1024

products with EU organic logo – an increase of 28%

The

first

human rights policy statement was published for the ALDI North Group

90

Fairtrade certified own-brand products in our ranges – an increase of 23%

10300

tonnes of CO₂ saved by using self-generated electricity. This is an increase of 55% compared to the previous year.

More than

320

ALDI Social Assessments were carried out – an increase of 64%

-1660

tonnes of plastic per year by delisting single-use plastic bags

There are over

69000

ALDI employees, more than 46,000 of whom are women.

Over

27 %

of senior management and 42 per cent of store managers are women.

We have more than

800

products with the EU organic logo.

Around

89 %

of the palm oil used in own-brand products has been certified as sustainable.

Target achieved:

we have developed our own inspection process for production facilities in Asia!

We generated roughly

22999 MWh

of electricity!

Target achieved:

the first International Timber Purchasing Policy was published!

75 %

of stores throughout the Group donated food – almost 10 per cent more than in 2016.

We carried out our

first

customer surveys on sustainability in five countries.