Refrigerants are crucial for keeping food fresh and safe for our customers. The majority of DFI’s Scope 1 emissions stem from refrigerant gases, which leak from refrigeration systems during everyday use. In 2024, DFI continued to upgrade refrigeration systems in its stores with advanced technologies designed to minimise gas leakage and enhance refrigeration efficiency.

In total, DFI converted 58 Wellcome stores to lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerant gases in Hong Kong. In addition to this, we incorporated innovative solutions and completed trials of natural gas
and ultra-low GWP refrigeration systems through our Research and Development Centre in Chung Hom
Kok, Hong Kong. With the more efficient and less impactful refrigerant systems we put in place during the
year and with the advanced solutions that we have in development, we expect further reductions in Scope 1 emissions in 2025 and subsequent years.