Key Performance Indicators 2007

The full results for our KPIs in 2007 are listed below.

Climate Change

	KPI	How we performed
Carbon footprint	To reduce CO2e emissions from our existing stores and distribution centres by 5.5% in the UK as part of our long-term commitment to make a 50% reduction worldwide by 2020.		We achieved a 5.8% reduction
Vehicle efficiency	To reduce the amount of CO2 used in our distribution network per case delivered by 8% in the UK as part of our long-term target to make a 50% reduction worldwide by 2012.		We have reduced emissions by 10.2% over the past year
Water consumption	To reduce water consumption per square metre by 5%, as part of our long-term commitment to reduce water consumption by 15% between 2006 and 2009.		We met our target of a 5% reduction
Airfreight	To restrict air transport to fewer than 1% of our products		0.68% of our products were flown by air

Environment

	KPI	How we performed
Landfill avoidance	To divert 75% of waste from landfill, as part of our long-term commitment to divert 80% from landfill between 2006 and 2009.		70% of our waste was diverted from landfill
Customer recycling	To double the amount of customer recycling at sites where we introduce recycling units.		8.3 tonnes of waste a week was recycled where we installed recycling machines compared to 4 tonnes at existing facilities
Carrier bags	Reduce carrier bags given out by 25% by May 2008 compared with May 2006.		We saved 1.29 billion bags, over 25% on a 12 week run-rate.

Our Suppliers

	KPI	How we performed
Nature's Choice	To register all organic growers in countries prioritised for the first year of the three-year programme as part of our target to ensure all organic growers are registered to Nature's Choice by March 2010.		We registered 100% of organic growers in prioritised countries
	To audit all organic suppliers in countries prioritised for the first year of the three-year programme as part of our target to ensure 100% of organic suppliers comply with Nature's Choice by March 2010.		We audited 76% of organic suppliers in prioritised countries. This was due in part to a number of suppliers already being audited to our gold standard as suppliers of standard products and were not therefore due for audit this year.
Local sourcing	To grow sales of local products by 30% by March 2008.		Sales increased by 70% to over £400 million.
Supplier relations	To monitor supplier relations through our Supplier Viewpoint Survey. Over 90% of our suppliers view us as being trustworthy, reliable, consistent, clear, helpful and fair.		92% of our suppliers believed we were fair, trustworthy, reliable, consistent, clear and helpful.

Ethical trading

	KPI	How we performed
Supply chain labour standards	To carry out independent ethical assessments of 100% of our high-risk own-brand suppliers.		We carried out independent audits at 73% of our high risk own-brand suppliers.
	To train 100% of our high-risk own-brand suppliers.		We trained 100% of high risk own-brand suppliers.
	To ensure all commercial teams have received training on supply chain labour standards.		All commercial teams received training on supply chain labour standards.

Customer choice, health and nutrition

	KPI	How we performed
Healthy living	To deliver five half-price offers on fruit and vegetables every week across at least 500 stores.		We delivered at least five half-price offers in an average of 760 stores.

Community Impact

	KPI	How we performed
Regeneration	To initiate six regeneration partnership stores.		We initiated six regeneration partnerships this year in Gateshead, Southend, Paisley, Hanley, Leigh Sports Village and Kirkby.
Brownfield sites	To develop 90% of our new stores on brownfield sites.		97.6% of our new stores were developed on brownfield sites.
Charitable giving	To donate at least 1% of our pre-tax profits to charities and good causes.		We gave 1.95% (£54.4 million) of pre-tax profits to charities and good causes.
Computers for schools	To increase the cumulative value of computer equipment to schools to £118 million and the number of new schools participating by 2,000.		We increased the cumulative value of equipment given away to £118m.
Sport for schools and clubs	To supply sports equipment and coaching to schools to the value of £9.5 million, and to increase the number of new schools and clubs participating by 3,000.		We met our target to supply £9.5m worth of equipment and coaching, and over 5,000 new schools joined the scheme
Race for Life	To help recruit 800,000 women including 24,000 Tesco staff to participate and help raise sponsorship to £60 million.		We helped to raise £48 million in sponsorship for Cancer Research UK, with 665,000 women including 21,641 Tesco staff taking part.

Our People

	KPI	How we performed
Employee retention	To exceed 80% retention of experienced staff.		84.2% of our experienced staff stayed with us throughout 2007/08.
Employee training	95% of retail staff to be trained to bronze level.		98.8% of our staff were trained to Bronze level.
	75% of retail staff to be trained to silver level.		92% of retail staff were trained to Silver level.
Health and safety	To reduce our reportable accident rate in the workplace by 10% between 2006 and 2009.		We reduced our overall rate by a further 6% this year and have already achieved a 14% fall over the last two years.
Inclusivity and diversity	No statistical difference by age, sex or ethnicity in answer to the staff Viewpoint survey question, 'I enjoy working for Tesco'.		There is no adverse statistical difference in satisfaction for our over 45 year old, female or black, Asian and minority ethnic staff. There was a slight adverse statistical difference in satisfaction for our under 25 staff.

View our 2008 KPI's