CO2 emissions from Seven & i HD stores, etc. will reach virtually zero in 2050

CO2 emissions from Seven & i HD stores, etc. will reach virtually zero in 2050 November 20, 21:24

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., a major distributor, plans to introduce a new goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from stores to virtually zero by 2050 in order to strengthen measures against global warming.

We plan to invest 100 billion yen over the next five years.

According to Seven & i, we are planning to introduce a new target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from more than 30,000 stores of the Group, including overseas, such as convenience stores to virtually zero by 2050.

So far, we have set a goal of reducing emissions by 80% or more by 2050 compared to 2013, but in response to the government's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole. , Raised the goal.

The group emitted more than 2.1 million tons of carbon dioxide last year, but in the future, we will expand the introduction of solar power generation and LED lighting in stores, and we are promoting greenhouse gases with Toyota Motor Corporation. We plan to invest 100 billion yen over the next five years, including the commercialization of fuel cell trucks that will not be released.

Aeon, a major distributor, has also set a goal of reducing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from stores to virtually zero by 2050, and the distribution industry is also expanding its response to global warming countermeasures.