It all started in 1913 with a small food store in Essen-Schonnebeck. Today, customers can turn to 2,249 ALDI North stores in the ALDI North sales region – from Sylt to Zwickau. The land of the energy transition, Germany is a country whose people are also interested in a variety of other sustainability issues.
One of our focal points in Germany is improving animal welfare throughout our entire product range – an issue that is increasingly important to our customers. Our efforts go beyond food to include leather and cosmetics. The Corporate Responsibility (CR) department at ALDI Buying in Essen handles the various sustainability issues and coordinates the activities of international supply chains. Its responsibilities also include initiatives such as the ALDI Factory Advancement (AFA) Project in Bangladesh, through which we aim to improve working conditions at factories in the region. The CR department also developed the Group-wide climate strategy in close consultation with the other ALDI companies in the countries. Since the end of 2017, we have also been gradually doing away with disposable bags at our German stores and instead offering reusable carrier bags. A separate dedicated foundation, ALDI Nord Stiftungs GmbH, has been set up to manage our social commitment.
705
million purchases
Our customers shopped with us 705 million times in 2017. Together with them, we can make a difference.
NO. 1
organic retailer
In 2018 alone, we plan to add over 60 additional organic items from various product groups to our standard and special-buy product ranges. In 2017, that figure was 44. With a market share of around 14 per cent for organic products, we are the leading food retailer in this segment in the North sales region, according to recent data from the market research company GfK.
| Regional companies |
34 |
| Stores |
2,249 |
| Total ALDI employees |
35,836 |
| Year of market entry |
1961 |
| Website |
www.aldi-nord.de |
For an updated overview, see: CR Programme 2018.
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Objective |
Status |
Target date |
Target value |
Target relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Use of sustainable cotton (e.g. in accordance with the GOTS, OCS, Fairtrade standard) |
New |
2018 |
30% |
Germany |
|
Changeover to certified green coffee (UTZ, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and organic) for defined own-brand products |
New |
2020 |
50% |
Germany |
|
Expansion of availability of fresh poultry products from the animal welfare own brand Fair & Gut |
New |
2020 |
Expansion |
Germany |
|
Introduction of the ALDI Transparency Code (ATC) for own-brand products in at least one product group and increase in the number of fish products and products containing fish with the ATC |
New |
2019 |
At least one additional product group and expansion of the number of items |
Germany |
Target achieved
Ongoing Process
|
Objective |
Status |
Target date |
Target value |
Target relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Increasing the own-use rate for the energy generated in-house by photovoltaic systems at stores through combination with concepts for integrated cooling and heating systems, and demand-led alignment of the photovoltaic systems |
|
Ongoing |
Continuation and expansion |
Germany |
|
Investigation of alternative drive concepts for use in logistics processes |
|
2017 |
Investigation |
Germany |
|
Introduction of a nationwide, digitised monitoring system for cooling systems in order to achieve emission reductions through optimised leakage rates and/or more environmentally benign refrigerants |
|
Ongoing |
100% |
Germany |
|
Gradual changeover of all plug-in chillers and freezers to the refrigerant propane (R290) with very low Global Warming Potential (GWP) |
|
Ongoing |
100% |
Germany |
|
Discontinuation of plastic bags |
New |
2018 |
100% |
Germany |
Target achieved
Ongoing Process
|
Objective |
Status |
Target date |
Target value |
Target relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Development of pilot projects for sustainable consumption |
|
2018 |
Projects |
Germany |
|
Development of additional projects based on the funding objectives of ALDI Nord Stiftungs GmbH |
New |
Ongoing |
Projects |
Germany |
Target achieved
Ongoing Process
