EROSKI it joins the campaign for the 15th year running “Earth Hour.”, Promoted by WWF, With the support of the United Nations, carrying out a symbolic blackout on the labels of some of its stores and logistics platforms, and on the website www.consumer.es from the EROSKI Foundation, which will remain active with a dimmed light of lower intensity. In addition, it will disseminate the initiative on its website and social networks, and among its working people. Millions of people around the world will turn off the light for an hour (between 20:30 and 21:30 local time) on Saturday, March 28, to raise global awareness of the importance of the environment and the fight against climate change.

Earth Hour is the largest global movement in favor of nature, under the slogan “Turn off the light. Defend the Planet”, celebrates its 20th anniversary this 2026. Born in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 and involving millions of people from more than 190 countries and territories, the lights on the world’s most iconic monuments and buildings, as well as homes and businesses, go out. as a symbol of the fight against climate change and the loss of biodiversity.

“Once again, EROSKI joins this initiative of WWF, which has become the largest global environmental awareness action known so far and a symbol to call attention to the problem of climate change. At EROSKI we are aware that consumers are increasingly demanding with the criteria of sustainability and, therefore, we work every day to facilitate a more responsible consumption“According to Alejandro Martínez Berriochoa, Director of Health and Sustainability at EROSKI and General Director of Fundación EROSKI.

The great challenge for the Planet: the road to 2030

2025 has been among the warmest years recorded globally, only behind 2024 and 2023, consolidating a trend of record temperatures. This context evidences the proximity to critical thresholds to avoid irreversible impacts. At the same time, extreme phenomena are becoming more and more frequent. In Spain, the last months have been marked by a succession of storms with episodes of high impact and intense rains that have caused floods and risk situations. However, progress remains insufficient: the energy transition is progressing unevenly and there is still a high dependence on fossil fuels.

To this end, EROSKI continues to develop a roadmap based on improving the energy efficiency of its processes and facilities, the use of energy from renewable sources, the incorporation of more sustainable mobility solutions and collaboration with its value chain to minimize the impact of its products and services, among other actions.

During the previous year, EROSKI continued to make progress in reducing emissions, which allowed it to obtain the third Lean & Green star after evidencing a 35% reduction in its logistical emissions compared to 2015. With this achievement, the company continues to reaffirm its leadership in sustainability and continues to work to further reduce its emissions and move towards the fourth star, with the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

In addition, EROSKI progressively implements in its network the measures of its new store energy model, which includes actions such as LED lighting, cold furniture with the latest advances in R&D, more efficient air conditioning and refrigerants with less global warming potential, among other actions of environmental improvement. An example of this is its Lakua-Arriaga store or its Júndiz platform in Vitoria-Gasteiz or the Zal platform in Barcelona, which are Leed Gold certified, a seal that proves that the building is more sustainable and is built under demanding eco-efficiency standards.

In addition, EROSKI has taken another step in its collaboration agreement with Iberdrola and they work together to reduce the carbon footprint of all the centers of the supermarket chain through different electrification solutions. Thus, EROSKI establishments and offices will reduce their emissions generated and will be able to save on their energy bill through different actions. Electricity from renewable sources is the most efficient energy solution, in turn allowing the independence of fossil fuels.

EROSKI has reduced its carbon footprint of scope 1 and 2 more than 50% since 2017, which has meant avoiding the emission of 172,503 tons of CO2 eq. per year, that is, approximately the emissions of 100,000 cars in Spain circulating 10,000 km.

On the other hand, EROSKI works to minimize the impact of the products it sells, with a range of more than 3,200 references with sustainability certifications, such as the ecological seal, MSC, GlobalG.A.P. oR FSC®, among others. In addition, it reinforces its collaboration with the value chain through initiatives such as its Supplier Support Program, which in 2025 has reached 394 companies with 4,500 hours of training in sustainability, promoting continuous improvement in areas such as the carbon footprint, the eco-design of packaging or the circular economy. It also continues to improve its packaging to reduce its plastic footprint and increase its recyclability, with more than 800 eco-designed references.

More than 20 years of collaboration

EROSKI and WWF, which have collaborated in different initiatives for more than 20 years, for the development of different environmental policies in relation to the improvement in energy efficiency, the promotion of more responsible consumption, the promotion of sustainable fishing or the launch of EROSKI own brand products with sustainable good practices.

Likewise, WWF continues to develop pedagogical content for a specific module on sustainability within the Educational Program on Food and Healthy Habits developed by the School of Food of the EROSKI Foundation in collaboration with schools throughout Spain.

About EROSKI

EROSKI is one of the leading distribution groups in the north of the Spanish market — from Galicia to the Balearic Islands — with a market share of 12.7% in that area; being a leader in the Basque Country, Navarre, and Galicia and co-leader in the Balearic Islands. Its commercial network, at the end of 2024, rises to 1,502 establishments, including supermarkets, hypermarkets, cash & carry and online supermarkets; in addition to gas stations, sports stores and other non-food businesses. It also has more than 6.4 million Client Partners and more than 27,600 people are part of its workforce, of which about 9,000 are proprietary partners.