Tesco gets even greener

We’re all striving to be more environmentally friendly and kinder to the planet, which is why Tesco has pledged to help UK households lower their energy bills and reduce their carbon emissions.

Tesco’s latest initiatives continue their groundbreaking work to introduce clear, low-carbon choices for consumers, giving them the power to reduce their carbon footprints.

Buy One Get One Free – Later is just one of them. Often when customers buy fresh foods on 'buy one, get one free', they don’t have time to use the second item. Buy One Get One Free – Later will give customers the opportunity to be able to pick up their free product when they need it, helping to reduce waste. Also available is a complete home energy service from Tesco, where customers can get advice on insulation and renewable sources for their home.

The initiatives announced by Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy include:

• A challenge to achieve a 30 per cent reduction by 2020 in the carbon impact of the products in Tesco’s supply chain, starting in the UK
• Spreading green systems and technology pioneered by Tesco businesses in developed countries to its operations in developing countries
• Working with others, to identify and communicate clear ways in which customers can halve their personal and domestic carbon footprints by 2020.
• The creation of a Tesco Home Energy and Emissions Service to provide a trusted one-stop solution for customers seeking to cut emissions and bills at home through energy saving and use of renewable energy.
• Extending green Clubcard points to encourage environmentally friendly, carbon-conscious purchasing.
• Support for a universal accountancy standard for carbon in products and services that will provide a basis for carbon co-operation between businesses and promote carbon numeracy among consumers.

Sir Terry also committed Tesco to becoming a zero-carbon business by 2050 without purchasing offsets.

Read more about these latest initiatives here.

Find out what else Tesco is up to in our Greener Tesco section.