Management

[GRI 102-16] ALDI Nord is an internationally successful discounter. We provide broad groups of consumers in nine countries with high-quality products at consistently low prices. “Simplicity, responsibility and reliability” – these values guide our actions and have been codified in our “Simply ALDI” mission statement. The mission statement provides a clear sense of direction for more than 69,000 ALDI employees.

Our everyday decisions have implications across our entire value chain, which is why assuming corporate responsibility (CR) is part of our understanding of business. We assume such responsibility not least to ensure our competitiveness in the long term, as we strive to set standards in the food retail industry and continue expanding our market position.

Net sales of the ALDI Nord Group

Total net sales of the business year (in billion euros)

Stores and employees [GRI 102-7]

Total number of stores and number of employees (headcount) by gender and region on the reporting date 31 December

	2015			2016			2017
	Number of stores	Number of employees	of which female	Number of stores	Number of employees	of which female	Number of stores	Number of employees	of which female
Belgium/Luxembourg¹	461	6,256	4,452	457	6,412	4,455	459	6,727	4,804
Denmark	220	2,037	1,051	222	2,184	1,128	188	2,277	1,099
Germany	2,339	31,429	22,521	2,298	35,215	25,405	2,249	35,836	25,511
France	899	7,420	4,533	891	8,243	5,204	888	9,218	5,592
Netherlands	498	6,291	3,893	491	6,300	3,857	494	8,654	5,099
Poland	105	1,160	1,002	118	1,466	1,254	124	1,906	1,706
Portugal	47	613	416	48	803	535	57	1,178	768
Spain	260	2,973	1,889	264	3,456	2,174	272	3,571	2,263
ALDI Nord Group	4,829	58,179	39,757	4,789	64,079	44,012	4,731	69,367	46,842

¹ The information regarding the legally independent companies of the ALDI Nord Group in Belgium and in Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to "Subject of the report").

Always in focus: our customers

[GRI 102-2, -6, -7, -9] For more than 100 years, our customers’ needs have been the focus of our business activities. Their expectations of us are rising – which is why we never stop evolving. Through our modernisation measure known as the ALDI Instore Konzept (ANIKo), we are giving our stores a brighter, friendlier design featuring new colours and a clear presentation of products to provide even better orientation. We are also expanding our range of food and non-food items. However, ALDI North is more than just the sum of its products. Our goal is to be the discounter that understands people best, making us the one they feel closest to in the process. We want to make it possible for them to have a high-quality, straightforward, simple and affordable shopping experience – every day.

The heart of our product range is provided by the ALDI North Group own brands, which make up 86 per cent of the offerings on average. Selected brand-name products complete the product range. We are providing our customers with an ever greater selection of healthier and more sustainable products. In Germany, for example, we are the leading retailer of organic food in the North sales region. In addition, we are offering a growing range of organic products in other countries where ALDI North operates as well.

On average, we carry some 1,600 products from 70 product groups at a store, which marks an increase of 10 per cent compared to 2016. The standard range is complemented by alternating promotional products, which we began offering three times a week starting in 2017. They include products such as textiles and footwear, electronics, household items, DIY and garden products. Online services, such as travel, photo, music or mobile communication services, as well as flower delivery, are also offered under the ALDI brand in various countries. Since 2017, they have included online games and e-books as well.

Products and own brands in the product range

Number of products and proportion of own-brand products in the standard product range (in per cent)¹

	2015		2016		2017
	Number of products	Proportion of own brands (in %)	Number of products	Proportion of own brands (in %)	Number of products	Proportion of own brands (in %)
Belgium/Luxembourg²	1,113	99.7	1,373	97.6	1,465	96.1
Denmark	1,394	87.7	1,651	81.0	1,826	75.5
Germany	1,183	94.8	1,461	94.0	1,432	91.1
France	1,210	94.6	1,450	95.1	1,452	90.9
Netherlands	1,238	97.7	1,437	94.2	1,737	93.5
Poland	1,339	88.6	1,700	86.8	2,101	73.6
Portugal	1,477	92.3	1,505	85.3	1,639	85.8
Spain	1,422	90.2	1,609	89.7	1,842	89.6
ALDI Nord Group	1,297	92.9	1,523	90.2	1,687	86.2

¹ We set clear standards for our own brands with respect to our suppliers.
²The information regarding the legally independent companies of the ALDI Nord Group in Belgium and in Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to "Subject of the report").

