Health and sustainability go hand in hand – ALDI Netherlands

ALDI Netherlands went the extra mile in 2019 to support customers on the road to a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. In a country with more bicycles than people, protecting the environment and the climate also plays an important role.

In the Netherlands, we aim to support our customers in making healthier choices. Alongside projects to improve our products with less sugar and salt, we worked on the healthy nutrition partnership with the foundation JOGG and the super partnership with the National School Ontbijt.

We strive to make sustainable grocery shopping accessible for everyone, by offering products with sustainability certifications such as Beter Leven for animal welfare and PlanetProof for fruits, vegetables and dairy products, at affordable ALDI prices. We also support our customers with the ALDI Transparency Code (ATC), which creates transparency regarding the origins of poultry, beef and pork. In addition, we provide information on shopping responsibly through our sustainability awareness campaign and sustainability labels.

When it comes to preventing food waste, we work closely with Voedselbanken Nederland. Following the elimination of disposable shopping bags in 2017, we turned our attention to our fruit and vegetable bags. They will no longer be freely available, but instead sold for a symbolic amount of one cent. We plan the introduction of these bags in 2020. We have also signed the Plastic Pact NL, which aims for 100 per cent recyclability, 20 per cent plastic reduction and 35 per cent use of recycled plastic (in packaging) by 2025.

ALDI Netherlands has a particular interest in working to protect the climate – after all, one third of the country lies below sea level. That is why we work hard to reduce CO₂ emissions. Newly opened stores have an energy rating of A+++ or higher. ALDI Netherlands has been powered by exclusively green energy since 2015.

Our highlights

30000000 litres

of milk certified

ALDI Netherlands supports dairy farmers who take extra measures on animal welfare and the environment. We have already converted more than 30,000,000 litres of Dutch dairy products to certified sustainable goods (for example PlanetProof).

2750

schools

ALDI Netherlands works hard to encourage healthy nutrition for children. During the week of the National School Ontbijt, an initiative focussing on healthy breakfasts for primary school children, we reached around 2,750 schools.

ALDI Neatherlands in profile

Regional companies	9
Stores	492
Total ALDI employees	11,086
Year of market entry	1973
Website	www.aldi.nl

Progress on national goals 2019

Customer & Product

Goal	Description and scope	Status 2019 & next steps
20% less plastic packaging by end of 2025	Reduction of the total weight of own-brand product plastic packaging in the Netherlands by 20% by end of 2025 (base year 2017)	Project ongoing. Since 2019, we have no longer sold plates, cups or cotton buds made of disposable plastic.
100% recyclable packaging by end of 2025	100% of our own-brand product packaging in the Netherlands recyclable by end of 2025	Project ongoing. Trajectories started with suppliers to enhance recyclability.
35% use of recycled plastic by end of 2025	35% use of recycled plastic for our own-brand product plastic packaging in the Netherlands by 2025	Project ongoing. Increase of product packaging with recycled content, more projects to follow.
Alternative bag concepts by end of 2020	All stores that sell loose fruits and vegetables in the Netherlands to offer a single-use bio-based fruit and vegetable bag and a multi-use bag by end of 2020	Project ongoing. Internal preparations initiated.
Reduced salt and sugar	Expansion of efforts in the Netherlands to reduce the salt and sugar content in additional own-brand products	Project ongoing. In 2019, we focused on reducing salt in dried savoury snacks, fresh meat products and savoury bread rolls, and reducing salt and fat content in ready-to-eat meals.
100% PlanetProof label for all Dutch fruit and vegetable products by end of 2019	Labelling of all fruit and vegetable products grown in the Netherlands with the PlanetProof sustainability seal by end of 2019	Goal not achieved. We are working on meeting our targets in 2020 and already reached 80% by end of 2019. During the year we added more and more PlanetProof fruit and vegetables such as apples, pears, mushrooms and tomatoes.
No children's marketing on unhealthy products by end of 2020	No children's marketing on unhealthy products in the Netherlands by end of 2020	Project ongoing: Category Managers informed and packaging design for children's marketing changed.
100% labelling with Beter Leven for animal-based products	Transition of products in the Netherlands containing resources of animal origin, or processed animal resources, to the criteria of the one star Beter Leven sustainability label (minimum standard)	Project ongoing. In 2019, we expanded our ranges of meat products with the Beter Leven label.
100% chicken according to ALDI Kip animal	In 2019, all fresh chicken and chicken meat products (except Halal) in the Netherlands came from chickens that are raised according to the ALDI Kip animal welfare criteria or Beter Leven.	Goal achieved (for all but one product).
Expansion of meat products with ATC	Expansion of the ALDI Transparency Code (ATC) in the Netherlands for own-brand products to cold cuts.	Project ongoing. In 2019, we started working, together with suppliers, to expand the ALDI Transparency Code to cold cuts. In 2020 we expect the first products with ATC.

Climate & Environment

Goal	Description and scope	Status 2019 & next steps	SDG
Collection point for batteries, lamps and small electrical appliances by end of 2019	All Dutch stores to have a recycling collection point (‘inzamelmeubel’) for batteries and small electrical appliances by end of 2019.	Goal achieved.
Introduction of an energy management system by end of 2018	Nationwide ISO 50001 certification by end of 2018	Postponed until further notice.

Employees & Community

Goal	Description and scope	Status 2019 & next steps	SDG
Promotion of health awareness	Continuation and expansion of efforts in the Netherlands to promote health awareness among customers and employees	Project ongoing. Main focus in 2019 was promoting healthy eating to children, e.g. by working together with a school class to hear their advice for our stores and by donating bread for the National School Ontbijt week.

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