Home » [NRF 2025] Under threat from customs duties, CSR is fading into the background [NRF 2025] Under threat from customs duties, CSR is fading into the background At this year's NRF, retailers' CSR initiatives seem to have all but disappeared from the agenda in the face of upcoming political and customs tax issues. Jérôme Del Porto, Director of Circularity at Walmart, Stephen Sadove, former Chairman of Saks and Sucharita Kodali, Analyst at Forrester, shed light on the subject. Through Sophie Baqué. Published on 20 January 2025 à 10h39 - Update on 10 February 2025 à 18h17 Resources At a time when European groups with more than 500 staff are preparing to publish reports required under the CSRD directive, the contrast is striking. In the U.S.A., retailers rarely spoke out on this issue at NRF. Walmart was one of the few players to tackle the subject but without, however, answering all the questions. At a conference alongside Target and Ikea, Jérôme del Porto, the chain’s Director of Circularity, talked about 3 initiatives, in particular the contract signed with the start-up Denali (de-packaging and reuse) in July 2024 to combat food waste.… Sophie Baqué CSRCSRCSRDmarketplaceNRF Read more EU : Focus on the main regulatory changes for e-commerce in 2025 [case study] With Smartway's AI, Auchan Retail targets a food breakage rate of 0.75% The major retail and e-commerce trends of 2025 Obi joins forces with Too Good To Go in the plants department Ghislain Boyer, KPMG: "With CSRD, ESG will eventually hit retailers very hard"
