Towards carbon neutrality in K Group

Kesko has been ranked as the best company in its sector on the 2024 ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’ listing. Overall, Kesko ranked 29th on the list, making a significant leap upward. Kesko is the only company in the world to h...

Kesko commits to setting new long-term emission reduction targets, according to which it aims to reduce emissions in its whole value chain to net zero by the year 2050. Achieving net-zero targets will require zero emissions in all parts of the value ...

EDRA/GHIN, the global trade bodies for home improvement retailers, and nine leading sector companies have launched a new collaborative climate taskforce, challenging the entire sector to join them. The goal is to find ways to harmonise emission calcu...

In a response to customer requests, Kesko’s technical wholesale company Onninen has introduced a new report which details the emissions arising from Onninen’s transport and packaging of products in Finland. The report helps Onninen’s B2B customers tr...

The impact of the green transition can be seen in the figures for Kesko’s technical wholesale subsidiary Onninen: as the biggest importer of solar power systems in Finland, Onninen saw its related sales quadruple in 2022. Moreover, the sales of solar...

Beehives on store roofs, collaboration work to save endangered migratory fish, more sustainable soy and cotton – Kesko and K-retailers have been carrying out work to prevent biodiversity loss for a long time. Kesko aims to adopt a more systematic app...

Kesko requires its major suppliers to set science-based emissions reduction targets by 2026. The global environmental organisation CDP named Kesko as a Supplier Engagement Leader in recognition of its exemplary encouragement of suppliers to take clim...

The Hyvis product line, which is made with food that would otherwise go to waste, is complemented with the new vegan Hyvis sweet pepper and lentil soup. Adding products made with wasted food to the selection of K food stores is part of K Group’s acti...

Recent efforts to adjust store lighting, heating and refrigerating equipment reduced K Group’s energy consumption in October by 2.7 GWh, or 5%, compared to the year before. This is equal to the annual consumption of some 130 houses with electric heat...

Kesko has been included in the esteemed Dow Jones Sustainability Indices the DJSI World and the DJSI Europe, as the best company in its industry in Europe. In the global DJSI World, Kesko ranked third highest in its industry. Companies were assessed ...

K Group has been mapping out new ways in which it could reduce electricity use in its stores this autumn and winter. Proactive measures aim to reduce peaks in electricity consumption and help prevent potential electricity shortages in Finland. K Grou...

In connection with the installation of these new systems, all three K-Citymarkets in Tampere will be equipped with new refrigeration systems, a heat circulation system that recycles waste energy and new energy efficient lighting solutions. The carbon...

In an effort to prevent deforestation and loss of biodiversity, Kesko has updated its sourcing policies. According to its new ‘No deforestation policy’, Kesko will only accept in its own brand selections wood, paper, palm oil, soy, cocoa, coffee and ...