Musgrave ‘to slash carbon 70pc by 2025’

MUSGRAVE plans to slash the company’s carbon footprint by 70pc within six years across its brands, including SuperValu and Centra.

The grocery group published a 25-point plan yesterday that sets targets for reducing plastics, carbon, food waste and unhealthy foods by 2025.

Environment Minister Richard Bruton, who helped launch the plan at the SuperValu in Killester, north Dublin, said Musgrave’s pledges “will be welcomed by consumers who look to retailers to act in a way that is more conscious of their impact on the environment”.

The Government in September named Musgrave as one of its sustainable development ‘champions’ tasked with enacting and enforcing the United Nations’ carbon-cutting goals.

By 2025 Musgrave aims to:

Make 100pc of its ownbrand, fresh produce and in-store packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable;

Reduce the group’s carbon impact across the island of Ireland by 70pc;

Use 100pc green electricity at all its facilities;

Send no recoverable waste to landfill;

Ensure that surplus food goes to charities, not wasted.

“The need for change is urgent, particularly in health, climate change and plastics,” said Musgrave CEO Chris Martin. “Musgrave is committed to operational and behavioural transformation to leave a positive legacy for the generations that follow.”

He said Musgrave would work with 1,400 retailers “to minimise waste and maximise recycling”.