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Lidl Northern Ireland
SUSTAINABILITY@LIDL
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
WE BELIEVE IN
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SUSTAINABILITY
This booklet summarises our sustainability report for Lidl Northern Ireland (financial year 1st March 2018 - 28th February 2019)
highlighting our strategic goals, activities and projects that have significant economic, social and environmental impact.
Full report available on www.lidl-ni.co.uk/csr
Corporate Social Responsibility in Lidl means:
Acting Striving Leading by Making a Supporting
responsibly for positive example positive impact and engaging
environmental in communities with all of our
stewardship stakeholders
OUR “A BETTER TOMORROW” SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
HARNESSES OUR MISSION, ENSURES FUTURE VALUE CREATION
AND DRIVES OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOCIETY.
J.P. Scally, Managing Director Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
Our Vision page
Our vision is to make life better by providing quality food at
market-leading value, ensuring customer satisfaction is at the 03
heart of everything we do.
Our Values
Everything we do is underpinned by our values:
Respect Responsibility Recognition Trust
Values
OUR VISION
AND VALUES
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
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04 LIDL NORTHERN
AT A GLANCE
IRELAND
Entered the
1Distribution
Centre
38 stores
Northern Ireland
market in
1999 in Northern Ireland Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim
50 local suppliers
in Northern Ireland
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Employing 881 people in
Northern Ireland
43% 57%
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90% 10%
own-brand branded
of our permanently listed products
5.9%
over
€12m
market share invested in capital and
in Northern Ireland expansion programme in
Northern Ireland
Stores
New Stores
Distribution Centres
Head Office
RESPONSIBLESOURCING
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We are fully committed to ensuring that our buying power is driving positive change
60 organic own-brand for producers, communities and the environment as a whole, both in Ireland and
food products in further afield.
100
our everyday range
of our fruit
40 Fairtrade own-brand
food products in our
everyday range
and vegetables
are certified to quality assurance programmes
100 % 100 %
palm oil bananas certified
certified to Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance
and/or Organic
to RSPO palm oil
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
Did You Know?
We published our Health and Nutrition Policy and
will reduce the added sugar content by 20% and page
reduce the salt content of own-brand products by 07
the end of 2020.
80 % 95 %
of our tea certified
wild caught
chilled and
to Fairtrade,
Rainforest
Alliance, UTZ
100 % Launched
our Supplier
frozen fish and/or Organic cocoa certified Development
to Fairtrade, Rainforest Programme in
certified Alliance, UTZ and/or Organic Northern Ireland
to MSC standard
100 % fresh beef and lamb 60 %
certified to the Farm Quality Assurance Scheme,
coffee certified
the Red Tractor or the Bord Bia to Fairtrade, Rainforest
Alliance, UTZ and/or
Quality Assurance Scheme
Organic
ENVIRONMENT
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
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08 PROTECTING THE
£1.8 million investment in solar energy
across the island of Ireland
Carbon footprint
Working proactively with suppliers and industry partners, we are reducing our environmental impact
through continuously improving our resource efficiency. From how we transport goods, invest in
energy efficiency and renewables to reducing waste and plastic packaging, all working together to
decrease our climate impact.
Highlights include:
70% reduction *
Switched to 100% LED Lighting E-chargers roll-out Solar Photovoltaic in carbon footprint
green electricity project saved announced for all Panels (PV) added to already achieved.
6,454,635 kWh new stores store specifications *
market-based methodology
A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
Achieved
zero waste
to landfill page
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Now with our
Waste in-store recycling
Our organic waste is
waste anaerobically digested bins we can help the
Highlight
creating energy. customer save on
We donate over 15,000 meals their waste bill and
from surplus food to local charities every month. reduce our collective
environmental impact.
Plastics
Removed microbeads from all cosmetics and household products
Removed unrecyclable black plastic from many categories
Made strong commitments:
100%
20% plastic 50% of own brand of our own brand
packaging reduction packaging will be made packaging will be
by 2022 with recycled materials widely recyclable by
by 2025 2025
TEAM LIDL
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It is important to us that our diverse and talented team members are proud of what
we achieve together in Lidl.
Our #WeAreLidl people strategy brings to life our philosophy that our colleagues are
part of part of one team - as they support us, we support them. Work Safe. Live Well.
is our holistic nationwide wellbeing programme, focused on three core concepts:
Be Well Be Fit Be Mindful
We are committed to our people:
Leading Pension Scheme
Leading Healthcare Scheme
Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sabbatical Leave and Paid Volunteer Day
Maternity and Paternity Top-Up
Minimum 20 days annual leaveA Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
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Matched the new Launched our fully funded Management training 30 internships to
Living Wage rate for degree programme for in Mental Health disadvantaged young
all employees colleagues awareness people in partnership
with Prince’s TrustCOMMUNITY
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We are working hard towards achieving a
successful, sustainable future, not just for
our business but for all the communities
we serve.
We raised
We raised over £300,000
£300,000
in 2018 alone
supporting resources
in 2018 such as Childline and
Speak Out, Stay Safe
schools programme.WORKS
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1.4 million meals
donated to hundreds of local
charities through our all-Ireland
partnership with FoodCloud.
Bespoke volunteer
programme, Lidl
Helping Hands, available Autism Aware Quiet Evenings
to all colleagues reduced lighting, no music or announcements,
nationwide. lower till scan sounds, priority queuing,
additional assistance every Tuesday evening
from 6-8pm.A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
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SDG 1
No Poverty
Lidl is a pioneer of Fairtrade
certification which is designed to
empower people so they can lift
themselves out of poverty.
In our own team, we are a
The UN SDGs are the world’s collective call to action to address champion of the Living Wage.
some of the most pressing global issues. We’ve selected nine SDGs We also contribute to worthy
OUR GLOBAL
where we can deliver the most meaningful impact across our causes across Northern Ireland
through our donation fund.
A Better Tomorrow sustainability strategy.
SDG 10
Reduced
CONTRIBUTION
Inequalities
We address social sustainability
through education possibilities
for our employees, ensuring
human rights standards are met
throughout our supply chain
and maintaining a whistleblower
hotline to report information
confidentially.A Better Tomorrow Lidl Northern Ireland
United Nations
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SDG 8 15
SDG 3 SDG 7 Decent Work
SDG 2 Good Health Affordable and and Economic
Zero Hunger and Well-being Clean Energy Growth
In partnership with FoodCloud, Our market leading prices make We are certified to ISO 50001 Committed to raising the
we are supporting charities healthy food more accessible. Energy Management System economic capabilities of our
to run their essential services We consistently promote healthy across all our operations helping food suppliers by offering a fair
by donating our surplus food. meals for our customers and us to continually improve energy wage through certifications
More than half of all our have committed to reducing salt performance along with sourcing such as Fairtrade.
donations made are fresh fruit and sugar content in our product 100% green electricity and
and vegetables, supporting the range. Through our charity partner adding solar panels to all suitable
better health and nutrition for NSPCC we are working to improve new stores.
the local charities connected the health and well-being of
to our stores across Northern children across Northern Ireland.
Ireland.
SDG 12
Responsible SDG 13
Consumption Climate SDG 14 SDG 15
& Production Action Life below Water Life on Land
We are committed to working We have reduced our Scope 1 To maintain long-term fish stocks, The goal asks businesses to
with our suppliers in reducing & 2 carbon footprint by 70% in we have developed comprehensive go beyond mere compliance
packaging and ensuring zero recent years (market- based). buying policies to support the of responsible sourcing.
waste to landfill in our efforts We prioritised understanding principles of sustainable fishing One example of this is Lidl’s
towards the circular economy. our carbon footprint across and farming methods. We’re approach to pesticides, which
our value chain in 2018. The committed to making sure that, no ensures that our suppliers’ fruit
results of this work will help matter how our fish and seafood is and vegetable residue levels
us build resilience into our sourced, whether farmed or caught may not contain more than
supply chain and across our wild, it comes from the most one third of the maximum level
business. sustainable and well-managed permitted by law.
fisheries and farms.If you have any feedback, please contact us by email: CSR@lidl.ie
To find out more about our A Better Tomorrow Sustainability Strategy
please visit: www.lidl-ni.co.uk/CSR
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