http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/rss-feeds/news/ The latest news from Kesko.fi Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:45:01 +0300 41be23c8-fbc5-4f68-aa6d-8f6a291622e1 b4f5b6f9-c385-4b6a-8682-1ca8664c4319 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/reusable-containers-for-takeaway-food--unique-trial-under-way-in-the-helsinki-region/ Media During the spring, Kesko, S Group and nine other companies are jointly testing reusable takeaway containers with a deposit and related return system. During the pilot, customers at four stores can choose a reusable container for takeaway food instead... 2026-04-07T15:45:01+03:00 7a0e00b6-0954-411d-8485-e760c8bbd527 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/heart-symbol-products-were-chosen-more-frequently-in-2025--k-group-expands-its-selection-of-heart-symbol-products/ Sustainability Media Sustainable selections Sales of Heart Symbol products in K-food stores grew by around 5 per cent in 2025. The K Group’s own-brand ranges – Pirkka, Pirkka Parhaat and K-Menu – will soon offer 250 Heart Symbol products across different product groups. The Heart Symbol is one... 2026-03-27T12:58:06+02:00 4ae4c336-4a53-41c3-a962-73967531fa5d http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/europes-50-most-sustainable-companies-listed-kesko-again-ranks-highest-among-grocery-stores/ Sustainability Media Kesko ranks as the most sustainable company in the European ‘Grocery Stores’ peer group in the new ‘Europe 50 Most Sustainable Corporations’ listing. Kesko ranks the highest of Finnish companies on the list, which also include Kone and Nokia. 2026-03-25T12:18:58+02:00 f988710d-0a57-4f79-874f-352a90e2d7d8 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/pirkka-parhaat-small-producer-project-is-seeking-new-finnish-products-again/ Sustainability Media The Pirkka Parhaat small producer development project, now being organised for the second time, once again opens the door for Finnish small producers to K-stores and into consumers’ hearts. Applications for the new programme are now being accepted. 2026-03-23T07:54:49+02:00 fea39533-9a10-46ea-ac9e-0eaa78a4e01a http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/Jan-Erik-Fredriksson-appointed-CIO/ Media 2026-03-03T10:05:00+02:00 da688549-9cb2-4440-97b1-b0f83d5f8268 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/keskos-2025-annual-report-has-been-published/ Investor Media 2026-02-27T09:00:00+02:00 32108135-6b30-47cb-9112-ce30cc325bb4 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/financial-statements-release-2025/ Investor Company Media 2026-02-05T08:00:00+02:00 fb260706-4a0f-4152-b6e8-63979a7ff4e9 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/keskos-new-science-based-emission-targets-approved/ Sustainability Investor Reducing emissions Media The international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated Kesko’s new near term and long term science-based emission reduction targets, extending to 2034 and 2050, respectively. Kesko is set to reduce emissions from its own operations t... 2026-01-27T11:33:24+02:00 7cd56c26-7ae8-4817-aead-139ca4df7132 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/kesko-ranks-sector-best-globally-in-sustainability-on-the-global-100-list/ Sustainability Investor Media The Canadian Corporate Knights has published its ’Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’ listing for 2026. Kesko is the highest ranking company globally in the Consumer Staples sector for the third consecutive year. Other Finnish comp... 2026-01-21T08:59:32+02:00 e752028c-5e78-43cf-ac41-112abf0053c3 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2026/keskos-own-brand-clothes-and-textiles-undergo-rigorous-screening-before-reaching-store-shelves/ Sustainability Media Sustainable selections Kesko requires high quality and product safety from its own brand clothes and textiles. Kesko’s chemical guideline sets requirements for chemical use that are in some cases stricter than the EU legislation. Compliance with product quality and safety ... 2026-01-05T09:23:32+02:00 83e191e4-1ef3-4ef2-bc6f-ecccd196c03d http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/reusable-takeaway-containers-introduced-in-grocery-stores--trial-underway-at-k-supermarket-ratina/ Sustainability Media Towards circular economy Customers at K-Supermarket Ratina in Tampere can now pack their salad bar and service counter portions in a reusable takeaway container. K-food stores will be trialling new solutions to replace single-use packaging during the autumn and in early 2026... 2025-11-24T09:14:36+02:00 b27f419c-badf-4797-b0a9-9e4a757d7ac1 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/kesko-offsetting-the-environmental-impacts-of-constructing-onnela-logistics-centre/ Sustainability Company Media From the outset, environmental and nature values have been considered in the construction of the Onnela logistics centre, which was completed in autumn 2025. An environmental survey was conducted on the project site before construction began. Now, th... 2025-11-10T10:00:00+02:00 87a8c876-f787-43f6-b68f-b091db6f66e1 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/sales-of-plant-based-protein-products-growing-in-k-food-stores/ Sustainability Media Sustainable selections Sales of plant-based protein meat substitutes have started to rise in K-food stores after several years of decline. Over the past year, growth has exceeded 5 per cent. This increase is driven not only by customers’ growing interest in plant-based pro... 2025-11-03T08:32:34+02:00 119d2f53-7ca0-4b20-8d1a-02856ba157d0 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/interim-report-1-jan.