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Colruyt Group

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• 3rd generation• 1928: wholesale trade in colonial

goods• Sixties: first supermarkets

Family business

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Colruyt Group

Colex

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Our mission

Colruyt Group Mission

Together, we create sustainable added valuethrough value-driven craftsmanship in retail

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Added value: commitments

1991

Greenline Charter

1997

CodeCollibri

2001

Code working environment & child labour

2005

Transport Charter

Collibri Foundation

for education

2010 2011

Ethicalcharter

Colruyt Group

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End of 3P model

ProfitPeoplePlanet

SocialEcology

Economy

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Create an added value

= Take our responsibility:

• Belief in sustainable business

• Long-term growth and innovation

• Economy as a driving force for positive development

Ecology

Social

Economy

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From a positive attitude

• Don't waste energy on fear or guilt• Positive attitude • Inspire people

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Sustainable: ‘Chain’ thinking

Indirect

IndirectDirect impactIndirect

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Green energy: overview

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Green energy

Take initiatives snowball effect

• 1999: 1st wind turbine• 2006: solar panels on DCs and

stores• 2007: biomass• 2011: 100% own green

electricity

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Conclusion

• Anywhere in the chain: take responsability– Enable, Examplify, Encourage, Engage

• Alone we can't make the difference, but we can inspire and energise people

• Not a revolution: step by step• The biggest tree was once a very small

seed…