Auchan Retail International S.A.

Auchan Retail International S.A., headquartered in France and operating within the real estate services sector, has established robust climate commitments focused on significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions across its value chain.

While specific absolute emissions figures for recent years are not available, Auchan Retail's climate strategy is underpinned by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated goals. The company commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 62.78% by 2030, using a 2019 baseline year. This commitment aligns with keeping global warming to 1.5°C. Furthermore, Auchan Retail aims to achieve 100% renewable electricity sourcing by 2030, an increase from 14.7% in 2019.

For Scope 3 emissions, Auchan Retail has set a target to reduce absolute GHG emissions by 25.0% by 2030, with a 2020 base year. This reduction encompasses categories such as purchased goods and services, upstream and downstream transportation and distribution, use of sold products, and end-of-life treatment of sold products. Additionally, a specific commitment targets a 42.0% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products covering sold fossil fuels within the same timeframe. A further commitment addresses Land Use for a 30.3% reduction in FLAG (Forest, Land and Agriculture) GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2020 base year, with a goal of no deforestation across primary deforestation-linked commodities by March 24, 2028.

It is important to note that Auchan Retail's SBTi targets are cascaded from its ultimate parent company, ELO S.A., at cascade level 1. Performance data is also inherited from ELO S.A. at this cascade level.