Value chain
Kesko is committed to supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its operations. We have identified the SDGs that are most material for us in accordance with our sustainability strategy. In our value chain work, the key goals for Kesko and its stakeholders include Decent Work and Economic Growth, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action and Life on Land.
Our key targets:
- We require all our suppliers from risk countries to be audited for social responsibility
- We broaden the scope of supplier social responsibility audits by moving from a risk-country approach to a risk-based approach
- We increase the share of sustainable products in net sales
- We support sustainable choices with selections, data and customer communication
Impacts on society
K Group at its core comprises Kesko and independent retailer entrepreneurs in Finland. K Group employs some 45,000 people, of whom some 33,600 people in Finland.
We annually report both Kesko’s and K-retailers’ capital expenditure, salaries paid and taxes paid by K-retailers in Finland by region. Economic benefit generated by Kesko and K-retailers to Finnish regions in 2024 table can be loaded as Excel form below.
Economic benefit generated by Kesko and K-retailers to Finnish regions in 2024
