Resource consumption

Scope

Energy consumption – per sources – by the entire pharmacies network, especially for lighting, refrigeration, and fuel consumption by logistical operations; in addition to water consumption by pharmacy operations, distribution centers and corporate.

Impact Sphere

Communities, suppliers, employees, society

Disclosures

GRI 302: Energy
GRI 303: Water and effluents
SASB HC-DR-130a.1

Sustainable Development Goals

Theme management

Energy Consumption

Our approach to energy efficiency is based on two main fronts of action:
• initiatives to reduce consumption at the units through the modernization of physical infrastructure and equipment, and awareness programs for our people and customers;
• actions focused on increasing energy consumption from renewable sources.

In 2023, we maintained 100% of our lighting with LED bulbs and continued to implement power optimizers, which control the pharmacies’ electricity consumption, identifying and reducing energy waste.

We have maintained our program of replacing air conditioning equipment with the inverter model, more energy efficient. To date, 78% of pharmacies have already adopted this technology.

Additionally, the Gravataí Warehouse 4 and Guarulhos Warehouses 3A and 3B Distribution Centers hold the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, which attests to the implementation of construction practices that promote more eco-efficient and sustainable operations.

Water Footprint

Since the majority of our operations are retail-based, we have no major impact on water use, which is limited to employee consumption, personal hygiene, and cleaning of our units (RD Saúde Campus, DCs, and pharmacies).

Therefore, our interaction with water is not intensive, without any consumption directed to production or industrial processes and with supply made by public water utilities, water trucks and, in two DCs (Embu and São José dos Pinhais), through an artesian well. Even so, we maintain monitoring metrics and carry out infrastructure adequacy and team awareness actions, with the goal of reducing water use and consumption.

Check out more details of our initiatives related to resource consumption in the GRI disclosures listed in this dashboard or in the Annual and Sustainability Report.

Related Policies

* Energy Efficiency Policy