Sustainable selections

Organic food is becoming increasingly popular, and nationwide selections of organic products now cover a growing number of everyday food staples. With K Group customers, the popularity of organic food is growing especially among single person househo...

K Group has introduced a new calculator that shows customers the carbon footprint of their food purchases. The calculator is a practical tool for customers to understand the environmental impact of their food purchases and make more environmentally f...

Long-term work for human rights and extensive reporting saw Kesko win the Human Rights category of this year’s sustainability reporting competition. Kesko’s report also ranked among the Top 11 in the two other competition categories, Climate Change a...

The position of grocery stores as the primary sales venue for locally produced products is growing stronger. Last year, the sales of local products in K-food stores grew by 8%. K Group is using its Local Food Date events to increase the offering of s...

Fairtrade products have been in K Group’s selections since 1999. Today, Fairtrade selections include more than 200 items. Of the 20 biggest sellers, 11 are Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavours made from Fairtrade ingredients.

In July, K Group opened a children’s summer day care facility at a lamp factory in China together with the international organisation the Center for Child Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility (CCR CSR). For six weeks, some 30 children of factor...

K Group will introduce a tool that will show its K-Plussa customers the carbon footprint of their food purchases from K Group’s grocery stores. This will make it easier for the customers to track the environmental impact of their purchases, and to ma...

Finland is one of the most heavily-forested countries in the world, with forests making up over 70% of its area. Finns use wood and paper products every day, and trust they are being ecological in doing so. What they often do not think about are prob...

K Group is looking to take on an even bigger role in the responsibility of its global supply chain. As the first company in Finland, K Group has opened a children’s summer day care facility at a lamp factory in China together with the Center for Chil...

K Group’s foodservice wholesaler Kespro sells more than 100,000 packages of spices every year. Therefore, the choice of packaging has a big impact. By switching to cardboard packaging, Kespro is reducing its plastic consumption, while also reducing t...

Going forward, K Group will only accept cocoa and chocolates made from 100% sustainable origin cocoa for its Pirkka, K-Menu and Menu ranges.

When buying clothes that have been made on the other side of the world, do you find yourself wondering if you can trust that they have been manufactured responsibly? Ensuring responsible supply chains is important for K Group and we work hard towards...

Are you dreaming of a summer terrace, yard construction project or a new pier? K-Rauta offers an extensive selection of timber for various types of construction projects. An increasing share of K-Rauta’s timber selection is responsibly produced and c...

At the start of February, five Finnish companies – Berner, Helsingin Mylly, Jalostaja, Snellman and Vaasan – joined K Group’s 'Thank the Producer' operating model, which promotes Finnish food and Finnish food producers. The model has already resulted...

K-food stores participated in Syöpäsäätiö's 2018 Pink ribbon campaign with a record high contribution of approximately 586,000 euros. The amount is the highest ever during K Group's 11 years of participation in the Pink ribbon campaign. The contribut...

Girls around the world challenged and took over the roles of political, societal and business leaders on 11 October, the International Day of the Girl, as part of Plan International’s #GirlsTakeover. At K Group, President and CEO Mikko Helander was c...

In an effort to improve the lives of families of migrants working in the Thai fishing industry and increase the responsibility of the factories, the children's right organisation Plan International Finland and K Group formed a new type of collaborati...

The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh aims to improve the electrical, fire and building safety of clothing factories in the country. Kesko is the fourth Finnish company to join the Accord. Kesko imports clothing from Bangladesh for the...

In a fairly short time, avocado has become a favourite fruit among Finns. Increased popularity has brought to the fore the environmental impacts of the water-thirsty fruit. K Group conducted an extensive assessment regarding the water risks related t...