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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT PENNY ROMANIA 2020 77/132 PENNY Otopeni was designed to be a store in which environmental and social solutions are brought together. We openednot only a 1,400m 2 store, but also a pioneering concept of the future retail trade, developed around loyalty, connection to the PENNY brand and freshness of the products. Our intention was to go beyond of what the quality of the inside environment means for employees and customers and we paid attention to issues related to energy efficiency and reducing operating costs. We also responded to the needs regarding infrastructure and we built a dedicated parking lot for bicycles and an electric car charging station of 54 kVA. We built a rainwater retention basin that which is reused for toilets and for irrigation just below the parking lot. There are 120 photo-voltaic panels on the roof of the store, 55 solar tubes that bring natural and diffused light into the store, as well as about 1,000 sqm of grass roof. PENNYOtopnei store produced 55,315 kWh of electricity through photovoltaic panels , which represented 21% of the total electricity consumed, thus saving 74,549.25 kg of CO 2 emissions! We measure energy efficiency as total energy consumed kWh/m² sales area. The store in Otopeni had a KPI of 332 kWh / m² sales area in 2020, 18% less than the average of all PENNY stores. Out of the desire to carry forward the PENNY philosophy regarding the reduction of the carbon footprint, we tested the CO 2 system (R744) in the store in Otopeni. This involves using a natural coolant that is safer and has the lowest global warming potential. The grass roof, trees and shrubs, climbing plants on the side facades, birdhouses and insect habitats contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. Criteria for improving PENNY stores: • architecture that uses natural lighting • organic building materials • renewable energy • avoiding the use of fossil fuels for heating • use of rainwater • refrigeration systems and units: natural CO 2 refrigerant is used for normal combined and deep- freezing refrigeration systems • sociocultural factors PENNY - A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL | SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY | SUSTAINABLE ASSORTMENT | ENERGY, CLIMATE AND RESOURCES | EMPLOYEES AND SOCIETY | ABOUT THE REPORT | GRI INDEX