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Lidl Ireland
SUSTAINABILITY@LIDL
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
WE BELIEVE IN
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SUSTAINABILITY
This booklet summarises our sustainability report for Lidl Ireland (financial year 1st March 2018 - 28th February 2019)
highlighting our strategic goals, activities and projects that have significant economic, social and environmental impact.
Full report available on www.lidl.ie/csr
Corporate Social Responsibility in Lidl means:
Acting Striving Leading by Making a Supporting
responsibly for positive example positive impact and engaging
environmental in communities with all of our
stewardship stakeholders
ding
Outstan ment
OUR “A BETTER TOMORROW” SUSTAINABILITY
Achieve STRATEGY HARNESSES OUR MISSION, ENSURES
in CSRrs 2018
e FUTURE VALUE CREATION AND DRIVES OUR
C h a mb
RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOCIETY.
J.P. Scally, Managing Director Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
Our Vision page
Our vision is to make life better by providing quality food at
market-leading value, ensuring customer satisfaction is at the 03
heart of everything we do.
Our Values
Everything we do is underpinned by our values:
Respect Responsibility Recognition Trust
Values
OUR VISION
AND VALUES
LIDL IRELANDAT A GLANCE
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
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Entered the
Irish market in 3 Distribution
Centres
2000 162 stores
in Ireland Newbridge | Mullingar | Cork
225 local suppliers
in Ireland
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
Employing 4,325 people in Ireland 42% 58%
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11.4%
market share 1.5 million
customers every week
in Ireland
90% 10%
own-brand branded
over
€140m
of our permanently invested in capital and
listed products expansion programme
in Ireland
Stores
New Stores
Distribution Centres
Head Office
RESPONSIBLESOURCING
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
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We are fully committed to ensuring that our buying power is driving positive change
for producers, communities and the environment as a whole, both in Ireland and
further afield.
We are members of Origin
Green, a voluntary programme
led by Bord Bia, working towards
the common goal of sustainable
food production.
100 of our fruit
and vegetables
are certified to Bord Bia Quality Assurance or GLOBALG.A.P.
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100 % 100 %
palm oil bananas certified
certified to Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance
and/or Organic
to RSPO palm oil
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
Did You Know?
We published our Health and Nutrition Policy and
will reduce the added sugar content by 20% and page
reduce the salt content of own-brand products by 07
the end of 2020.
80 % 95 %
of our tea certified
wild caught
chilled and
to Fairtrade,
Rainforest
Alliance, UTZ
100 % Year 2 of
our Supplier
frozen fish and/or Organic cocoa certified Development
to Fairtrade, Rainforest
certified Alliance, UTZ and/or Organic Programme
to MSC standard
100 % fresh pork, chicken, 60 %
beef and lamb certified coffee certified
to Fairtrade, Rainforest
to Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme
Alliance, UTZ and/or
Organic
ENVIRONMENT
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
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€2 million investment in solar energy
across the island of Ireland
Carbon footprint
Working proactively with suppliers and industry partners, we are reducing our environmental impact
through continuously improving our resource efficiency. From how we transport goods, invest in
energy efficiency and renewables to reducing waste and plastic packaging, all working together to
decrease our climate impact.
Highlights include:
80% reduction *
Switched to 100% LED Lighting E-chargers roll-out Solar Photovoltaic in carbon footprint
green electricity project saved announced for all Panels (PV) added to already achieved.
6,454,635 kWh new stores store specifications *
market-based methodology
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
Achieved
zero waste
to landfill page
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Now with our
Waste in-store recycling
Our organic waste is
waste anaerobically digested bins we can help the
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creating energy. customer save on
We donate over 50,000 meals their waste bill and
from surplus food to local charities every month. reduce our collective
environmental impact.
Plastics
Removed microbeads from all cosmetics and household products
Removed unrecyclable black plastic from many categories
Made strong commitments:
100%
20% plastic 50% of own brand of our own brand
packaging reduction packaging will be made packaging will be
by 2022 with recycled materials widely recyclable by
by 2025 2025
TEAM LIDL
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
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It is important to us that our diverse and talented team members are proud of what
we achieve together in Lidl.
