Axfood moves towards renewable energy

Axfood moves towards renewable energy

Today, Sweden's major political gathering, Almedalen Week in Visby, opened with
a climate seminar. Alongside that seminar, Anders Strålman, Axfood's President
and CEO, took part in a press conference at which the Business Leaders
Initiative on Climate Change (BLICC) presented its annual report on member
companies' environmental work. Axfood joined the BLICC network in spring 2009 as
part of the group's move to raise its level of ambition on environmental issues.


“Axfood will be working to achieve energy efficiency gains and to review its
electricity purchasing, with a focus on switching to renewable energy sources,”
explains Anders Strålman.

Ahead of major structural changes, Axfood now also draws up environmental impact
statements. This has made the green credentials of the options on the table an
important consideration when making decisions. 

“In the field of energy, Axfood has great scope to reduce its environmental
impact and at the same time cut the cost of operating stores and warehouses,”
concludes Strålman.

For further information, please contact:
Anders Strålman, President and CEO Axfood, tel +46 70-293 16 93
Åsa Domeij, Head of Environment and Social Responsibility Axfood, tel +46 73-077
43 07


Axfood AB conducts food retail and wholesale trade in Sweden. The Group's retail
operations are conducted through the wholly owned Willys, Hemköp and PrisXtra
chains, comprising 226 stores in all. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a
large number of proprietorrun stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements.
These include stores within the Hemköp and Willys chains as well as stores run
under the Handlar'n and Tempo profiles. In all, Axfood collaborates with some
650 proprietor-run stores. Wholesale business is conducted via Dagab and Axfood
Närlivs. Axfood is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list. Axel
Johnson AB is the principal owner with approximately 46% of the shares.