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page 02 WHAT’S INSIDE This sustainability report for Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland, covering the financial year 2018 (1st March 2018 – 28th February 2019), was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards – Core Option. The report summarises our strategic goals, activities and projects that have significant economic, Agricultural Inputs Animal Keeping Purchase Usage Disposal Lidl Ireland/Northern Ireland | Sustainability Progress Report 2018/19 Resources and Agriculture Cultivation & Harvesting Supply Chain and Processing Operations and Processes Production Processing Transportation Logistics Centre Transportation Stores and Services Customer and Society social and environmental impact. We will be reporting using the GRI Standards every two years going forward. We produced this report to be transparent and show how we are proactively contributing to sustainable development. Compliance of this report has been verified for selected disclosures by an external auditor – EY. Message from our MD Highlights Lidl Overview About Us Mission Statement Expansion Our People Sustainability @ Lidl Management Our Global Contribution Our Stakeholders Materiality Process Our Products Resources and Agriculture: Animal Welfare Local Sourcing Local Development Certification and Policies page 3 pages 4/5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12 page 13 page 14 page 15 page 16 page 17 page 18 page 19 page 20 Quality and Safety A Healthier Diet Supply Chain and Processing Social Standards Environmental Standards Operations and Processes Climate Protection Carbon Footprint Energy Management Expanding Sustainably Environmental KPIs Waste Management Food Waste Employee Responsibility Occupational Health and Safety Labour Rights Learning and Development page 25 page 27 page 29 page 30 page 33 page 35 page 36 page 37 page 38 page 39 page 40 page 41 page 43 page 45 page 47 page 48 page 50 Customer and Society Corporate Citizenship Jigsaw NSPCC Northern Ireland LadiesGaelicFootballAssociation page56 To learn more about our approach to sustainability please contact CSR@lidl.ie or visit our dedicated websites lidl.ie/CSR and lidl-ni.co.uk/CSR This symbol will feature beside all audited indicators. Autism Awareness Volunteering Responsible Communications Reporting Overview Auditor Statement GRI Content Index Imprint page 57 page 58 page 59 page 60 page 60 page 61 page 64 page 51 page 52 page 53 page 55