Our #WeAreLidl people strategy brings to life our philosophy that our colleagues are
part of part of one team - as they support us, we support them. Work Safe. Live Well.
is our holistic nationwide wellbeing programme, focused on three core concepts:
Be Well Be Fit Be Mindful
We are committed to our people:
Leading Pension Scheme
Leading Healthcare Scheme
Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sabbatical Leave and Paid Volunteer Day
Maternity and Paternity Top-Up
Minimum 20 days annual leaveA Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
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Matched the new Launched our fully funded Management training 12 placements through
Living Wage rate for degree programme for in Mental Health our Ready to Work
all employees colleagues awareness programmeCOMMUNITY
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
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We are working hard towards achieving a successful,
sustainable future, not just for our business but for all the
communities we serve.
Autism Aware Quiet Evenings
reduced lighting, no music or
announcements, lower till scan sounds,
priority queuing, additional assistance
every Tuesday evening from 6-8pm.
Jigsaw
The National Centre for Youth Mental
Health - we have pledged to raise
€1 million and build awareness of the
importance of OneGoodAdult in a
young person’s life.
Over € 500 000
,
raised to dateWORKS
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
€4 million 155 schools 1,389 participants 20,000 increase page
invested have received in Lidl Future at TG4 All-Ireland 13
jerseys and Stars events Championship
equipment Finals
Programme sponsor to 20x20 movement,
increasing visibility and awareness for women
in sport.
1.4 million meals donated
to hundreds of local charities
through our all-Ireland
partnership with FoodCloud.
Bespoke volunteer programme,
Lidl Helping Hands, available to all
colleagues nationwide.A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
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SDG 1
No Poverty
Lidl is a pioneer of Fairtrade
certification which is designed to
empower people so they can lift
themselves out of poverty.
In our own team, we are a
The UN SDGs are the world’s collective call to action to address champion of the Living Wage.
some of the most pressing global issues. We’ve selected nine SDGs We also contribute to worthy
OUR GLOBAL
where we can deliver the most meaningful impact across our causes across the island of Ireland
through our donation fund.
A Better Tomorrow sustainability strategy.
SDG 10
Reduced
CONTRIBUTION
Inequalities
We address social sustainability
through education possibilities
for our employees, ensuring
human rights standards are met
throughout our supply chain
and maintaining a whistleblower
hotline to report information
confidentially.A Better Tomorrow Lidl Ireland
United Nations
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SDG 8 15
SDG 3 SDG 7 Decent Work
SDG 2 Good Health Affordable and and Economic
Zero Hunger and Well-being Clean Energy Growth
In partnership with FoodCloud, We are the largest seller of fresh We are certified to ISO 50001 Committed to raising the
we are supporting charities fruit in Ireland. Our market leading Energy Management System economic capabilities of our
to run their essential services prices make healthy food more across all our operations helping food suppliers by offering a fair
by donating our surplus food. accessible. We consistently us to continually improve energy wage through certifications
More than half of all our promote healthy meals for our performance along with sourcing such as Fairtrade.
donations made are fresh fruit customers and have committed 100% green electricity and
and vegetables, supporting to reducing salt and sugar content adding solar panels to all suitable
the better health and nutrition in our product range. Through new stores.
for the over 300 local charities our charity partner Jigsaw we are
connected to our stores across working to improve the mental
Ireland. health and well-being of young
people across Ireland.
SDG 12
Responsible SDG 13
Consumption Climate SDG 14 SDG 15
& Production Action Life below Water Life on Land
We are committed to working We have reduced our Scope 1 To maintain long-term fish stocks, The goal asks businesses to
with our suppliers in reducing & 2 carbon footprint by 80% in we have developed comprehensive go beyond mere compliance
packaging and ensuring zero recent years (market- based). buying policies to support the of responsible sourcing.
waste to landfill in our efforts We prioritised understanding principles of sustainable fishing One example of this is Lidl’s
towards the circular economy. our carbon footprint across and farming methods. We’re approach to pesticides, which
our value chain in 2018. The committed to making sure that, no ensures that our suppliers’ fruit
results of this work will help matter how our fish and seafood is and vegetable residue levels
us build resilience into our sourced, whether farmed or caught may not contain more than
supply chain and across our wild, it comes from the most one third of the maximum level
business. sustainable and well-managed permitted by law.
fisheries and farms.If you have any feedback, please contact us by email: CSR@lidl.ie
To find out more about our A Better Tomorrow Sustainability Strategy
please visit: www.lidl.ie/CSR
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@lidlireland
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