Sustainability goals at Lidl Magyarország

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2023. 03. 03. 18:21

Sustainability influences the lives of all of us, and we need to act in every field of life if we want to stop the climate change.

Judit Tőzsér
head of communications
Lidl Magyarország

Since 1 January 2022 Lidl Magyarország has been buying 100% of the electricity used by its stores, logistics centres and offices from renewable sources only, by this reducing the chain’s greenhouse gas emission. Lidl’s goal isn’t simply energy use optimisation, as sustainability is also an important factor in shaping the discounter chain’s product selection.

Sustainable purchasing, circular economy

Lidl puts great emphasis on the sustainable sourcing of product ingredients with a high sustainability risk, such as cocoa, coffee, palm oil or tea. In 2021 100% of the discounter chain’s flowers, plants and Hungarian fruit and vegetables came from certified sustainable sources. Lidl is also working on the progress of the circular economy. The discounter’s objectives include making 100% of the packaging materials of private label products fully recyclable, and it also wants to make them from 25% recycled material from 2025.

Packaging, donations and a Sustainability Report that anyone can read

As part of the REset Plastic strategy, Lidl Magyarország set further goals. By 2025 the retailer wants to optimise the packaging materials for private label products in a way that plastic use decreases by 20%. From 2020 to 2021 packaging plastic use for private labels reduced by 5% at Lidl. In the same period the discounter donated HUF 450m worth of food and non-food products to families in need, health institutions and pet shelters. Transparency is a core value at Lidl Magyarország, so anyone can find detailed information about these efforts on the company website.

Head of company communication Judit Tőzsér:

“We are proud to have published our second Sustainability Report, which shows in a transparent fashion that we are working for a more sustainable future on a daily basis.” (x)