Our Responsibility: our corporate responsibility strategy

[GRI 102-11, -16] Our Corporate Responsibility (CR) Policy is an integral part of the entire ALDI North Group. It picks up on our corporate mission statement and presents our understanding of CR. It also specifies the fields of action where we put our corporate responsibility into practice. Within our CR Programme, we set clear goals for all fields of action and communicate our progress where they are concerned as part of the Sustainability Report, among other channels.

Our fields of action at a glance

Employee appreciation: We want our employees to be proud of ALDI.
Supply chain responsibility: We accept responsibility in our supply chain.
Resource conservation: We act in an environmentally and climate friendly manner.
Social commitment: We want to leverage our expertise and experience, and contribute to finding a solution for societal challenges above and beyond our core business.
Dialogue promotion: We foster dialogue with our stakeholders transparently and openly.

Concrete and measurable: our CR Programme

Field of action: Employee appreciation

Objective	Status	Target date	Target value	Target relevance
Development of a training programme for enhancing managers’ skills	new	2019	Concept	Poland
Increase in employee communication	new	2019	More channels of communication for ALDI employees, among other things	Germany

Target achieved Ongoing process – Sustainability at ALDI North

Ongoing Process

Field of action: Supply chain responsibility

Objective	Status	Target date	Target value	Target relevance
All production facilities located in amfori BSCI risk countries, which manufacture non-food own-brand products for the ALDI North Group, have a valid and adequate social audit (Business Social Compliance Initiative – amfori BSCI)		2019	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Integration of selected production facilities for non-food own-brand products into the qualification programme ALDI Factory Advancement (AFA) Project for improving the working conditions by means of dialogue promotion between workers and managers in Bangladesh		Ongoing	Continuation and expansion	ALDI Nord Group
Establishment and management of a dedicated inspection process in Asia		2017	Establishment and management of a dedicated inspection process in Asia	ALDI Nord Group
Provision of verification for a social evaluation (GRASP or comparable) of all producers (growers) of fruit and vegetables		2018	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover of all flowers and plants for defined own-brand products to sustainably certified goods (e.g. GLOBALG.A.P. in combination with GRASP)	new	2019	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Ban on specific groups of substances in the manufacture of own-brand products in the product groups clothing, home textiles and footwear (ALDI Detox Commitment)		2020	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Preparation and publication of an International Cotton Purchasing Policy	Target for Germany achieved	2017	Purchasing policy	ALDI Nord Group
Use of sustainable cotton (e.g. GOTS, OCS 100/blended, Fairtrade, recycled cotton) for clothing and home textiles	new	Ongoing	Expansion depending on availability in the respective quality category	ALDI Nord Group
Use of sustainable cotton (e.g. in accordance with the GOTS, OCS, Fairtrade standard)	new	2018	30%	Germany
Increase in the certified share of green coffee (UTZ, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and organic) for defined own-brand products	new	2020	Expansion	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover of black and green tea to sustainably certified raw goods (UTZ, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, organic) for defined own-brand products	new	2018	80%	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover of herbal and fruit tea for defined own-brand products to sustainably certified raw goods (Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, UTZ, UEBT/UTZ, organic)	new	2018	30%	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover of herbal and fruit tea for defined own-brand products to sustainably certified raw goods (Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, UTZ, UEBT/UTZ, organic)	new	2020	40%	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover to certified resources (UTZ, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade) for own-brand products with a substantial proportion of cocoa in the standard and promotional product range within the defined scope of application		2017	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover to physically RSPO-certified palm oil for all own-brand products containing palm oil (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil – RSPO)		2018	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Preparation and publication of an International Timber Purchasing Policy		2017	Purchasing policy	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover of wood and wood-based products to sustainably certified materials (FSC^®, PEFC™, EU Ecolabel or comparable standards)	new	2020	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Changeover of all newly purchased sales packaging, repackaging and transport packaging for products to recycled and/or sustainably certified materials (FSC^®, PEFC™, EU Ecolabel or comparable standards), depending on availability	new	2020	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Expansion of the range of vegetarian and vegan products, including certification (e.g. V-Label)	new	Ongoing	Expansion	ALDI Nord Group
Expansion of test/certification systems and own standards that go above and beyond the statutory requirements and include animal welfare aspects	new	Ongoing	Expansion	ALDI Nord Group
Increase in the number of meat products and products containing meat with the ALDI Transparency Code (ATC)	new	Ongoing	Expansion	ALDI Nord Group
Increase in the share of certified sustainable fish products and products containing fish (MSC, ASC, GLOBALG.A.P. and EU organic)	new	2018	50%	ALDI Nord Group
Expansion of efforts to reduce the salt and sugar content in additional own-brand products	new	Ongoing	Expansion	ALDI Nord Group
Labelling of all fruit and vegetable products grown in the Netherlands with the PlanetProof environmental quality label	new	2019	100%	Netherlands
Introduction of BEE FRIENDLY-certified products	new	2019	Preparation and development	France

