RETAIL GROCERY INDUSTRY


The European Retail Grocery industry universe covers 19 companies of which 12 are listed with a market capitalisation ranging between €29B to about €1B.

The ranking is based on 18 KPIs, each company result is evaluated in comparison with its peers. The total ranking is the sum of positive points added to the best performers by each KPI and negative points subtracted to those companies not disclosing the relevant data.

The highest total Esg Score in the Retail Grocery Industry is for Jeronimo Martins followed by Marr, Casino and HelloFresh.

The score takes into account the data collected for each indicator:

  • Governance – Board Indipendency, Board diversity, CEO remuneration;
  • Environment – Energy consumptions, Carbon intensity (Scope 1+2); Carbon intensity (Total Scope);
  • Social – Turnover rate, Injury rate, Manager diversity and Total diversity.

Furthermore, the score assesses the transparency, valuing the level of disclosure of esg data.

Retail Grocery Esg Score Split

wdt_ID Company Total ESG Ranking Governance Score (out of 1000) Environmental Score (out of 1000) Social Score (out of 1000)
1 JERONIMO MARTINS 1 611 500 944
2 MARR 2 778 889 556
3 CASINO 3 1.000 500 556
4 HELLOFRESH 3 0 1.000 0
5 AHOLD DELHAIZE 4 500 500 722
6 AUCHAN HOLDING 5 56 111 1.000
7 COOP 6 611 111 889
8 METRO 6 56 500 722
9 COLRUYT 7 778 444 556
10 KESKO 7 778 500 444
Company Total ESG Ranking Governance Score (out of 1000) Environmental Score (out of 1000) Social Score (out of 1000)

Jerónimo Martins has a very good performance both for transparency and for social activities score.

Marr has good performance in energy consumptions, health and safety procedures and transparency.

Casino has good performance both for transparency and governance activities.

HelloFresh has good results in limiting carbon emissions and good transparency.

The best in class for the Governance indicators is Casino, showing high transparency.

The best in class for the Environmental indicators is HelloFresh, for its low emissions and low consumptions.

The best in class for the Social indicators is Auchan, with low employees turnover rate and good diversity among managers and workforce.

Esg Leaders and Laggards

wdt_ID Leaders Above the average Laggards
1 Jeronimo Martins Ahold Delhaize Selex
2 Marr Auchan Holding Esselunga
3 Casino Coop Morrisons
4 HelloFresh Metro
Leaders Above the average Laggards

For further information about this analysis, the data used and to see the full report, please contact us at: team@esg-data-analysis

Disclaimer: although the information contained in this document is believed to be correct as at the time of publication (September 2021), no assurance can be given to you that this document is complete or accurate in the light of information that may become available after this publication.