Significant improvements in animal welfare and an expansion of the vegan food range in response to customer demands for more sustainable products were achieved.
Animal welfare is an important concern for ALDI Nord Germany and German citizens. As part of our initiatives to increase animal welfare, especially for livestock such as pigs, broilers, turkeys and cattle, we called for a change in husbandry practices ('Haltungswechsel'): By 2030 we will consistently convert our fresh meat and drinking milk (fresh and UHT) to the more animal-friendly husbandry levels 3 and 4 (fresh air and organic farming). We started by changing our fresh pork from husbandry level 1 to husbandry level 2 (except fillets), and further extended the welfare labelling system ('Haltungsform') from fresh meat to cold cuts and other processed meat products in 2021. From the beginning of 2022, we also labelled dairy products with the welfare labelling system. Responding to the concerns of farmers and customers, ALDI Nord Germany committed to converting the entire supply chain for fresh pork to 5D. This means that the entire supply chain is in Germany: from birth to slaughter and processing. Even before new legislation came into place, we halted the culling of male chicks for all our shell eggs.
For the third year in a row in 2021, ALDI Nord Germany won the Vegan Food Award by Peta in the category Best Vegan Barbecue product for our 'Wonder Grill- und Flammenspieße' (BBQ skewers).
Since August 2021, we have required all our suppliers of fresh meat, frozen and chilled meat products, and shell eggs to use exclusively deforestation-free soy for ALDI Nord products. An interim solution with Book&Claim will be accepted for suppliers who are not aware of the use of soy in their supply chain or who cannot use certified deforestation-free soy. By 2025, we aim to have at least 50 per cent physically certified soy in the supply chains for the commodity groups meat (fresh, frozen, processed) and shell eggs.
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100 % of our shell eggs
termination of culling of male chicks
The culling of male chicks after hatching can be prevented by raising them or determining the sex before hatching. We accept both options from our suppliers.
9 own-brands
registered for Nutri-Score
The Nutri-Score enables customers to easily identify the nutritional value and live healthier. In 2022, we also registered our GUT bio brand for the Nutri-Score.
| Regional companies |
28 |
| Stores |
2,223 |
| Total ALDI employees |
37,899 |
| Year of market entry |
1961 |
| Website |
www.aldi-nord.de |
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Goal |
Description and scope |
Status 2021 & next steps |
SDG |
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30% less packaging by end of 2025 |
Reduction of the total weight of own-brand product packaging in Germany by 30% – proportional to sales – by end of 2025 (base year 2015). |
Project ongoing. |
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100% recyclable packaging by end of 2022 |
100% of our own-brand product packaging in Germany recyclable by end of 2022. |
Project ongoing. |
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Ban on microplastics in cosmetic products by end of 2022 |
Replacement of all own-brand cosmetic products in Germany with solid microplastics or liquid synthetic plastics with environmentally friendly alternatives by end of 2022. |
Project ongoing. |
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Expansion of the animal welfare labelling system ('Haltungsform' means husbandry level) |
Expansion of products containing at least 50% meat or milk. |
Project ongoing. |
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By 2023, at least 7% of ALDI Nord's total banana volumes are sourced as Living Wage Banana from Ecuador |
Targeted volumes must include bananas in the entry-level price segment and may include other product lines. |
New goal. |
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By 2025, ALDI Nord aims at sourcing at least 50% of ALDI Nord's total banana volumes as Living Wage Banana |
New goal. |
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By 2025, at least 90% of volumes of ALDI Nord bananas sourced from Ecuador will be sourced as living wage banana |
90% of banana volumes from Ecuador. |
New goal. |
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Goal |
Description and scope |
Status 2021 & next steps |
SDG |
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Delisting of fresh meat products with husbandry level 1 until 2025 |
Delisting of fresh meat products with husbandry level 1 in German stores and increase in the proportion of own-brand fresh meat products with the label husbandry level 2, 3 or 4. |
Goal achieved for chicken and turkey, almost achieved for pork (only fillet is still in 1), starting with beef in 2022. |
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No chick culling in shell egg production by end of 2022 |
Gradual conversion of the entire supply chain for barn, free-range and organic eggs throughout Germany by end of 2022 to end the culling of male chicks in shell egg production. |
Goal achieved. |
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50% certified sustainable coffee by end of 2020 |
Transition to certified sustainable coffee (UTZ/Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, organic) for own-brand products in Germany. |
Goal achieved. 51.6% certified coffee in 2021. |
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All drinking milk products are of German origin by end of 2024** |
The scope covers drinking milk (fresh and ultra-high-temperature processed (UHT) milk). |
Project ongoing. |
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40% (sales shares) of drinking milk1 with husbandry level 3 and 4 until the end of 2023 |
The goal covers pure drinking milk (fresh and UHT milk). |
New goal. |
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Delist all drinking milk1 products with husbandry level 1 until 2024 |
The goal covers pure drinking milk (fresh and UHT milk). |
New goal. |
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100% (sales shares) of drinking milk1 with husbandry level 3 and 4 until 2030 |
The goal covers pure drinking milk (fresh and UHT milk). |
New goal. |
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33% (sales shares) of fresh meat2 with husbandry level 3 and 4 until 2026 |
The goal covers fresh meat, excluding international specialities and frozen products. |
New goal. |
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100% (sales shares) of fresh meat2 with husbandry level 3 and 4 until 2030 |
The goal covers fresh meat, excluding international specialities and frozen products. |
New goal. |
* The phrasing of the goal was adapted according to the requirements.
** The target year of the goal was adjusted.
1 Based on the average sales of ALDI in Germany of own-brand drinking milk (excluding branded products and international specialities).
2 Based on the average sales of ALDI in Germany of the largest livestock groups beef, pork, chicken and turkey (excluding (international) specialities and frozen products).
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Goal |
Description and scope |
Status 2021 & next steps |
SDG |
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Increasing the own-use rate for the energy generated in-house |
Increasing the own-use rate for the energy generated in-house by photovoltaic systems at stores in Germany through combination with concepts for integrated cooling and heating systems, and demand-led alignment of the photovoltaic systems |
Project ongoing. |
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