Sustainability in the Industry

Consumer Goods Wholesale

Impacts, Risks and Opportunities

Sustainability in Consumer Goods Wholesale

As a central transshipment point between manufacturers, suppliers and retailers, the wholesale trade for consumer goods plays a key role in the sustainable transformation. The industry responds to new market requirements, recognizes trends in consumer behavior and helps retailers optimize their product ranges and expand the range of sustainable products. The industry’s sustainability efforts are aimed at high product quality and compliance with the highest possible environmental and social standards along the supply and production chains, starting with the optimization of our own processes.

If products come from distant regions with long supply chains, retailers are faced with the task of determining and minimizing CO2 emissions along the transport and storage chain, if necessary finding alternative sources with “short supply chains” and storing and transporting them with as little CO2 as possible using renewable energies.
Regionality, certifications, labels and energy efficiency as well as zero waste concepts are just as important as smart packaging and innovative logistics solutions in order to deliver to retailers on the same day as possible. Consumer goods wholesale helps make production and consumption styles sustainable. Wholesalers have impact leverage when deciding which consumer goods to offer to retailers. Supposedly cheap mass-produced goods from precarious production can be questioned.

The industry includes the wholesale trade in consumer goods for use or consumption, such as textiles, household appliances, cleaning products or stationery.

Industry Materiality

Key Fields and Topics in the Industry 

 

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Climate

Climate protection

Resources

Circular economy

Value Chain

Supply chain

Society

End-consumers

EU NACE Classification 

Industry NACE Classes

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Included NACE classes in the industry

G 46.15 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
G 46.16 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
G 46.18 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of other particular products
G 46.19 Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale
G 46.4 Wholesale of household goods
G 46.41 Wholesale of textiles
G 46.42 Wholesale of clothing and footwear
G 46.43 Wholesale of electrical household appliances
G 46.44 Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials
G 46.45 Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
G 46.46 Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods
G 46.47 Wholesale of household, office and shop furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
G 46.48 Wholesale of watches and jewellery
G 46.49 Wholesale of other household goods
G 46.89 Other specialised wholesale n.e.c.
G 46.9 Non-specialised wholesale trade
G 46.90 Non-specialised wholesale trade

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