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Energy & carbon
The welfare of the planet is as important to us as our commitment to people and prices.
This means considering the environmental impact of every part of our business, from the light bulbs we use to the heavy goods vehicles we drive.
Not only have we put energy efficiency initiatives in place but we are also committed to helping our suppliers reduce the amount of carbon they omit during the manufacturing of the products we sell.
Your footprint
To calculate your carbon foot print, visit the Government’s carbon calculator.
Energy efficiency
We have a comprehensive energy efficiency program, which also includes identifying renewable sources of energy to power our stores and depots.
In existing stores we are on target to reduce our energy consumption by 20% by 2012 (compared to measurements taken in 2005). This has been achieved through a programme of innovations and upgrades, such as motion triggered lighting and state–of–the–art boiler systems.
We are also committed to ensuring that all of the new stores we build use 30% less energy and greenhouse gases by the end of 2009, through the use of new building techniques and materials — for example, the increased use of natural lighting and natural ventilation systems instead of air conditioning.
Our main goal is for our entire estate of stores and depots to be supplied by 100% renewable energy. At the moment we are seeking planning permission to build wind turbines at six of our distribution centres around the UK. We are also testing the benefits of combined heat and power systems at two stores in Northern Ireland.
ASDA is committed to building new stores which use 30% less energy and greenhouse gases by the end of 2009.
Building a better future
We’ve launched a programme that will enable us to divert from landfill all of the construction waste from our new stores by 2010.
We are also moving away from construction materials which require a lot of energy — and therefore carbon — to produce. Our store in Shaw, Oldham has a frame built entirely from sustainably sourced Scandinavian timber, which is much more environmentally friendly compared to concrete and steel. Shaw also makes use of natural light, using north facing skylights to let in light, but not too much heat.
Our flagship green store, currently under construction in Bootle, Merseyside will have both of these elements along with a number of other innovations. These include a translucent panelling on the south-facing wall to increase natural light, plus under-floor heating from a geothermal source and recycled materials throughout.
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ASDA has launched a programme to divert all of the construction waste produced when building new stores from landfill by 2010.
Embedded carbon
Helping our suppliers to reduce the amount of carbon emitted during the manufacture, growing and processing of our products — known as embedded carbon — makes shopping at ASDA naturally greener.
During 2007 we worked closely with a number of our fresh food suppliers to map the embedded carbon in their products. As part of this work we have identified ‘hot spots‘ that can be targeted to significantly reduce levels of carbon.
For the dairy industry, we have created a tool kit to help identify and reduce embedded carbon. We will continue this work with 100 dairy farms to calculate their individual carbon footprints.
ASDA is also part of the Institute of Grocery Distribution (a think–tank and research organisation for the sector), working with the British Standards Institute to find a method by which all retailers can measure the amount of embedded carbon in their supply chains.
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At ASDA we’re striving to make shopping with us naturally greener.
Transport and distribution
Take a look at how we are ensuring every aspect of our supply chain is as efficient as possible by reducing costs and reducing road miles where possible.
See our transport and distribution page for more information.
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At ASDA we’re striving to make shopping with us naturally greener.
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