Axfood presents sustainability programme with tough climate targets

Axfood presents sustainability programme with tough climate targets

Axfood will present its sustainability programme, with some of the toughest
climate targets in the industry, at a press conference to be held today at 10.30
CET at the Sustainability Day at Cirkus in Stockholm.

The Group's sustainability programme covers environmental aspects, animal
welfare and social issues. Axfood will reduce the climate impact from its
operations by 75% by 2020, among other things by using renewable electricity and
reducing energy consumption by 30% per square metre. 

Some examples from the sustainability programme:

Willys to launch Sweden's cheapest bag of organic groceries. 

We do not sell fish on WWF's red list. 

We will increase the number of social audits and raise the quality of follow-up.

We will provide employees with training in environmental matters.

We purchase certified palm oil for our private labels.


For further information, please contact:
Ingmar Kroon, Manager Media Relations Axfood AB, tel +46 702 89 89 83
Åsa Domeij, Head of Environment and Social Responsibility, Axfood, tel. +46-73
077 43 07
Camilla Weiner, Head of Corporate Communications, Axfood AB, +46-734 04 70 62

Axfood AB conducts food retail and wholesale business in Sweden. Retail business
is conducted through the wholly owned store chains Willys, Hemköp and PrisXtra,
comprising 225 stores in all. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a number of
proprietor-run stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements. These include
stores within the Hemköp and Willys chains as well as stores run under the
Handlar'n and Tempo profiles. In all, Axfood collaborates with approximately 840
proprietor-run stores. Wholesaling is conducted through Dagab and Axfood
Närlivs. Axfood is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list. Axel
Johnson AB is the principal owner, with approximately 46% of the shares.