nahkauf helps children in need
In its anniversary year, nahkauf remains true to its good tradition and donates 300,000 euros to Bild hilft e.V. "Ein Herz für Kinder". The most efficient fundraisers among the nahkauf retailers were there live in Berlin when the sum was announced in front of an audience of millions.
10 years of DERTOUR Foundation
Ten years of social and ecological commitment worldwide - the DERTOUR Foundation is celebrating its anniversary with a very personal campaign: ten people talk about their experiences with the projects. Kathrin Sommer (Manager Corporate Responsibility at the DERTOUR Group) reveals her wishes and plans for the foundation in an interview.
REWE and Naturland
As a pioneer in the German food retail sector, REWE launched its strategic cooperation with Naturland Zeichen GmbH 15 years ago - a partnership that was intended to strengthen organic farming and make organic products accessible to a broader market. With success: around half of the now more than 850 REWE organic products, including all REWE organic meat products, now bear the Naturland seal.
Green Week
For nine days, we were guests at the Green Week in Berlin with our sales divisions and the Competence Centre for Agriculture. From 19 to 28 January, our focus at the leading international trade fair for food and agriculture was on direct dialogue with producers, politicians and consumers.
REWE and NABU
Together with NABU, REWE has long been committed to climate protection. A moor is now being renaturalised through the NABU climate fund. A visit on site.
REWE Group in Austria
REWE Group Austria's sustainability report for 2022 shows a positive development, despite economic challenges such as inflation and the associated enormous increases in energy costs.
Large-scale photovoltaic system
REWE Group is investing in climate protection and in diversifying its electricity supply. It has now commissioned an exemplary photovoltaic system in the northern region.
Sustainability Week
Just in time for the hot season, the nahkauf teams showed a heart for our feathered friends and helped thirsty (red) throats and all other flying garden guests with 4,500 drinkers.
State visit to Germany
From the Bundestag to the farm: during his visit to Germany, King Charles III stopped off at the Brodowin eco-village. There he learned about sustainable agriculture and also took time for climate protection and representatives of the NABU Climate Fund - including our board member Dr Daniela Büchel.
10 years of REWE Group Star
Ten winning teams were honoured for the tenth anniversary of the sustainability competition for young professionals. In their projects, they were committed to waste reduction, daycare centre children and refugees, and built feeders, insect hotels and a pergola for the monkey house. one briefly presents the winning projects.
DER Travel and Tourism and Futouris
There are many climate labels and calculation standards for Sustainability - including in the travel industry. But so far there has been no standardised one. The newly founded KlimaLink association now wants to change this. Laura Steden, Head of Sustainability at founding member DER Travel and Tourism, explains how and why.
Trainee sustainability projects
Doing good for the environment and strengthening team spirit at the same time: That was the wish of REWE Group's central trainees for this year's sustainability projects. Did it come true? Which topics did they focus on this year and why? We asked the project groups.
PENNY and Berchtesgadener Land
The Berchtesgadener Land dairy was honoured with the Fair Partner Award for fairness along the supply chain.
Interview with NABU President
Acting instead of standing on the sidelines: REWE and NABU are joining forces to protect the climate. An interview with NABU President Jörg-Andreas Krüger explains why the focus is on peatlands, how REWE customers can make a contribution when shopping and where politicians now have a role to play.
The wheat shortage caused by Russia's war against Ukraine is also affecting Haiti, almost 10,000 kilometres away. How are the children in the Caribbean country, which is already affected by crises and poverty? How are the school projects supported by REWE Group and its employees doing? Questions for Kindernothilfe employee Hugue Augustin.
Doing more for the climate
A climate-friendly and more sustainable world is conceivable if we rethink together. REWE is convinced of this - and is launching #umdenkbar to communicate its long-standing and current sustainability initiatives. By purchasing REWE organic products, customers automatically support the NABU climate fund to save the moors. And all REWE Group employees can also help the environment by taking part in a joint climate challenge.
REWE Group Dialogue Forum
Obesity, rents, traffic jams - Western man has many worries. Climate researcher Hans Joachim Schellnhuber explained at the REWE Group Dialogue Forum. Why all this could become irrelevant - now in the film.
"Ja! Natürlich!"
The season for organic tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers from Austria is being extended. This is made possible by a new greenhouse that uses geothermal energy for CO2-neutral heating.
REWE donation campaign
REWE is committed to the continuous improvement of labour and environmental conditions in the countries where tropical fruits are grown and is thus securing the future of its commitment to sustainability in the banana and pineapple sector with a grant of 422,000 euros.
Black Mambas
During the pandemic, the all-female ranger team of the Black Mambas played a doubly important role: they protected the rhinos from poachers and, as the main breadwinners, secured the livelihoods of their families. A representative of the organisation reports.