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DELHAIZE GROUP / ANNUAL REPORT 2005
14
CARE FOR
PEOPLE
LIMIT
IMPACT ON
ENVIRONMENT
hours in energy savings in 200 5. Hannaford im ple-
m ented a series of energy reduction m easures and
becam e an Energy Star partner as well. Delhaize
Belgium achieved its target of keeping its energy
use at the level of 2003, in spite of square footage
growth. The European operating companies devel-
oped a com m on energy reduction strategy.
Delhaize Group’s operations continued to focus on
waste avoidance, collection and recycling. Delhaize
Belgium introduced biodegradable packaging in
its deli departm ent. Under its cardboard recycling
program, Food Lion collected m ore than 138,0 0 0
tons of cardboard. In Greece, Alfa-Beta continued
the installation of its Recycling Centers. Delvita
cooperated in the waste recycling cam paign of envi-
ronmental government agency Ekokom . Through
an innovative business partnership, used plastic
pails and pill bottles from Hannaford are recycled
to produce decking boards.
In December, Delhaize
Belgium opened a highly
energy-efficient supermarket,
with innovations including
solar energy, the use of
outside air for cooling and
natural lighting.
CORPORATE
CITIZENSHIP
As a retailer, Delhaize Group’s key areas of im pact
on the environment are energy and waste. Delhaize
Group’s operating com panies take an innovative
approach towards energy use. Food Lion now has
40 0 stores labeled Energy Star stores, half of the
total num ber of Energy Star stores in the U.S. Food
Lion alone realized more than 80 m illion kilowatt