ENVIRONMENT - Royal Dutch Paardekooper Group Sustainability Report 2022

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Products are no longer aloud based on (future) law & regulations

12,8%

Products are not recyclable or materials are not of responsible origin

Products are recyclable on large scale and/or consist of bio-based materials of responsible origin

Products are recyclable and consist of more than 35% recycled material or are reusable

Products are reusable and traceable in a circular loop system

0,4%

8,5%

35,2%

43,1%

Electricity

Company and lease cars

TRUCKS

Electric company and lease cars

GAS

Reduce energy consumption

2022

2021

Step-by-step implementation
of the assortment classification

Improvement of product sustainability

We have created an assortment classification which allows us to clearly and unambiguously classify our products in terms of (level of) sustainability.

In 2022 we focused on implementing this method in the organisation. To this end, tools were developed, including a dashboard in PowerBI to automatically classify the products in the correct assortment category. Next, we launched a pilot study involving a group of ambassadors from the organisation to gain experience in the classification's application for seven customers.

These colleagues received training on the system from the sustainability team and went on to apply it collectively to the customer's assortment. Specific steps toward sustainability were taken in collaboration with the customer. Using the insights from the pilot study, we will roll the assortment classification out to the rest of our organisation and a larger group of customers in 2023.

It gives us a standard method by which to measure our progress in improving the sustainability of our assortment internally and at the same time collaborate with our customers on improving the sustainability of their packaging. Besides packaging, other large product groups such as bin bags, tableware and gloves are included. Our assortment classification aligns us with European ambitions to reduce the impact of packaging as stated in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

We aim to demonstrably improve the sustainability of our assortment through smart, circular packaging, packaging systems and services.

Solar panels on office buildings

LED lighting in buildings

Going gas-free after store modernisations

Project zero: We are taking steps to reduce our own waste stream.

Sustainable newbuilds

We stopped using disposable cups in mid-2022. Our employees were given the sustainable Paardekooper Dopper as a replacement and have access to the Paardekooper assortment of reusable cups, such as the Ornamin and the Zero Waste cup.

Our premises in Den Hoorn hold the BREEAM-NL Excellent certificate. Our premises in Aalsmeer are also BREEAM certified.

We have taken the opportunity to go gas-free when modernising our Paardekooper Stores.

All the new lighting we install is LED lighting. As time goes on, more and more of our premises are fitted with LED lighting, and we have also added motion sensors.

Wherever possible, we fill our roofs with solar panels with a view to generating our own electricity. Now we have almost 20,000 solar panels on our premises.

Step by step we are taking measures
to make our business operations more sustainable and reduce our footprint:

Electric company and lease cars

Electricity

TRUCKS

Company and lease cars

GAS

2.130

22

1.740

420

632

2.293

11

1.539

508

704

Scope 3: CO₂emissions in the supply chain

Scope 3 emissions cover all of the emissions that we create through our product purchases, as well as through air travel and external transport services, for example. While we have no direct influence over these emissions, we are in a position to make conscious choices about them. In 2023 we will gain insight in our scope 3 emissions, which should allow us to focus on their reduction.

CO₂-footprint for 2021 versus 2022
CO₂ emissions (in tonnes)

Scope 1 AND 2:
the organisation's CO₂emissions

Our CO₂emissions originate mainly from the gas and electricity used on our premises and the petrol and diesel used by our trucks and lease cars. The graph (side) shows our scope 1 and 2 CO₂footprint for 2022, and the graph below shows the trend since 2021. The CO₂footprint for 2022 (4943 tons) is more than 2% below that for 2021 (5055 tons). The decrease is mostly due to the 10% lower gas consumption.

This saving was made in the Horti division and is mainly due to our mid-year relocation to more economical premises. We are also seeing lower emissions from our lease fleet, which reflects our phasing out of diesel cars and growing uptake of electric. Some of our electricity is from solar panels on the roof, and the portion shown below is from non-renewable sources. The purchase of green electricity on a large-scale is therefore an important action point in the years to come.

CO₂-footprint 2022 (scope 1 and 2)
shown in percentages

In 2023 we will recalibrate our CO₂reduction targets on the strength of this data and draw up a specific action plan complete with measures. We will do this in accordance with the requirements of the Science-based Target initiative, through which we will ensure that our objectives make an adequate contribution to the Paris climate goals.

We consider it our responsibility to reduce our organisational CO₂footprint as far as possible.

OUR CO₂ FOOTPRINT

To take steps in the right direction we need a good understanding of that CO₂footprint. Which is why we put so much work into the project last year. With help from the sustainability consultancy, Sustainalize, we mapped our CO₂footprint for 2021 before adding the data for 2022. We used the methods and scopes set out in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the international standard for corporate greenhouse gas emission reporting.

The impact of our organisation

5%

95%

PEF
Product footprint

OEF
Operational footprint

Environmental impact

‘The lower emissions from our lease fleet show that we are phasing out diesel cars and taking up more electric.’

Herbruikbare
maaltijdverpakking Landal
Greenparks Duitsland

Na een succesvolle pilot met een retourpercentage van 100%, werken zes Duitse bungalowparken inmiddels met onze herbruikbare maaltijdverpakkingen voor het snackbargedeelte.

Landal Greenparks verzorgt zelf de reiniging van de herbruikbare verpakkingen en zet deze opnieuw in. Als de verpakking aan het einde van de bruikbare levensduur is, verzorgt Paardekooper de recycling in samenwerking met de producent.

• Retoursysteem o.b.v. statiegeld.
• Voldoet aan SUP-wetgeving.
• Minder verpakkingsafval.
• Tevreden gasten.
• Volledig circulair.

HERBRUIKBAAR
VERSZAKJE
SUPERMARKTEN

In samenwerking met Albert Heijn hebben we een herbruikbaar verszakje ontwikkeld. Het verszakje, gemaakt van nylon, is geschikt voor het verpakken en meenemen van bijvoorbeeld groenten, fruit en broodjes en is een duurzame vervanger van het traditionele plastic verszakje. De impact is wetenschappelijk onderzocht door The LCA Centre. Het herbruikbare verszakje heeft na 6 keer hergebruik een lagere CO2-footprint in vergelijking met een traditioneel hemdzakje van HDPE dat 1 keer wordt gebruikt.

• Aantoonbaar duurzamer na zes keer hergebruik.
• Minder verpakkingsafval.
• Voorloper die de retail in beweging heeft gezet.

POWERSTERKO
AFVALZAKKEN VAN
GERECYCLED MATERIAAL

Na een succesvolle pilot met een retourpercentage van 100%, werken zes Duitse bungalowparken inmiddels met onze herbruikbare maaltijdverpakkingen voor het snackbargedeelte.

Landal Greenparks verzorgt zelf de reiniging van de herbruikbare verpakkingen en zet deze opnieuw in. Als de verpakking aan het einde van de bruikbare levensduur is, verzorgt Paardekooper de recycling in samenwerking met de producent.

• Retoursysteem o.b.v. statiegeld.
• Voldoet aan SUP-wetgeving.
• Minder verpakkingsafval.
• Tevreden gasten.
• Volledig circulair.

5/11

ENVIRONMENT

We reduce our
environmental impact

We aim to reduce our environmental impact. We see this in terms of our Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and Operational Environmental Footprint (OEF). As a wholesaler with only a small proportion of in-company production, about 95% of our total environmental impact is due to our products and 5% to our organisation.

OVERIG

14.658

AGRi & INDUSTRY

102.799

HORTI

195.172

FOOD & SERVICES

157.943