RELEX Customers Prevent 1 Billion Pounds of Food Waste in 2025

Customer-Driven Food Waste Reduction Jumps 34% Year Over Year

RELEX Solutions today announced the release of its Sustainability Report 2026, detailing measurable progress across environmental, social, and governance priorities in 2025. Most notably, retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers using RELEX solutions prevented an estimated 1.036 billion pounds.(470 million kilograms) of food waste in 2025, up from 771.6 million pounds (350 million kilograms) in 2024. That 34% year-over-year increase equates to more than 1.6 million metric tons of CO2e avoided, compared to 1.2 million metric tons the previous year.

Food waste remains one of the most urgent climate challenges globally, accounting for an estimated 8 to 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions. By improving forecasting accuracy, replenishment, inventory management, production planning, and fresh optimization, RELEX customers reduced spoilage across the value chain while improving product availability and profitability. “Our customers demonstrate every day that reducing waste and improving financial performance go hand in hand,” said Johanna Småros, Co-founder and Chief Sustainability Officer at RELEX Solutions. “Preventing 470 million kilograms of food waste in a single year shows what is possible when proactive planning decisions are embedded into daily operations. ”

In 2025, RELEX strengthened its fresh and ultra-fresh planning capabilities by acquiring Ida. The combined offering enhances store-level replenishment and production planning especially for loose fruit and vegetables, fresh seafood, and meat, where forecast accuracy and shelf-life management directly influence waste and margins.

RELEX also continued to expand CO2 Analytics capabilities, enabling customers to measure emissions associated with purchased goods and transport directly within their planning processes. As climate reporting requirements increase globally, embedding emissions visibility into operational decisions is becoming essential for retailers and manufacturers.

While customer impact represents the largest share of RELEX’s environmental contribution, the company continues to reduce its own negative environmental impact. In 2025, RELEX’s near-term emission reduction targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, confirming alignment with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C pathway and reinforcing its commitment to operate responsibly while enabling customer impact at scale.

“The most meaningful progress happens in our customers’ daily operations,” Småros continued. “When retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers reduce waste, improve availability, and make better production decisions, the environmental impact is immediate and measurable.”

As customer adoption expands, the company’s positive environmental impact, referred to as its carbon handprint, continues to scale year over year, driven by broader deployment of forecasting, replenishment, and fresh optimization capabilities across retail and manufacturing operations.

By combining AI-driven forecasting, optimization, and advanced planning capabilities on a unified platform, RELEX helps organizations reduce waste, improve availability, and make more informed trade-offs between service levels, costs, and sustainability objectives.

The RELEX Sustainability Report 2026 provides detailed disclosures aligned with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and outlines RELEX governance, risk management, and social impact initiatives.

To learn more and access the full report, visit RELEX Solutions’ Sustainability Report 2026.