Retailers Call for Accelerated Food Transition: A Collective Appeal to the Government
Parijs, maandag, 16 juni 2025.
Five leading French retail chains - Auchan, Carrefour, Casino, Les Mousquetaires, and Cooperative U - have sent a joint letter to various ministerial offices. The retailers are advocating for an accelerated transition in the food, nutrition, and climate sectors. Their call emphasises the need for faster and more extensive government measures to support sustainable food systems and climate-neutral retail strategies. Through this collective action, they aim to highlight the urgency of systemic change and urge the government to take more decisive action in the sustainability of the food chain.
Collective Retail Effort for Food Transition
The letter, sent by five leading French retail chains, marks a significant step in the sustainability of the food chain [1]. Auchan, Carrefour, Casino, Les Mousquetaires, and Cooperative U are joining forces to push the government towards faster and more substantial measures in food, nutrition, and climate [1].
Strategic Appeal to Ministerial Offices
The retailers acknowledge their own ability to effect change, but also emphasise the need for government leadership [1]. Their joint request is specifically directed at ministerial departments for Agriculture and Health, underlining the broad societal impact of their initiative [1].
Notable Absence of Leclerc
Notably, Leclerc is absent from this collective effort, suggesting that not all major retailers are equally motivated to work together [1]. The excluded party seems less interested in this collective path to sustainability [1].
Concrete Transition Demands
One of the specific requests concerns the introduction of an environmental classification system, known as ‘environmental labelling’, which would transparently inform consumers about the ecological impact of products [1].