Sustainable consumption
To protect the peatlands, the REWE Group now only offers soil with peat alternatives in REWE, PENNY and toom stores. Why is this important? Peat is extracted from drained moors. But only intact moors can store carbon dioxide. If peat, which has been stored for thousands of years, is extracted and used in potting soil, climate-damaging CO2 is released. Gardening without peat therefore contributes to climate protection. We explain the background to our commitment and provide tips on peat-free gardening.
In favour of preserving the moors
Milestone reached: REWE Group in Germany now only offers peat-free soils. The proportion of peat in potted plants is being continuously reduced. But this is just the beginning: we are also making progress in peat-free and peat-reduced plant cultivation. Right at the forefront and here in the film interview: Kai Battenberg, Lead Sustainability and Product Compliance at toom.