Our milestones
Sustainability has been integral to our business activity for decades. These milestones testify to this and we work hard on new projects each year.
Sustainability has been integral to our business activity for decades. These milestones testify to this and we work hard on new projects each year.
In 1993, Coop launched the Coop Naturaplan brand in co-operation with Bio Suisse. For thirty years, Coop has been committed to environmentally and animal-friendly products and sustainable projects via this own-label brand. With a total of 8,700 organic products, including 5,000 organic food products and 3,800 products with the Bio Suisse Bud label, Coop currently offers the largest range of organic products in the Swiss retail market.
On 21 September 2023, Coop welcomed around 150 business partners and suppliers to the Business Partner Conference at the Umwelt Arena in Spreitenbach. The event focused on how to achieve the net zero target by 2050 at the latest. The importance of sustainable action, which is firmly ingrained at Coop, was reaffirmed by Coop and the participants through concrete commitments to CO2e emissions reduction.
To expand our zero waste offer, we launched the first refilling points for mineral water and beer. At the refilling points, people can pour their drinks themselves. Our commitment to decrease packaging will see us reduce plastic in packaging for own-brand products and disposables by another 20% by 2026.
Our coffee range in the coffee machines in Coop supermarkets and Coop restaurants is Bio Suisse-certified. This includes not only the coffee beans, but also the milk, coffee cream and sugar. The coffee range at the coffee machines thus meets the highest standards in terms of fairness and environmental awareness.