The rapid growth of ALDI France did not slow the pace of sustainability initiatives, such as the introduction of fair local agreements to promote the French agricultural sector and producers.
For more information about ALDI France, please visit the country profile in our Sustainability Report 2021.
| Regional companies |
13 |
| Stores |
1,321 |
| Total ALDI employees |
15,756 |
| Year of market entry |
1988 |
| Website |
www.aldi.fr |
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Goal |
Description and scope |
Status 2022 & next steps |
SDGs |
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96%* transparency and traceability of products containing meat by end of 2023** |
Labelling of all own-brand products containing at least 5% meat with the ATC code. |
In progress. 93,2% of our meat products were labelled with the ALDI Transparency Code by the end of 2022. An increase of 17,2% compared to the previous year. |
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100% BEE FRIENDLY-certified apples and pears by end of 2021 |
100% European BEE FRIENDLY-certified apples and pears in the French stores by end of 2021. |
Goal deleted. Due to the end of our partnership with BEE FRIENDLY, which was replaced by a new target for certified more biodiversity on product level. |
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100 % VERGERS ECORESPONSABLES certified apples / pears / apricots / peaches / nectarines from France by the end of 2023 |
For fruits originating in France, certification VERGERS ECORESPONSABLES means among others preservation of biodiversity, biocontrol and sustainable water management. |
New goal. Status at beginning of 2023: Apples from France are 100% VERGERS ECORESPONSABLES certified. |
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100% of own-brand products labelled with the Nutri-Score by end of 2023 |
Labelling of all own-brand food products with the Nutri-Score by end of 2023. |
In progress. 91,3% of products were labelled with Nutri-Score by the end of 2022. |
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* Reduction of target level due to frequent shortage crises of ingredients and some products ALDI Nord is not allowed to put logos on.
** Adapted target year.
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Goal |
Description and scope |
Status 2022 & next steps |
SDGs |
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70%* certified sustainable fish and seafood products by end of 2026** |
70% sustainable fish and seafood products can be considered sustainable if certified or originate from FIP/AIP and if available on the market (can be certified). |
In progress. We achieved 57,5% certified sustainable fish and seafood products by the end of 2022. |
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100% of shell eggs and eggs as ingredient from cage free by end of 2025** |
All Articles of ACG containing minimum 1% eggs. |
Partially achieved. 98,1% of our articles containing egg used cage-free eggs, and we offered 100% cage-free shell eggs. |
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In 2026, all of our relevant own-brand products must comply with the European Chicken Commitment criteria |
In 2026, all of our chicken products (raw and processed, and fresh and frozen products containing more than 50% chicken) sold in France under our own brands will comply with European Chicken Commitment (ECC) criteria. In addition, by 2026, 20% of our sales volume in this range of products will come from farms that guarantee chickens have access to outdoor space or open-air shelter. |
In progress. No product compliant with all ECC criteria. The next steps in 2023–2024 will be to offer a whole chicken that meets the ECC criteria. |
* Reduction of target level due to lots of species which are currently not available as certified on the market (e.g. all cephalopods, crab, langoustines, oyster).
** Adapted target year.
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Goal |
Description and scope |
Status 2022 & next steps |
SDGs |
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Objective to equip 60 to 80 new stores in 2022* |
Installation of solar panels on the roofs of new stores. |
In progress. 58 installations were completed in 2022, with 88 installations planned for new stores in 2023. The decision was made to retrofit existing stores with photovoltaics (70 to 100 stores in 2023). |
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* Adapted target year and level.
