CP AXTRA Champions Retail Leadership in Climate Action Driving Circular Economy: Turning "Waste" into "Wealth" for a Sustainable Future
CP AXTRA Public Company Limited, operator of the Makro wholesale business and Lotus's retail business, reaffirms the retail sector's role as a "system hub" connecting all sectors to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon society. At the GCNT Forum 2026, Mrs. Siriporn Dechsingha, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer of CP AXTRA, shared her vision during the session titled "The Power of Retail to Drive Climate Actions: From Waste to Wealth." She highlighted the retail industry's unique opportunity to power climate action, driving positive impacts that extend beyond organizational boundaries and across the entire value chain.
Mrs. Siriporn stated, "While retail may not be among the highest greenhouse gas emitters, it is one of the businesses with the greatest potential to create far-reaching change." Positioned at the center of producers, farmers, suppliers, consumers, and communities, every decision the retail sector makes creates a ripple effect across the entire ecosystem. CP AXTRA’s climate action therefore extends beyond reducing emissions within its own operations to "harnessing the power of the ecosystem" as a catalyst for systemic transformation. Working closely with suppliers, strategic partners, farmers, consumers, and local communities, the company is driving systemic transformation by improving resource efficiency and expanding the use of clean energy, developing eco-friendly transportation and logistics systems, reducing food loss and waste, and closing the loop on packaging by returning packaging and resources to the circular economy.
A key concept reflecting CP Axtra's strategic direction is "From Waste to Wealth"—an approach that views waste management not as the end of the process, but as an opportunity to create new value. The focus spans waste prevention, optimal resource utilization, redirecting surplus food for maximum benefit, and returning materials to reuse while creating value through circular economy principles.
“Our goal is not only to manage waste more effectively, but to prevent it from occurring in the first place. And when surplus does arise, we must transform it to generate new value because 'surplus' need not become 'waste,'" added Mrs. Siriporn.
This concept reflects CP AXTRA's evolution from a retail business operator to a "Change Agent"—one that uses its retail network as a mechanism for systemic change. By leveraging the capabilities of Makro and Lotus's, with their extensive networks of suppliers, farmers, entrepreneurs, and communities, CP AXTRA is driving efficient resource use, reducing loss and waste, and restoring value to the system.
Meanwhile, CP AXTRA is advancing climate action across its entire value chain through targeted projects and innovations. Key initiatives include curbing food waste, redistributing surplus food, expanding clean energy adoption, modernizing logistics, optimizing packaging, and returning resources to the circular economy. Together, these efforts minimize environmental impact while creating economic and social value.
CP AXTRA believes that "retail power" lies not merely in store count or business scale, but in its ability to bring people and sectors together. When all sectors align toward a shared vision, corporate progress can spark industry-wide transformation and drive impact at the national level.
From this perspective, climate action is not merely an environmental mission, but an opportunity to generate "Shared Value"—bridging the environment, the economy, and society. CP AXTRA remains committed to harnessing retail's full potential to build a circular economy and drive sustainable growth, delivering lasting positive impacts that extend from the company to suppliers, consumers, local communities, and society as a whole.
