Carrefour supports the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were set by the United Nations at its conference in Rio de Janeiro to meet the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges facing the world. Carrefour adheres in particular to seven priority SDGs to which it contributes by means of its various CSR policies and its food transition for all strategy. The Group’s objectives, particularly those associated with its CSR and Food Transition Index, are aligned with these priority SDGs.

CSR and food transition governance bodies

Governance of the food transition and CSR policies is exercised jointly by the Group Executive Committee, the Board of Directors and the CSR Committee. The Group Secretary General, the Strategy and Transformation department and country-based departments coordinate the roll-out of food transition and CSR programmes in a unified manner across the entire Group:

the Group Executive Committee defines CSR strategy, policies and objectives, and measures CSR performance. The Executive Committee of each country rolls the strategy out at the local level:

the Board of Directors approves the strategy drawn up by the Executive Committee and evaluates its implementation. In 2019, during meetings with the dedicated CSR Committee, the Board deliberated on financing for agricultural projects, reducing and ecodesigning packaging (Group packaging strategy, draft e-commerce strategy – Loop by Carrefour, innovation platform – (RE)SET), combating food waste (partnership with Too Good To Go), transparency (Blockchain) and the deployment of Nutri-Score:

the Group Secretary General oversees implementation of the food transition throughout the Group. He is in charge of the Food Transition Advisory Committee. The Group Secretary General coordinates the roll-out of the food transition on a consistent basis across all countries:

the Group Strategy department is tasked with defining and implementing the objectives of the “Carrefour 2022” strategic plan, which includes the objectives relating to the food transition for all.