Sustainability strategy

The sustainability strategy, updated in October 2024, sets clear sustainability targets for the operations of Kesko and its three divisions. The focus areas of the sustainability strategy are climate and nature, value chain, our people, and good governance.

We create competitive advantage through sustainability. The effects of what we do spread far and wide through society.

  • Minimising impact on climate and nature. We respect planetary boundaries by minimising negative and maximising positive impacts on climate and nature.
  • Challenging suppliers and encouraging customers. We drive sustainability throughout the value chain and help our customers make sustainable choices.
  • Promoting the wellbeing and success of our employees. We create safety and wellbeing for our people. We foster diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace.
  • Ensuring good governance. We embed sustainability and ethical business practices in everything we do.

Vision

We enable sustainable choices for our customers and drive change throughout the value chain.

Focus areas and key actions

 

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Key targets and performance indicators

Topic

Strategic target

Target

 Baseline (2023)

KPI

Climate

Reach 50% scope 1 and 2 emission reductions by 2034

50% by the end of 2034

Scope 1: 47 385 tCO2-e

Scope 2: 30 562 tCO2-e

 tCO2-e

Challenge suppliers to establish science-based climate targets driving reduction in scope 3 emissions

67% by the end of 2026

32.0%

% of suppliers by spend have set science-based emission reduction targets

Sustainable sourcing

Ensure social responsibility in the directly imported goods from high-risk countries by achieving 100% appropriate audit level

100%

97% of direct risk-country suppliers audited

 % audited

Sustainable products

Increase the proportion of sustainable products of net sales

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Grocery trade: 40%

Building and technical trade: 18%

Car trade: 31%

% of sustainable products in net sales

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Promote gender equality in top and middle management

Top management: 40% by 2030

Middle management: 45% by 2030

28.4% women (top management)

36.1% women (middle management)

% of underrepresented gender in top management

% of underrepresented gender in middle management

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