributing to the creation of a
circular economy
circular economy
6.3, 6.4
12.3
We aim to avoid
sending any waste from our operation to landfill
sites by 2025. In 2019, we diverted from landfill
70% of the waste generated in our operations
Just as we work to reduce waste in our store and
distribution center operations, we work with our
suppliers and customers to reduce waste from
product and packaging design, but also at the
end of their life.
We have two priorities:
Our ambition is to help generate a circular economy and separate our business growth from waste generation.
In the Valuable Waste Collection Program through Reverse Logistics, the trucks
that delivered products to the stores pick up recyclable material and take them
back to our distribution centers.
This program takes place in all stores. During 2019, we collected 369,785 metric
tons, an increase 10.23% compared to previous year. Most of the recyclable
waste is cardboard and plastic for packaging, other materials such as paper,
Sent for disposal Recycled PET bottles, aluminum, rigid plastic, hooks, and renderings are also collected.
Goal progress Zero waste 2025
74
%
Mexico
50
%
Central America
525
,
117
tons
of non-hazardous waste generated
369
,
785
tons
were recycled
907
tons
of hazardous waste generated
22
,
633
ton
of recycled plastic materials used in 2019
Plastics
Our ambition is to achieve zero plastic waste in our
store and distribution center operations. We are
taking steps all over our business to use less plastic,
recycle more, and develop innovations that help us
better manage plastic materials and reduce waste.
We are also pushing for a higher recycled content
for in-store consumer products, like bags and other
packaging materials. In 2019, we used 187,374 tons
of recycled materials, 84% more than in 2018.
In Mexico and Central America, the #SinBolsaPorFavor
campaign was implemented to discourage the use
of single-use plastic bags. A reduction of 39.61%
equivalent 236.77 million plastic bags.
We work with our suppliers to reduce unnecessary
plastic packaging, increase the recyclability of
packaging, and increase the content of recycled
material. For our Private Brands products, we have committed by 2025 to:
- 100% recyclable, reusable, or compostable packaging.
- 20% post-consumer recycled material in packaging.
- Eliminate non-recyclable packaging material.
- Reduce plastic packaging and containers where possible.
In 2019, we joined the National Agreement for the New Economy of Plastics in Mexico.
We also signed an Agreement with the
Government of Mexico City for the disposal of
plastic and single-use bags.
Reusable bag
7.6
millions
of pieces
30
%
shoppig
increment vs 2016
24
,
101
Ton
materials with recycled content
1.5
%
Recycled Paper
85.4
%
Recycled toilet paper
40.4
%
Plastics
28
%
Plastic Bags
Customers’ programs
The initiative is an alliance with suppliers, allies, and recycling companies such as:
Grupo AlEn, Colgate Palmolive, Grupo Bimbo, Grupo Lala, Grupo Modelo, Nestlé, L’Oreal, Mustela, Unilever, Ecolana, Dow, Tetra Pak, BioBox, Biopappel, among others.
3
,
723
kg
Program: Reciclamanía
Glass, PET, high and low density
polyethylene, and polypropylene
2
,
950
kg
Program: Recycle the cans
Cans
Cans
35
,
957
kg
Program: Singrem
Expired medications
24
,
376
kg
Program: Make your city green
Christmas trees
30
,
421
kg
Program: Recycling for your community
PET and aluminum cans
4
,
824
kg
Program: Biobox
PET
37
,
817
kg
Program: Recycle to win
PET, high-density polyethylene, and
aluminum cans
Sustainable water management
Total water consumption
12
,
764
,0
19
m3
1.83
%
well supply
76.28
%
municipal supply
4.71
%
piping supply
22.2
%
recycled water
Treatment plants
1
,0
174
Total
805
Central America
369
Mexico
Water-related risks in our operation
In our operation
In our supply chain
Sustainable sourcing
We believe that customers should not have to choose between an
affordable product and one that is good for the environment. That’s
why we work with our suppliers to develop responsible and sustainable
sourcing that reduces the environmental impact of products in the life
cycle phases where it is most significant.
The organic product offer grew 36.2% and
represents 2.7% of the category in
Superama stores
Free range egg sales increased 93.1% at
Superama and Walmart and accounting
2.6% of the category
100% of our pork meat suppliers have
adopted the five freedoms of animal welfare
in their farms or those of their suppliers
Zero deforestation
We are committed to achieve zero deforestation
in the palm oil and pulp & paper supply chain for
our Private Brand products by the end of 2020.
Sustainable seafood products
We have a policy in which we commit to buy and
sell fresh and frozen seafood, as well as canned tuna
from certified sustainable sources or with a Fishery
Improvement Project by the year 2025.
Paper and pulp
61
%
Palm oil
85
%
Fresh and frozen seafood
30
%
BAP
5.6
%
MSC
Canned tuna
71
%
MSC
The number of products decreased compared to last year, as we did not count the products with oxo-biodegradability characteristics, because there was no conclusive evidence of their biodegradability.
2
,
274
products
with less environmental impact
