Retail and wholesale provide an essential service to their customers every day, all over Europe. Our sector is heavily dependent on energy and systems need to remain running – e.g., shop’s cooling and heating systems cannot be shut down when stores are closed.
Our sector is taking leadership on energy-saving measures – by reducing in-store temperature, turning lights off at night and conserving heat in stores.
Our sector has initiated voluntary measures to optimise the use of lighting in stores. These measures were applied in shops and in operations, contributing to the common effort to reduce energy consumption in Europe.
Our sector has initiated voluntary measures regarding refrigeration and heating systems. The sector proposes an exhaustive review of the temperature ranges of the refrigeration equipment and heating systems (e.g., refrigeration chambers, refrigeration walls and freezer cabinets), without jeopardising the quality or safety of products.
Our sector has initiated voluntary measures to reduce energy consumption in business operations. Energy efficiency management has become crucial in running businesses and in equipment inspections. Retailers and wholesalers are dedicating funds for specific investments in this area to address the need to increase energy efficiency.
Our sector is focusing on increasing awareness for energy efficiency measures inside- and outside its business operations. Employee training in energy savings best practices is as important as consumer engagement in best practices. Companies often pair with social partners to increase awareness.
The Retail and Wholesale sector are contributing and stepping up in our role to help and navigate consumers. We are already doing so via campaign online and in stores. Below is our best practice in reaching out to consumers.
Our sector is taking leadership in energy saving measures – by reducing in-store temperature, turning lights off at night and keeping heat in stores and many more actions. Some of these actions have been proven and documented in reports, studies and press releases.
Raad Nederlandse Detailhandel made available the following reports: