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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020
FOREWORD
We also worked very hard in 2020 to Expanding our product During a time of record We continue to increase
address the acute needs of our customers donation program to include consumption of meals at our selection of healthy
and communities. The pandemic saw the dairy and frozen items and home, we also helped our products and expanded our
loss of more than 10 million jobs, causing a participating in community customers save money successful Weis By Nature
record number of American households with giveaways to provide milk through our various price program, offering products
children to be considered food insecure. and meat to community reduction programs that are certified organic or
The United States Department of Agriculture members in need led us to including our Low, Low contain no artificial flavors,
reported that demand at food banks set a company record of Price program. We preservatives, colors or
Dear Friends, increased 54 percent. nearly 2.3 million pounds of expanded the program ingredients. As a private
food donated. in 2020 to reduce the brand program, it offers
prices on 60 high-demand brand name quality for less.
While 2020 has been a year of great sadness produce items.
and challenge for our country, I look back
with extreme pride at the thousands of
We focused on conserving resources and reducing waste. In 2020, we:
Weis associates who embraced their roles
We mobilized our staff to respond
as essential workers during the COVID-19
to challenges in their communities Improved energy Replaced 27 of Instituted a new Celebrated the Developed four
pandemic.
posed by COVID-19, and they did not efficiency in our older trucks. pallet recycling opening of our new new stores with
disappoint. In 2020, we: our stores and Seventy-three program that store in Dingmans similar sustainable
Keeping our customers and communities warehouses percent of our reduced our landfill Ferry, Pa., featuring design features,
safe and our shelves stocked were our top through the 143-truck fleet waste by over 140 daylighting, energy opening in 2021.
operational priorities in 2020, but I’m proud continued rollout now meets 2017 tons in just four efficient building
Processed 2,500 COVID-19 tests at
that we also continued to make progress of our LED lighting EPA GHG emission months! controls, and LEED
select Weis pharmacies.
toward becoming an even more sustainable program. standards. inspired design.
company. When launching our sustainability
Expanded Weis2Go and delivery to
program in 2010, our goal was to reduce
183 locations.
our environmental impact, particularly in the
seven states where we operate. This 2020 We are proud of our progress in 2020 and are grateful to
Donated nearly 2.3 million pounds of
Sustainability Report highlights our progress our associates for their hard work and dedication. As we
food and $1.4 million to address food
over the past year and decade. Having met celebrate Earth Month, we remain committed to continually
insecurity.
all our goals for 2020, our sustainability assessing our environmental impact and looking for ways to
team is now at work developing new targets build on our progress.
for the company.
Today, we remain steadfast in our
commitment to social responsibility, In response, our associates raised money for
sustainable food and agricultural programs, regional hunger organizations through our
and reducing our carbon footprint. As store-level Fight Hunger cause marketing Sincerely,
capacities of Mid-Atlantic region landfills program. We supplemented our customers’
decrease, managing food waste becomes generosity with corporate donations to Jonathan Weis
even more important to our sustainability regional foodbanks, donating more than Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
efforts. $1.4 million in 2020.
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When launching our Weis By Nature product line last year, no one could have foreseen
how successful—and necessary—it would become in 2020. The line was created to
provide our customers with wholesome, nutritious food that is also good for the planet.
The products include our certified Organic segment and our Free From segment that
contains no artificial flavors, preservatives, colors, or ingredients. With more people
cooking at home this year than ever, we are glad to have been able to not only bring
these products to shelves but expand the line. This year more than 100 new products
were added, including new sustainable seafood and meat options. We also introduced
products like bamboo towels and bath tissue that are FSC-certified and sustainably
sourced. Our new biodegradable sugarcane-based and bowls are perfect for your future
get-togethers. And this is just the beginning!
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Our Associates COVID-19 Safety in Stores
15,000 50%
2020 stretched our communities like few events in modern times. We organized
donation events and partnered with local community groups to give away food and
other supplies to help care for our community members and associates. associates were hired increase over
in 2020. last year
Community outreach
Installed sneeze Supplied plastic
guards on all face shields,
In April, the need for plastic bags nearly doubled, while Associate incentives:
We hosted registers, customer latex gloves, and
50+
local food pantries faced unprecedented demand. service desks, and reusable and
Sign-on, attendance and holiday pharmacy counters. disposable surgical
We arranged a donation of bonuses, associate and holiday masks for our store,
84,000plastic bags
discounts, COVID-19 pay, and gift
community events cards, totaling $30 million. Weis
distribution, and
manufacturing
including 6 Farmer Meet and Greets, Markets associates have also received associates.
Holiday Open Houses, and a Halloween from our vendor to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. a 10% discount on all private brand
drive-in movie screening. products since 2012.
We sponsored Distributed to community members in
Screened associates’
10,000
our hometown, Sunbury,
sports teams Pa., in partnership with the
temperatures before
starting work each
from local youth and Little League Greater Susquehanna Valley Celebrating our associates’ day.
United Way.
teams up to the Baltimore Orioles gallons of milk service anniversaries:
and Penn State athletics.
free-of-charge Cleaned and
sanitized stores
before opening,
after closing, and at
We supplied least once an hour,
especially in high-
schools contact areas such
in our area with needed as registers, credit-
materials, including stationery, Added social debit terminals,
reusable bags, and milk crates distancing door handles, and
for storage. markers and hand shopping carts and
sanitizer stations. baskets.
1,376 812 579 356 330 183 137 70 20 4 1
10-15
years
16-20
years
21-25
years
26-30
years
31-35
years
36-40
years
41-45
years
46-50
years
51-55
years
56-60
years 60+
years
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Weis typically offers
Donations and Volunteering store tours to
children and adults
focused on nutrition
and food labels, as
$3.4 Million
Partnered with Continued publishing
In 2020 we to causes we believe in,
well as cooking and FieldTrip Factory our HealthyBites
donated over including: other classes.
Launched our Held virtual to host an magazine which
online platform, cooking and interactive online features the latest
Healthie, to nutrition nutrition education food and nutrition
provide dietary workshops for series called the information, healthy
Due to counseling to all age groups. MyPlate Games for eating tips, tasty
elementary and seasonal recipes,
COVID-19, we: customers from
the safety of their middle school-aged and new product
homes. children. spotlights.
Weis Day of Weis Paws American Heart Weis 4 School Paralyzed Veterans Weis Fight
Health & Wellness
Giving for Pets Association of America Hunger
$129,000 $292,000 $315,000 $500,000 $809,000 $1.4 Million
2,804 122k+
Our 140 pharmacies provided
5 of our pharmacies
provided
900+
Nutrition & Lifestyle Initiatives
free children’s vitamin
2,500
pounds of medication new patients prescriptions
accepted for positively impacted
free drive-thru and
incineration to ensure in 2020. 55k+ flu shots
proper disposal and
Customer curbside COVID-19 tests. avoid misuse. 27k+ non-flu
immunizations
Weis registered dietitians Testimonial:
105
offer one-on-one nutrition Through late March 2021, of our pharmacies began offering COVID-19 vaccinations to qualified groups.
guidance while you shop. “A few weeks ago, I was diagnosed
with Type 2 Diabetes, and Lyndi
Wieand [a dietician at our Lehigh
Valley locations] was highly
Education
recommended by my doctor’s office.
When I met with Lyndi to discuss
my new diet plan, she was very well
prepared. I was very nervous about Since 1977, the Weis In the last 43 years, Weis
Our Nutrifacts shelf tags scholarship program has has provided $3.6 million
my new eating plan, but she made it
guide customers to foods We awarded 40 awarded more than 1,300 in scholarship assistance.
very simple to understand and follow.
that meet healthy lifestyle scholarships with a total scholarships to associates
Many thanks to Weis, Lyndi, and this
needs. value of $100,000 to Weis and children of associates.
tremendous service!”
associates or their children
to attend college.
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FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Reducing and diverting food waste
At Weis Markets, we pride ourselves on supplying local, fresh foods and reducing Our Decrease food loss
and waste by
Weis Markets has been a
U.S. Food Loss & Waste
We diverted 9,395 tons of
food waste from landfill by
food waste. We source from local farms across seven states and have worked with goal:
50%
2030 Champion since following the EPA’s Food
2016, a voluntary program Recovery Hierarchy, a 35%
local producers for over 100 years! We continuously work to reduce food waste managed by the U.S. EPA, increase over 2019.
through source reduction, food donation, composting, and more. To address food by the year 2030. USDA and FDA.
insecurity in our communities due to COVID-19, we expanded our food donation
program, our Low, Low Price program, and Weis2Go services.
1 2
Our commitment to local Expanding access
Source Reduction
Our merchandising team utilizes
inventory optimization and cold
Feed Hungry People
In partnership with Feeding America,
we donated 1,146 tons of food,
chain technologies to minimize Food Recovery Hierarchy including dairy products and
We source from
to fresh food waste at the manufacturing,
distribution, and retail stages.
canned goods, to food banks in
2020—almost 30% more than in 2019.
150
1
over across the 7 states we have
Mo
Source Reduction
st
stores in: Pennsylvania,
3 4
Pre
Reduce the volume of surplus food generated
Delaware, Maryland, New
fer
local farms Our Low, Low Price To increase
red
Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Feed Animals
2
program offers access to healthy Industrial Uses
West Virginia. Feed Hungry People
savings on over produce in our 3,421.5 tons of food waste 3,615 tons of fats, oils, and grease
7,000
Donate extra food to food banks, soup kitchens,
communities, we diverted to feed cattle, more and shelters recycled—1,000 tons more than in
reduced prices than double the previous year. 3 2019¹.
