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Albert Heijn, together with its partners, is accelerating the sustainability of transport to stores and customers. From the end of 2022, both the home delivery of groceries and the supplies to the shops in the center of The Hague will be 100% electric. Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam follow. For customers and local residents this means: quieter and cleaner transport in their environment with the same ease. In addition, Albert Heijn wants to switch completely to biofuels for all transport by 2024.  

  • The city center of The Hague (center ring) 100% electric by the end of 2022.
  • Rotterdam city center (center ring) 100% electric in the first quarter of 2023. 
  • Utrecht city center (centre) 100% electric in the second half of 2023. 
  • Amsterdam city center (center ring) 100% electric in the second half of 2023.

“The demand for transport is growing, partly due to the popularity of home delivery. At the same time, we want to reduce CO2 emissions as quickly as possible. We see it as our responsibility to take major steps in this direction quickly. This can only be achieved through good cooperation and it is therefore fantastic that we are now doing this together with our transport partners in the four major city centres. And we are not finished yet, our ambition continues: increasingly quieter, cleaner and of course focused on convenience, so with sufficient availability and always on time, for our customers.”

Electrical supply in inner cities 
Albert Heijn and its transport partners will expand the number of electric trucks and electric delivery cars in the coming period. Proper planning of journeys, loading times and locations can ensure that fully electric supplies and deliveries can be made in the centers of the four major city centres. Albert Heijn is focusing early on the so-called zero emission zones that will be introduced by Dutch cities from 2025 to improve the air quality in those areas. By 2030, only completely emission-free delivery cars and trucks will be allowed to drive there.  

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As much biofuel as possible 
Until completely emission-free delivery and stocking is possible everywhere in the Netherlands, Albert Heijn will reduce CO2 by switching completely to biofuels and renewable diesel by 2024. Albert Heijn is already using as many biofuels as possible to make current transport as clean as possible. Since 2021, Albert Heijn has had 240 trucks that run on the more environmentally friendly fuel LNG. The goal is to extend this to 270 by the end of 2022.  

charging stations 
Albert Heijn also wants to make sustainable transport as easy as possible for customers. In addition to the possibility to cycle or walk, the supermarket chain, together with Eneco eMobility, will therefore install 240 charging stations at stores this year. 

CO2 reduction 
Albert Heijn wants to 'make better food accessible together. For everyone.' Based on this mission, the company is taking more and more steps to leave the world a better place. In our own business operations – shops, distribution centers, home delivery and offices – emissions have been significantly reduced. In our own stores, CO2 emissions were reduced by 92,3% compared to 2018. This was mainly due to the switch to 100% Dutch wind energy at the beginning of 2021.   

The remaining emissions in our own operations are compensated by contributing to VCS-certified climate projects. This makes our own business operations climate neutral. Albert Heijn continues to work on further reduction, also in the chain with all suppliers and suppliers, according to the supermarket chain.

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