ERRT President Sir Terry Leahy and EuroCommerce President Rainhardt von Leoprechting announce sustainable business code for Europe’s retailers.

One year on from the launch of the Retailers’ Environmental Action Programme (REAP), Sir Terry Leahy, CEO of Tesco and President of the European Retail Round Table, and Rainhardt von Leoprechting, Vice President / Head of Corporate Relations, Metro Group and President of EuroCommerce today announced a Code for Environmentally Sustainable Business.

The code, which has already been signed by 17[1] companies and 9[2] federations, commits retailers to action in six areas: sourcing; resource efficiency; transport and distribution; waste management; communications and reporting.

[1] Asda Wal*Mart, Auchan, Carrefour, C&A, Delhaize, Ikea, Inditex, Kaufland, Kingfisher, Marks and Spencer, Mercator, Mercadona, Metro Group, Rewe Group, Royal Ahold, Tesco, Coop Switzerland

[2] ANGED (Asocación Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribución), CCP (Confederação de Comércio e Serviços de Portugal), CEC (Confederación Española de Comercio), CLC (Conféderation Luxembourgeoise du Commerce),  EuroCommerce, ERRT (European Retail Round Table), FCD (Fédération des Entreprises du Commerce et de la Distribution),  Fedis (Fédération des Entreprises de Distribution), Finnish Commerce Federation, Kaupan Liitto (Federation of Finnish Commerce)