Weniger ist mehr: Ressourceneffizienz im europäischen Drogeriehandel

The report finds that European drugstore retailers generally fail to implement strategic planning for resource efficiency, with most lacking overarching goals to reduce the resource footprint of their product ranges. While some companies implement isolated measures, such as using recycled paper or reducing plastic bags, there is a systemic lack of transparent, annual reporting on results. The document highlights that a 20% reduction in resource consumption for daily goods is already possible through the adoption of existing alternatives like concentrated detergents and compressed deodorants.

• A study by the Wuppertal Institute indicates that resource consumption for the entire range of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), including cosmetics and food sold in supermarkets and drugstores, can be reduced by 20% by switching to more efficient alternatives.
• None of the ten analyzed European drugstore retailers reported overarching goals to track or reduce the total resource consumption of their product assortments.
• The report identifies a significant lack of time-bound targets for sustainable packaging in private labels; no company set a deadline to switch to 100% recycled or certified paper for primary and secondary packaging or for hygiene products.
• While eight of the ten retailers reported measures to reduce plastic bag waste, none of them specified the actual savings or environmental relief effects achieved.
• In a resource efficiency ranking, Kruidvat was found to be the leader, followed by Etos and Boots, while Douglas received zero points for its resource efficiency efforts.
• The report notes that the FMCG sector is highly resource-intensive; in German households, these goods account for 37% of resource consumption despite only representing 17% of income expenditure.

APA

Changing Markets Foundation (2016). Weniger ist mehr: Ressourceneffizienz im europäischen Drogeriehandel. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Changing-Markets_Cutting-the-Crap_Drogerien_German_web.pdf

Chicago

Changing Markets Foundation. Weniger ist mehr: Ressourceneffizienz im europäischen Drogeriehandel. 2016. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Changing-Markets_Cutting-the-Crap_Drogerien_German_web.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{changingmarketsfoundation2016weniger, author = {{Changing Markets Foundation}}, title = {{Weniger ist mehr: Ressourceneffizienz im europäischen Drogeriehandel}}, institution = {Changing Markets Foundation}, year = {2016}, month = aug, url = {https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Changing-Markets_Cutting-the-Crap_Drogerien_German_web.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }