AEON is one of the largest retailers in Asia and is also a member of the Consumer Goods Forum. The company operates stores under several brands, including JUSCO and MaxValu. Since 2009, the company has been testing and optimizing a Sanyo CO₂ direct expansion refrigeration system for supermarket showcases in Japan. In 2012, the company unveiled a plan to go HFC-free with natural refrigerants: 10% of all new stores in 2012, 15% of all new stores in 2013, 25% of all new stores in 2014 and 100% of all new stores in 2015. The company also plans to gradually convert the refrigeration systems in its existing 3500 stores. As of February 2017, it had 99 supermarkets using CO₂. The new systems have reduced energy consumption during refrigeration operation by 10-20% compared to previous HFC systems and reduced CO₂ emissions by about 50%.

Energy Efficiency