Lagardère Travel Retail Joins Collective Initiative to Reduce CO₂ Emissions in the Supply Chain

For the first time ever in the food and non-food retail sector, nine major retailers are uniting under the coordination of Perifem and the Fédération du Commerce et de la Distribution (FCD) to launch LESS (Low Emission Sustainable Sourcing), a voluntary collective initiative designed to harmonize the reporting of CO₂ emission reductions by suppliers. This landmark collaboration marks a decisive step forward in tackling the urgent challenge of decarbonizing the supply chain with key players along the entire value chain.

With over 90% of greenhouse gas emissions in retailing linked to indirect emissions from the value chain (scope 3), addressing these emissions is critical. Through LESS, Lagardère Travel Retail joins forces with eight leading retailers on the French domestic market – Auchan, Carrefour, Coopérative U, Groupe Casino, Groupement Mousquetaires, Mouvement E.Leclerc, Lidl, and METRO France -to create a unified platform that simplifies carbon data collection and enhances transparency.

The OpenClimat platform, selected after a rigorous evaluation process, will provide suppliers with a single gateway to report their CO₂ reduction efforts across all participating retailers, enabling them to highlight their commitments and progress. Retailers will gain consolidated insights into indirect emissions related to the products they market, empowering enhanced, more granular and data-driven decarbonization strategies.

A technical expert committee, composed of Deloitte (methodological expertise), Sweep (data and carbon reporting tool expertise) and FoodPilot (carbon emission on product level expertise) has been put into place to accompany the project.

“This unprecedented collaboration reflects our shared ambition to lead sustainable sourcing and set new industry standards for environmental responsibility,” said Lucio Rossetto, COO Europe & CSR. “By coming together, we amplify our impact and pave the way for a for a more sustainable business”

The initiative is open to all French and European retailers and foodservice operators willing to join this collective movement.

The platform should go live on 15^th October. All suppliers and brand partners are strongly encouraged to participate in this unique collaborative effort by sharing your ambitions and your strategies by means of this platform. The joint approach will hugely contribute to enhancing the carbon emissions reduction efforts of all players along the value chain, and strengthening the approaches in a collective way.

This commitment is part of our CSR roadmap, PEPS (Planet, Ethics, People, Social).

This collective initiative falls under the Planet pillar of our PEPS CSR strategy, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of our operations in close collaboration with Landlords, Brands, and Suppliers.

We are dedicated to achieving a 25% absolute reduction in Scope 3 carbon emissions by 2030 (using 2024 as the base year), in full alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) requirements.

Please find here the link to our 2025 CSR PEPS roadmap.

ABOUT LAGARDERE TRAVEL RETAIL 
One of the two priority divisions of Lagardère group, Lagardère Travel Retail is a leading global Travel Retailer, with the longest standing expertise of serving the needs of travelers and partners across Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Dining. Lagardère Travel Retail operates over 4,970 stores in airports, railway stations and other concessions in 51 countries, and has generated €7.6 bn in sales (100%) in 2024.  ​We harness our pioneering culture to make travel more enjoyable with bespoke offers and experiences. We invest our world-class global expertise and local knowledge to design value-creating partnerships and experiences for our stakeholders: landlords, brands, travelers, employees and communities.  ​
We actively champion the more sustainable future of Travel Retail through our comprehensive CSR strategy, covering all aspects of where we, as a business, have an impact and can make a difference.  
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