Weis Quality on 60 produce Through our partnership Feed Animals We divert our meat trimmings, fats,
items through our with Organix Recycling, we oils, and grease to companies that
products. repurposed some of our food
Divert food scraps to animal food
convert these materials into animal
Low, Low Price waste as cattle feed. feeds, biofuels, lubricants, soaps,
4
program. fertilizers, and more.
Industrial Uses
Provide waste oils for rendering and
5 fuel conversion and food scraps for
digestion to recover energy
Completed nearly 5 6
500,000 Composting Composting
Lea
Create a nutrient-rich Landfill/Incineration
st
1,212.5 tons of food waste composted, soil amendment
Pre
online orders. down from 2,102.3 tons in 2019. Much of We do not calculate how much food
fer
6
this decrease was due to an increase in waste goes to landfill but we take
red
diversion to feed animals, a preferred use. Landfill great efforts to divert as much food
Incineration waste from landfill as possible. Some
Last resort to
We divert unusable food waste to our disposal
spoiled foods are not suitable for any
To support social composting partner, American Biosoils of the preferred uses above.
distancing efforts, we & Compost (ABC). ABC converts food
waste into high-quality soil amendments We are continuously working to
expedited our roll-out and products. reduce this number to zero. Versus
of Weis2Go curbside 2019, we reduced our total waste
pickup and delivery. sent to landfill by nearly 4,000 tons.
¹ Our 2019 report incorrectly stated that we had recycled 897 tons of fats, oils and
grease. We actually recycled 2,567 tons.
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CONSERVING RESOURCES
Reduce, reuse, recycle Pallet Recycling
We strive to leave a positive impact on our communities, which is why we are We have increased Due to COVID-19 2019 2020 We partner with local vendor
our diversion by an our normal Gorgo Pallet to offload our
continuously finding new ways to reduce our environmental footprint. Despite adding average of supply chains Landfill 38,863 34,944 excess and broken wooden
new stores, our carbon emissions continue to decrease, while our waste diverted from
6.1%
(tons)
were disrupted skids. Gorgo repairs and
landfills, through recycling and composting, continues to increase. leading to atypical Diversion 38,950 45,192 refurbishes them for continued
(tons)
recycling figures. use. Any unrepairable pallets
year-over-year Diversion 50% 56% and wood fragments are used
Reducing our carbon emissions since 2015. Rate as feedstock by Spring Valley
Mulch. All metal hardware
Reduce Recycle is separated from the wood
during the grinding process
We reduced our Total GHG Electricity Fugitive Refrigerants Diesel & Natural Gas Digitization reduced our for recycling. The wood chips
carbon emissions by Emissions (CO2, HFC, CFC,
HCFC)
Gasoline & Propane
printing needs, leading to Plastics
are then refined into various
27.4%
mt CO2e a decrease in mixed and 1,335 tons +4.3% mulches and animal bedding.
400,000
shredded paper of nearly
22%
Plastic Film +10.2%
362,811 238 tons
compared to 2008—
surpassing our goal versus 2019. Plastic Bags
939 tons
+4.6%
300,000
of a 20% reduction. 263,261
Rigid Plastic
-5.3%
158 tons
We have been steadily Electronics
+14.1%
123 tons
working since 2008 to 200,000
decrease our scopes 1 and 193,86 We implemented new
Scrap Metal
2 carbon emissions from our 142,477
dynamic inventory 358 tons
+133.7%
use of electricity, fuel, and management software
134,348
fugitive refrigerants. COVID-19 to stock shelves more Tires
accurately and reduce 24.6 tons +4.1%
affected our resource use in 100,000
2020. For example, our diesel product spoilage.
67,163 Paper & Cardboard
consumption increased due +11%
31,815 tons Since launching this program
to supplemental delivery 29,714
Reuse in September,
144.4 tons
and refrigeration needs, but 21,434
23,907
Cardboard
+11.5%
13,166 31,003 tons
our gasoline consumption In partnership with CHEP,
decreased as support our pallet provider, we
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
staff worked remotely. We reused 821,788 pallets,
Waxed Cardboard
+13% of unusable pallets were
469 tons
9.7%
anticipate setting new diverted from landfill through
emissions goals this year.
For this report, our 2020 and prior years’ Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions data, calculations and this partnership.
assumptions have been independently verified by Quantis International, in accordance with ISO 14064 (Limited Mixed & Shredded Paper
-21.6%
Assurance). Our calculations are aligned with the methodology in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Electricity 343 tons
emissions factors are based on the most relevant available US EPA eGRID factors for the given year. Natural gas
and propane emissions factors are based on the EPA’s CCCL GHG Inventory Guidelines. more than in 2019.
