We are committed to:
Good for Producers
British Food & Farming
Championing the British food and farming sector by directly investing in the British economy, supporting the next generation of farmers and protecting the British countryside.
| Goal 1 | We’re investing £17 billion into British food and farming between 2020-2025 |
| Goal 2 | Driving sales in British products in line with business growth, as a minimum |
| Goal 3 | Exporting the best of British through our international network of businesses |
Supplier Relationships
Enabling producers to grow with us, working together to ensure transparent, sustainable supply chains, with a focus on local sourcing.
| Goal 4 | Increasing the number of suppliers covered by long-term commercial agreements |
| Goal 5 | Creating long-term CSR business plans with all our strategic suppliers |
| Goal 6 | Providing smaller businesses simple access to the retail market and opportunities to grow with us |
Human Rights & Ethical Trade
Applying proactive, preventative measures to protect those who work in our supply chains, adapting to emerging challenges and creating a positive social impact.
| Goal 7 | Implementing human rights due diligence to ensure we systematically monitor and address human rights impacts in our supply chains |
| Goal 8 | Conducting human rights impact assessments to build our understanding of high-risk supply chains and implement remediation programmes |
| Goal 9 | Collaborating with our suppliers, the industry and NGO partners to address systemic challenges and leverage change |
Animal Welfare
Working with farmers who share our commitment to livestock health and wellbeing, ensuring that all animals in our supply chain live a good life.
| Goal 10 | Ensuring that every British farmer we work with is independently assured to recognised third party standards (e.g. Red Tractor, RSPCA Assured) |
| Goal 11 | Increasing transparency of animal welfare standards and communicating this to our customers |
| Goal 12 | Working with partners to reduce antibiotic usage and develop animal welfare outcome reporting |
Good for People
Healthy and Sustainable Diets
Making healthy food accessible for families
Goal 1 We are committed to increasing the proportion of plant-based foods we sell by 20% by 2030 (capturing fruits, vegetables, wholegrains and plant-based protein sources). |
Goal 2 We aim for at least 80% of our sales to come from healthy or healthier products by 2025. |
Goal 3 We will boost the volume of wholegrains we sell to 25% of total grains by 2030. |
Goal 4 We plan to increase the tonnage of total fibre we sell by 20% by 2026. |
Goal 5 We aim to increase fresh fruit and vegetable sales by 2026 by 35%. |
Goal 6 We are looking to ensure that sales (tonnage) of plant-based proteins such as legumes, nuts, seeds and vegan alternatives account for 25% of our total protein sales by 2030. |
Charity Partnerships
Supporting those organisations working to tackle those issues most important to the communities we work in.
| Goal 7 | Raise an additional £5 million for the NSPCC, our national charity partner, between 2022 and 2025. This builds on the £5 million raised so far, since 2017. |
| Goal 8 | Donate over 5 million meals annually to good causes, via our Feed It Back programme |
Supporting Our Colleagues
Becoming the employer of choice in our sector.
| Goal 9 | Improving our overall gender balance ratio |
| Goal 10 | Increasing the representation of women in senior management positions |
| Goal 11 | Conducting employee surveys to measure and track employee engagement |
| Goal 12 | Developing a long-term Diversity and Inclusion Strategy |
Good for our Planet
Climate Change & Energy
Promoting a low carbon economy, following a science-based trajectory for our business and work with our suppliers to do the same.
Across all Lidl countries we have committed to achieving net-zero by 2050 in line with the guidance of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Our international level Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 climate targets below cover our GB own operations and supply chain.
| Goal 1 | By 2030, we commit to reducing our absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 70% from a 2019 baseline |
| Goal 2 | By 2034, we commit to reducing our absolute Scope 3 forests, land and agriculture (FLAG) greenhouse gas emissions by 42.4% from a 2022 baseline year. By 2034, we commit to reducing our absolute Scope 3 energy and industry sector emissions (non-FLAG) by 35% from a 2022 baseline year |
| Goal 3 | By 2026, 100% of Lidl GB suppliers that contribute to the top 75% of Lidl’s overall product-related emissions will have validated science-based targets |
| Goal 4 | Cut carbon emissions from our logistics, through a 25% reduction of carbon per pallet by 2028 (or 20% by 2025) |
Food Waste
Minimising food loss across the value chain from farm to fork.
| Goal 5 | By 2025, reduced Lidl’s food waste by 40% since 2016 (relative to business growth) and 50% by 2030 |
| Goal 6 | By 2025, 10 suppliers will have a Whole Chain Food Waste Reduction Programme in place and all GB strategic suppliers will have them in place by 2030 |
| Goal 7 | Launch a dedicated campaign to inspire our customers to reduce food waste in the home |
Deforestation
Ensuring our supply chains are deforestation free.
| Goal 8 | Continue to source 100% of the palm oil and soy used to create our own-brand products from sustainable, deforestation-free sources |
| Goal 9 | Through certification with FSC and PEFC, source 100% of our timber and wood-based products from responsibly managed forests |
| Goal 10 | By the end of 2019, switching all of the viscose used within own-brand textile products to Lenzing EcoVero, a more eco-friendly form of viscose |
Plastic & Packaging
Supporting a circular system which captures and retains the valuable resources in our packaging, whilst eliminating unnecessary plastic.
| Goal 11 | 20% reduction in own-brand plastic packaging by 2022 |
| Goal 12 | 100% of our own-brand plastic packaging will be widely recyclable, reusable or refillable by 2025 |
| Goal 13 | Increase the recycled content of own-brand packaging to a minimum 50% by 2025 |
| Goal 14 | Test and trial innovative closed loop systems aimed at support a circular economy by 2020 |
Raw Materials & Seafood
Sourcing all our products in a way that respects the environment and improves lives.
| Goal 15 | Sourcing 100% of our own-brand fresh, frozen, and tinned seafood from responsibly managed fisheries and farms. |
| Goal 16 | Maintaining transparency. Through our commitment to the Ocean Disclosure Project, we are transparent about where we source our farmed and wild-caught fish and seafood from. We report this information annually here. |
| Goal 17 | Collaborating on industry initiatives to drive sustainability of supply chains at national and sectoral levels |