Ahold Delhaize invests in sustainable products, reduces climate impact and promotes healthier eating using funds raised with ...
2020年6月30日 - 3:00PM
Zaandam, the Netherlands, June 30, 2020 - Ahold Delhaize today
announces that the full proceeds of the company’s
first Sustainability Bond have been used to support the
increased consumption of sustainably sourced products, further
reduce the company’s climate impact and increase sales of healthier
products. The transaction made Ahold Delhaize the first retailer to
issue a euro-denominated Sustainability Bond, highlighting the
company’s commitment to accelerate the transition to sustainable
food systems.
Ahold Delhaize raised €600 million in June last year through the
issuance of a Sustainability Bond maturing on June 26, 2025, in
line with its Sustainability Bond Framework. Sustainalytics, an
independent provider of Environmental, Social and Governance
research and ratings, delivered a second-party opinion on the
Framework and an Annual Review of the subsequent Sustainability
Bond Report. Both are available on Ahold Delhaize’s website.
“Through this first experience in connecting our health and
sustainability ambitions with company financing, we learned there
are many investors who are both eager to support the transition to
a more sustainable food future and share with us their learnings.
Those learnings informed our recent sustainability actions, and
we’re very optimistic about future potential for
sustainability-linked financing”, said Miguel Silva Gonzalez,
Senior Vice President & Treasurer of Ahold Delhaize.
The largest portion of the proceeds – €432 million – were used
to further expand sourcing of sustainable seafood, coffee, tea, and
cocoa. In addition, some of the proceeds were allocated to the
production cost of the ‘Urban Farm’ on the roof of a Delhaize
Belgium store.
Furthermore, €161m was invested in renewable energy
installations, energy efficient equipment, refrigeration
improvements, and green buildings. Specific projects included the
installation of LED lighting, heat reclaim systems, CO2
refrigeration systems, energy efficient doors on refrigerated
cases, and solar panels in distribution centers, stores and
offices.
The remainder of the proceeds were used to implement and expand
healthier eating initiatives while maintaining affordability,
including R&D for reformulated products and the marketing and
distribution of healthier products. Significant investments were
made in the nutritional navigation systems that provide customers
transparency on product nutritional value.
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law.
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