Planet

As one of the world leaders in convenience and mobility, we’ve identified three areas within fuel sustainability where we can make the greatest impact: renewable fuels, electric vehicle charging, and carbon offsetting. 

We continue to roll out an energy management system at our North American stores and are conducting pilots at a number of sites in Europe. This system gives us a clear picture of energy consumption, helping to ensure that we use energy responsibly at a local level. In FY22, we carried out over 10,000 energy-reducing projects globally including remotely controlling exterior lighting and interior heating and cooling requirements. We also track our store-level energy usage monthly through our outlier investigation process. This enables us to conduct store-level reviews and identify stores with the greatest potential for energy reduction. 

As a global provider of convenience items, we have a significant role to play in helping to reduce waste. We are actively engaged in industry conversations bringing together partners and competitors to explore innovative solutions. We are continuously working to reduce our own waste, reducing packaging sizes and exploring more sustainable packaging options. While we progress on our targets, the external environment is changing at a rapid rate and developments in local market legislation will undoubtedly have an impact on our work. One such example is the recent European Union legislation that has impacted the number of packaging units that we can record as fully sustainable. Across North America and Europe, many of our business units run campaigns to encourage customers and team members to bring their own reusable cups and mugs. This initiative was severely impacted by Covid-19 restrictions where customers were unable to bring their own cups for hygiene reasons. In FY22, we saw a return to pre-Covid usage behavior and actively encourage customers to bring their own cups, helping to reduce our cup waste levels.