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OUR SOURCING GOALS
CERTIFICATION Goal:
By 2020 35% of our own-brand products will be certi ed to sustainability programmes.
TOPIC: As a large grocery retailer we have many categories of products and their respective issues to manage; an effective way for us to ensure sustainability across each of those categories is to adopt established and credible certi cations schemes.
PALM OIL
Goal: 100% certi ed to RSPO standard (fully segregated). TOPIC: The cultivation of palm oil can lead to mass deforestation with detrimental effects on biodiversity, increasing CO2 emissions, and has a devastating impact on protected species.
ORGANIC
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100% CERTIFIED PALM OIL IN ALL FOOD PRODUCTS
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130 ORGANIC PRODUCTS OFFERED IN OUR FOOD AND TEXTILE RANGE IN 2017
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IN PROGRESS
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37% members
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Goal: Year on year development of range.
TOPIC: Organic standards rely on farming practices designed to minimise the impact on the environment, ensuring the agricultural system operates as naturally as possible.
TEXTILES
Goal: To meet Greenpeace Detox Commitment by eliminating the emission of all hazardous chemicals from our clothing and footwear products by 2020.
TOPIC: Environmental impacts, health and wellbeing.
LOCAL PRODUCE
Goal A: 50% of Irish suppliers to be members of Bord Bia’s Origin Green sustainable development programme by 2020. TOPIC: Engagement of supply chain in sustainability
LOCAL PRODUCE
GOAL B: By 2020 to export €300m of Irish produce to Lidl stores internationally, promoting the quality and sustainability credentials of those suppliers.
TOPIC: Supporting local Irish producers and sustainability in the supply chain.
15% ACHIEVED
€230m exports Commitments refer to own-brand products.
€100m €200m