About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Europe 2012
published on 7 November 2012
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As Vice President for Sustainability for Delhaize Europe, Philippe Heymans presented the activities of the Belgian international food retailer, which is present in eleven countries on three continents. During his presentation and the panel discussion, he talked about Delhaize's progress in implementing CO₂ cascade as the standard for their stores, using hydrocarbons in their display cabinets and ammonia and CO₂ as the standard refrigerants for the group's warehouses.

About the speaker(s)

Philippe H. Heymans

 

Philippe H. Heymans is Vice-President for Sustainability for Delhaize Europe, part of Delhaize Group.

Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in eleven countries on three continents. At the end of the second quarter of 2012, Delhaize Group’s sales network consisted of 3 365 stores. At the end of June 2012, Delhaize Group employed approximately 158 000 people.

Prior to joining Delhaize Europe, Philippe H. Heymans held various positions at Delhaize Belgium and was among those Vice-President for Store Design, Technical Department, Indirect Procurement and Environment. He holds a civil engineer degree in architecture from Faculté Polytechnique, Mons Belgium.