Aeon Natural Refrigerant Declaration
Aeon Natural Refrigerant Declaration
Aeon will be the first domestic retailer to begin
switching the refrigerants used in the refrigerators and freezers (“refrigerating
cases”) in all its Group stores from alternatives for chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) to natural refrigerants (CO₂) *1. We have been installing natural
refrigerant-based refrigerating cases in every new store since 2015, and will
gradually replace the cases in the approximately 3,500 existing stores.
By adopting natural refrigerant-based
refrigerating cases aggressively, Aeon will cooperate with the national
government and manufacturers in promoting the use of natural refrigerants by
formulating new construction standards, mitigating legal restrictions, and
reducing installation costs, and thereby contribute to the reduction of GHG
emissions.
Alternatives for CFCs that are currently used in refrigerating cases have high global warming potential (GWP) *2[MOU1] and require enhanced control to prevent leakage. At the same time, switching to next generation, natural refrigerants with extremely low GWP is called for.
As a retailer dealing with many people every day, Aeon considers this its mission and positions environmental preservation activities as highest priority among its CSR activities to be pursued by Group companies as a whole. As leader of the retail industry, we will raise awareness within the industry, collaborate with peers and players in other business fields, and engage governmental authorities to promote the use of natural refrigerants in order to reduce GHG emissions.
- *1. Natural refrigerants: Substances known as refrigerants that exist in nature including ammonia, carbon hydride, and CO2.
- *2. Global warming potential: A coefficient indicating the degree of impact on global warming as multiples of CO2.
Aeon will be the first retailer to install natural refrigerant (CO2)-based refrigerating cases in all stores
In August 2009, Aeon installed the first natural refrigerant-based refrigerating cases at its Maxvalu Express Rokugo Dote Ekimae Store in Ota City, Tokyo[Hl1] . Currently, we continue to conduct demonstration tests on some of the refrigerating cases in three stores in Tokyo, Hyogo, and Fukuoka. Tests results proved that the new cases could halve GHG emissions. Aeon will gradually replace the cases in all its domestic stores to reduce the GHG we emit. [Hl1]名称ご確認ください。
