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Table of contents Statutory CSR report, cf. section 99a of the Danish Financial Statement Act 1 Introduction 3 Waste less food 3 REMA 1000 – Discount with attitude 4 The UN Sustainable Development Goals 5 REMA 1000's objectives 2015 – including accomplishments 6 REMA 1000's objectives 2016 7 2 The company About REMA 1000 Results in 2015 8 8 9 The values of REMA 1000 9 3 Our ve focus areas 10 The healthy family 10 A happy environment 14 The good supplier 18 REMA 1000's donations to welfare 21 The motivating workplace 24 4 Appendices Appendix 1: Donations and sponsorships Appendix 2: The ve focus areas of REMA 1000 30 30 31 2 REMA 1000 Corporate social responsibility 2015 | Discount with attitude
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1 Introduction Waste less food 8 values written in a small, navy blue book, by Norwegian founder, Odd Reitan, are the principles behind the value based philosophy which drives REMA 1000. In his book, Odd emphasizes that “determination without humility creates con ict. Lead the way and set a good example”. Here at REMA 1000, we have the determination to succeed, but recognize that humility is required to keep the focus on our performance, and to reach our goals. We are constantly working on improving our range of products to be more sustainable. We achieve this through innovative partnerships with likeminded organisations, as well as public institutions and charities, through close cooperation and a clear agenda to promote sustainability. Performance is critical but we must never become complacent. In 2014, we developed our rst sustainability objectives. Within our 5 focus areas, we de ned 10 strategic objectives, which we have been working hard to achieve. The activities and results are described in more detail in the attached 2015 REMA 1000 Social Responsibility Report. We believe that as well as bene ting REMA 1000, our activities must bene t the society which we are a part of. Danish households discard more than 260.000 tonnes of food each year which means on average, each Dane throws out 47 kg of food, at a total annual cost 1.6 billion DKK. Food waste is damaging not only for the Danish economy but also to the environment. REMA 1000 was the rst food chain in Denmark to address the issue of food wastage and has been leading the way ever since. In 2008, multi - buy discounts were discontinued as they contribute to food waste. Selected fruit and vegetables are sold by weight and not per piece and in 2015, bread and meat pack sizes have been reduced. Reduction in food waste has been and will continue to be one of our key sustainability areas. We have vested our hearts and minds in in this project and in 2015, we launched the website megetmindremadspild.dk. Have a look, and see what you can do to reduce food waste. Enjoy! Henrik Burkal Chief Executive Of cer REMA 1000 Corporate social responsibility 2015 | Discount with attitude 3
