Energy & Climate

Focus Cooperative Retailing

As part of the climate and energy strategy 2020, Cooperative Retailing set itself the ambitious target of using 10% less power and emitting 20% less greenhouse gases between 2010 and 2020. Thus, it will save twice as much greenhouse gas emissions as stipulated by the federal climate protection targets. The target of reducing energy consumption by 10% in absolute terms is also more ambitious than the target set in the federal government's energy strategy 2050.

By 2019, Cooperative Retailing had reduced power consumption in the branches and logistics enterprises by 11.1% since 2010 in absolute terms. In the same period, greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 25.1%. This reduction was due in particular to the use of LED lighting and CO₂ cooling systems, as well as building technology improvements in the branches. In 2019, 71% of the branches were operated with cooling systems using the natural refrigerant CO₂.

In 2019, Migros also operated four supermarkets and specialist markets that produce more energy than they consume over the course of a year – plus-energy branches. The concept is based on an intelligent combination of energy efficiency measures and the production of solar power by means of photovoltaic systems on the roof and now also on the façade.

Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions were as follows in Cooperative Retailing:

Focus M-Industry

In the reporting year, Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG (BINA) put a cooling plant into operation, which supplies a large part of the company premises with the refrigeration required for production. The new plant will enable BINA to reduce annual energy consumption by about 65%, or 3'000 MWh, in comparison with the old plant, corresponding to the power consumption of about 996 average households. In addition, the new plant uses about 80% less water annually.

Since 2019, Midor and its partner Energie 360° have been conducting a project in order to use seawater for cooling and heating. It enables Midor to reduce water consumption at the Meilen site by 20'000 m³ and energy consumption by 650 MWh. At the same time, use of synthetic coolants can be decreased by 68%.