We aim to protect and conserve the world around us through sustainable practices and initiatives.
Our 2023 Highlights
1Founded in 2012, this was originally called the Asda Sustain and Save Exchange. It is an online private community for our suppliers to collaborate and share best practice in sustainability and resource efficiency
2According to OPRL definitions of recyclable. 86.2% recyclable at kerbside, 4.7% recyclable at large stores.
3From a 2015 baseline.
4Surplus food was donated from our stores, depots and home offices. A meal can be defined as 420g of food, definition from WRAP.
Our Commitments
We stated our ambition to be a net-zero business in 2021, establishing a clear roadmap to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within our own operations by 2040. Building on our progress, we now intend to accelerate our efforts for greater impact. And we’ll keep you informed of our performance, achievements and challenges along the way.
Focus Areas and Initiatives
- Why sustainability mattersRecognising we have a responsibility to conserve our planet for future generations.Find out more
- Energy change and carbon mitigationWe are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our operations, the goods and services we sell, and the suppliers who make them, with an ultimate ambition of becoming an end-to-end net zero carbon emissions business.Find out more
- Farming and NatureWe’re working with suppliers, farmers and growers to be good stewards of nature—from deforestation, animal welfare and husbandry, to looking after soils, biodiversity and water. We want to make sure that wherever we leave an environmental footprint it’s as light as possible, and our ultimate aim is to have a regenerative impact on nature, with all of our food sustainably sourced.Find out more
- WasteWe are determined to do whatever we can to reduce waste, across our business. Through an end to end focus on waste and moving towards circular economies, we can eliminate waste of all kinds.Find out more
- Refill (Customer Value)We’re enabling Asda customers to shop more sustainably by giving them greener choices that save them money.Find out more