Bol wants to accelerate sustainable consumption. Our ambition is to reduce the impact of our activities on the planet as much as possible. We do this, among other things, by packing and delivering our products as efficiently as possible. All the electricity we use comes from Dutch solar panels and wind turbines. But that doesn’t mean we’re there yet. 

The retail industry is responsible for a significant percentage of global greenhouse gases, such as carbon emissions. We need to join forces to reduce these emissions. Although this may seem like a lot of work at first, it also offers us an opportunity to work together on reversing the effects of climate change. As part of the Science As part of the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), we are working with our parent company Ahold Delhaize to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout our supply chain. In that context, we’re looking forward to working with our suppliers to report progress annually. 

As you, as our valued supplier, are playing a vital role in achieving our reduction goals, we’re asking you, and all our other suppliers to: 

• Commit to the Net Zero targets of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) by 31 December 2024. This commitment is an important step which will enable you to establish your own Net Zero Science Based Targets and have them validated by SBTi within 24 months after making the commitment; 

In addition, we ask our 250 most GHG emitting suppliers to:  

• Report 2023 scope 1-2-3 carbon emissions and emission reduction plans to Ahold Delhaize before 30 September 2024. In April 2024 you will receive an invitation from the international climate benchmark CDP to onboard yourself and instructions to start reporting. From 2025 onwards this will become an annual process in which suppliers report on the previous reporting year. This process will gradually be rolled out to all our suppliers.

We understand that measuring and reducing carbon emissions is a new and evolving topic. With our climate hub we want to support you with information and tooling to start your reduction journey, or help you progress on your current climate reduction efforts. You will find new content and updates about our emission reduction program on this hub. 

Good to know: all information shared with you on this climate hub refers to company-level reporting on scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Simultaneously, we are developing a consumer-facing tool for which we are investigating product-level climate impact. This tool will be rolled out in 2024 and 2025 – more information on this will be added later.  

Where to start? 

This climate hub guides you in taking the first or next steps of your emission reduction journey. In general, there are 3 areas to work in, being (1) Carbon Footprinting, (2) Climate Targetsetting and (3) Climate Reporting. 

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