Ahold's Sustainability Initiatives
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Case Code : BECG055
Case Length : 18 Pages
Period : -
Pub. Date : 2006
Teaching Note :Not Available
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Industry : Retail
Countries : Netherlands
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Ahold's Sustainability Policy
Ahold described itself as a sustainable company which, according to it, meant that it strove to improve the quality of life of its customers and other stakeholders. Ahold's operating companies shared knowledge and best practices with respect to issues concerning sustainability and applied it in a manner that suited the requirements of their individual markets...
PROVIDING SAFE FOOD
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The top priority at Ahold's was to always provide the safest possible products to its customers. Ahold constituted a committee called the Ahold Food Safety Advisory Committee (AFSAC) to ensure that its customers always got safe food.
The AFSAC brought together experts from each arena and the Group Support Office to take advantage of synergies among Ahold's operating companies and also to share knowledge. Ahold even educated its customers through consumer magazines, company websites, and in-store leaflets, about the significance of the proper handling of food at their end. The HACCP principles formed the basis of Ahold's policy at all levels...
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GIVING CUSTOMERS AN ORGANIC ALTERNATIVE
Almost all Ahold stores provided customers the choice of purchasing organic products. The company also witnessed a steady increase in demand for its organic assortment. By improving product availability and in-store communication about organic products to its customers, Ahold played a role in increasing the demand and consumption of organic products. It was also developing a new private label organic product line in the U.S. to be priced lower than comparable branded products...
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CONCERN FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
As of 2005, Ahold had divested its operations in Asia and South America and was primarily operating in Europe and the US. The animal welfare standards in these two regions were very different and within each region too, there were differences in legal frameworks and societal expectations. ICA met EU regulations on animal welfare for products with the ICA brand name that contained meat, such as meatballs and pizza...
USING ENERGY RESPONSIBLY
Ahold made constant efforts to minimize its energy consumption. |
Energy was primarily consumed in its companies to preserve the quality and freshness of food (refrigeration equipment and ovens) and also for creating an appealing shopping ambience (lighting, air-conditioning)...
REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ITS OPERATIONS
Ahold aimed to use sustainability as a tool to reduce its negative impact on the environment and at the same time, improve its efficiency and reduce costs. For example, an efficient supply chain would preserve the freshness and quality of its products, and hence benefit its customers...
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