--30-september-2025/ Investor Company Media 2025-10-30T08:00:00+02:00 cc17e1f0-e928-4980-a011-e073598d0f84 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/effective-waste-reduction-actions-make-a-difference-zero-clothing-waste-at-k-citymarkets/ Sustainability Media Towards circular economy Sustainable selections K-Citymarkets are working systematically to minimise home and speciality goods waste. Methods to achieve this include prevention of waste, discount pricing, donations and dedicated outlet areas in some K-Citymarkets. One of the largest outlet areas i... 2025-10-13T14:46:57+03:00 534544bc-4648-4195-b23d-a38abff7307c http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/new-energy-efficiency-agreement-kesko-aims-to-improve-energy-efficiency-by-16-by-2035/ Sustainability Reducing emissions Media Kesko was one of the first companies to sign the new Energy Efficiency Agreement for the retail sector over the years 2026–2035. The cornerstones of Kesko’s energy efficiency improvement target of 16%, which is equivalent to 140 GWh, are the stores’ ... 2025-10-09T11:41:53+03:00 0e2d3407-d39a-4a57-a98c-cf46515f616f http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/kesko-takes-broad-action-to-promote-sustainable-production-of-mywear-clothing/ Sustainability Media Sustainable selections K-Citymarket’s own clothing collection, mywear, is produced in India, China, Bangladesh and Vietnam. We pay close attention to working conditions and human rights issues in the manufacture of mywear products. Our key tools are social responsibility a... 2025-09-30T17:00:00+03:00 e5bd0aeb-7dc5-4c03-9ca9-72a1553e76d9 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/k-group-making-rapid-progress-in-reducing-food-waste--2025-interim-target-achieved-early/ Sustainability Media K Group has achieved its 2025 food waste reduction target ahead of schedule. Accurate demand forecasting, discounted prices for products at risk of going to waste and placing such products on a waste shelf, and the popularity of red-label products al... 2025-09-30T09:30:16+03:00 913a447d-e9cf-4d01-a178-4bc57ab99ffc http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/kesko-signs-a-historically-large-set-of-it-service-agreements--new-strategic-partnerships-to-support-k-groups-growth-a/ Company Media Kesko has chosen new strategic IT partners as part of the biggest IT services transformation in the company's history, with the objective of supporting Kesko’s growth strategy, accelerating business transformation, and strengthening Kesko’s digital c... 2025-08-20T09:00:00+03:00 5ac0a4fa-57c4-41a5-a141-b2dcdd1c22ab http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/kesko-updated-its-packaging-policy/ Sustainability Media Towards circular economy Kesko is improving the sustainability and recyclability of the materials used in the packaging of its own brands. Own brand products – such as Pirkka, Pirkka Parhaat and K-Menu, as well as Kespro’s Menu and the building and home improvement stores’ C... 2025-08-11T08:53:19+03:00 820cacf9-21ba-4e16-9106-c9d96519333d http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/half-year-financial-report-1-jan.--30-june-2025/ Investor Company Media 2025-07-22T08:00:00+03:00 bcf6c03f-0131-4cb9-a1de-21f660b68c91 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/europes-50-most-sustainable-companies-listed-for-the-first-time--kesko-ranks-best-in-grocery-stores/ Sustainability Media Kesko ranks as the most sustainable company in Europe in the ‘Grocery Stores’ peer group on the first-ever ‘Europe 50 Most Sustainable Companies’ ranking. Finland is well-represented on the list, with Kone, Neste, Nokia and Outokumpu also included. 2025-06-09T11:57:09+03:00 09fb8e4b-1309-4552-8e88-84f2e43e63ac http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/k-group-new-measures-to-reduce-the-use-of-plastic-and-increase-recycling/ Sustainability Media Towards circular economy Finland is lagging behind in its achievement of the EU’s targets to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags and for recycling plastic. New measures are needed and both businesses and customers must be involved. Customers are being encouraged to reduce... 2025-06-05T10:29:42+03:00 e8c8032d-b8aa-44eb-885c-d8ead141ed58 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/over-120000-kilograms-of-sugar-reduced-from-the-nations-favourite-products--k-group-is-reformulating-the-nutritional-content-of-pirkka-products-to-make-them-healthier/ Sustainability Media Sustainable selections More than 90 Pirkka, Pirkka Parhaat and K-Menu products now have less added sugar, salt and saturated fat. The nutritional content of many everyday staples has been reformulated, which means the sugar, salt and saturated fat intake of K-food store cu... 2025-06-05T10:28:38+03:00 c515d176-a27f-4b81-bc7f-9bdba69a6cb9 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/kesko-electrifies-its-transports--70-evs-will-soon-be-transporting-goods-to-our-grocery-stores-and-online-customers/ Sustainability Reducing emissions Media Kesko is accelerating the electrification of its transports in grocery trade. The number of electric trucks and vans is set to rise to 70 by the end of 2026. It is estimated that by year 2030, electric vehicles will make up some 30% of the transport ... 2025-06-04T08:08:38+03:00 52105bb3-209a-49e2-bb86-831395bc2e81 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/keskos-and-koskisens-joint-pilot-project-is-a-breakthrough-in-the-recycling-of-wooden-packaging-in-finland/ Sustainability Media Towards circular economy During the spring of 2025, Kesko and Koskisen Corporation have successfully pilot tested the recycling of wooden packaging for a raw material for chipboard. So far, Finland has not had an industrial-scale recycling solution for wood waste. Instead, m... 2025-06-04T00:00:00+03:00 9e263630-fbcb-460f-9188-768e2d622413 http://www.kesko.fi/en/media/news-and-releases/news/2025/interim-report-for-1-jan.--31-march-2025/ Investor Company Media 2025-04-29T08:00:00+03:00