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GREEN DESIGN
Our Fleet GreenChill Store #135
Grand Opening
143
We recognize that most of our environmental footprint comes from our stores. As part of the EPA’s GreenChill
That’s why we are constantly seeking innovative ways to design greener stores and program to reduce refrigerant
emissions, we have worked We opened a new store
investing in the latest technology to streamline our logistics and transport systems. hard to reduce refrigerant
trucks in Dingmans Ferry, Pa.
leaks and switch to more
environmentally-friendly
Weis Markets is part of the EPA’s
Energy Use We committed to From 2019 to 2020, our refrigerants. We cut our
SmartWay program which helps us
carbon emissions from
decreasing our electricity overall average electricity track fuel use and freight emissions,
fugitive refrigerants in half
by 2% per square foot use per square foot identify and implement efficiencies,
since joining the program
4%
and reduce emissions.
every year. decreased by in 2008.
2019 2020
².
% meeting 2014 Level Platinum Gold Silver
LED rollout continues EPA GHG
45%
standard 27%
This year, we added Weis actively manages
# of
stores 1 5 6
% meeting 2017 The 46,000-square foot store
energy-efficient LED energy consumption 73%
EPA GHG 54% was built with state-of-the-art
lighting to an additional
50 stores
standard or sustainability features including
across the chain by better
skylights and windows maximizing
benchmarking usage natural light, efficient LED lighting
and continuously We continue to upgrade our fleet and motion sensors, and a system
commissioning to meet higher efficiency standards. that uses refrigeration exhaust to
Energy reduction of We replaced 27 of our oldest tractors heat water. The store was certified
controls systems. with model year 2021 vehicles. as GreenChill Silver in early 2021.
21 million kWh,
enough to charge
1.9 billion
smartphones!
Additional updates:
• All of our trucks are now model
Weis Markets is enrolled in the Ratio year 2016 or newer, ensuring
Institute’s Grocery Stewardship up-to-date efficiency and low- Store #16
59%
Certification program (formerly run emissions technology.
by Manomet), which helps retailers • 100% of trucks have Selective in Hanover, Pa.
improve efficiency and cut costs Catalytic Reduction (SCR), which received its EPA record 12th
of stores now have using sustainability criteria. reduces the nitrogen oxide and consecutive GreenChill To mark the opening, we made
LED lighting. particulate emission levels to certification. donations to the Dingman
almost zero. Township Volunteer Fire
*
• Our fuel blend contains 2% Department, Delaware Township
We aim to complete biodiesel and additives which Fire Department, Holy Trinity Food
this rollout across the ² In our retail facilities, our electricity use decreased by an average of 4.8% per square foot and in non-retail improve combustion and reduce For more information
Pantry, and Delaware Valley School
facilities, it increased by an average of 3.3% per square foot. Stores that opened, closed, or were renovated are about GreenChill, visit
chain in 2022. not included in this figure. In 2020, due to COVID-19, some stores experienced a reduction in operating hours. emissions.
the EPA’s website. District.
• 74% of trailers have side skirts,
reducing fuel use by 5+%.
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Awards Partners
ort
helby Report The Griffin Report
Southwest of the Northeast
2020
NORTHEAST
RETAILER OF
THE YEAR
Proud Supporter
American Heart Association Food Bank of Delaware Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture
American Red Cross Food Bank of the Southern Tier Foundation
ArtsQuest Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank Philabundance
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
4/14/21 3:37 PM Gettysburg Foundation Ryan’s Run
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Girl Scouts of the USA Second Harvest Food Bank
Boonsboro Green Fest Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA Spanish American Civic Association
Boy Scouts of America Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Bucks County Children’s Museum Helping Harvest Susan G. Komen
Capital Area Food Bank Hepatitis B Foundation The Discovery Center Children’s
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank House of Ruth MD Center
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful The Food Bank Network of Somerset
Children’s Cancer Foundation of Maryland Lewisburg Children’s Museum County
CHOW Maryland Food Bank The Weinberg Northeast Regional
Community Food Bank of NJ Mountaineer Food Bank Food Bank
Claws for a Cause Muscular Dystrophy Association United Way
Crispus Attucks Association National Museum of American Jewish History Western Maryland Food Bank
Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology Norwescap Wildlands Conservancy
Family Promise PA Breast Cancer Coalition Wish Upon a Food Truck Festival
Feeding America PA Family Support Alliance
Festival of Trees Paralyzed Veterans of America
Fill a Glass with Hope Pennsylvania Envirothon
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