Target achieved Ongoing process – Sustainability at ALDI North

Ongoing process

Field of action: Resource conservation

Objective	Status	Target date	Target value	Target relevance
40 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2021 compared to the reference year 2015	new	2021	-40% compared to 2015	ALDI Nord Group
Introduction of LED lighting in all new stores (interior and outdoor lighting), and review of conversion of existing stores in the portfolio and distribution centres to LED lighting		2019 (and ongoing)	100%	ALDI Nord Group
Increasing the share of stores equipped with photovoltaic systems		Ongoing	Continuation and expansion	ALDI Nord Group
Development of a concept for recording, analysing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions		2017	Concept	ALDI Nord Group
Development of a concept for the introduction of an energy monitoring and management system	Target for Germany achieved	2017	Concept	ALDI Nord Group
Increasing the own-use rate for the energy generated in-house by photovoltaic systems at stores through combination with concepts for combined cooling and heating systems, and demand-led alignment of the photovoltaic systems		Ongoing	Continuation and expansion	Germany
Investigation of alternative drive concepts for use in logistics processes		2017	Investigation	Germany
Introduction of a nationwide, digitised monitoring system for cooling systems in order to reduce emissions through optimised leakage rates and/or more environmentally benign refrigerants		Ongoing	100%	Germany
Introduction of a nationwide, digitised monitoring system for cooling systems in order to reduce emissions through optimised leakage rates and/or more environmentally benign refrigerants	new	2017	100%	Netherlands
Gradual changeover of all plug-in chillers and freezers to the refrigerant propane (R290) with very low Global Warming Potential (GWP)		Ongoing	100%	Germany
Discontinuation of the plastic bag	new	2018	100%	Germany, Netherlands, Belgium
Establishment of a BREEAM-certified central warehouse (BREEAM – Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment)	new	2019	Establishment	Belgium
Nationwide ISO 50001 certification	new	2018	100%	Netherlands

Target achieved Ongoing process – Sustainability at ALDI North

Ongoing process

Field of action: Social commitment & dialogue promotion

Objective	Status	Target date	Target value	Target relevance
Development of pilot projects for sustainable consumption		2018	Project	Germany
Introduction of a guideline for dealing with food that is no longer saleable in the stores	Still in development	2017	Preparation and introduction	ALDI Nord Group
Continuation and expansion of efforts to foster health awareness among customers and employees	new	Ongoing	Continuation and expansion	Netherlands
Expansion of dialogue with major stakeholder groups		Ongoing	Participation in sector initiatives	ALDI Nord Group

Target achieved

Ongoing process

Further country-specific objectives are available on the pages of the nine European countries in which the ALDI North Group is represented.

Clear commitment: our contribution to global sustainability goals

We support the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (SDGs) and do our part to achieving them. Our activities are centred on ensuring that our range of own-brand products is sustainable throughout the value chain and on promoting responsible consumption. This allows us to help achieve the following SDGs and the respective sub-goals: responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), climate action (SGD 13), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) and life on land (SDG 15).

By joining the United Nations Global Compact in 2017, we underlined once more that sustainability is at the heart of our system of corporate values.

GRI

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