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page ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS Collaboration with stakeholders and suppliers is crucial to building long-term and sustainable relationships. 34 Last year, our purchasing teams, together with the supplier of our Formil liquid detergent, reformulated the detergent in a more concentrated form. Thanks to this reformulation the container size was reduced, decreasing its carbon and plastic footprint. The higher concentration of liquid detergents will cut down the required dosage level from 75 millilitres per wash to 55 millilitres per wash. The new packaging will cut down plastic usage by approximately 116 tonnes per year. Highlight Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland are part of REsetplastic, the plastics strategy of the Schwarz Group. This holistic approach compromises five action areas: avoidance, design, recycling, disposal and education/innovation. In doing so we reduce the use of plastic and close the loop. Learn more: www.reset-plastic.com Customer and Society Purchase Usage Disposal SLidl Ireland/UNorthern IrelPand | SustainPability ProgresLs Report 2Y018/19 CHAIN Formil Case Study Case Study Agricultural Inputs Resources and Agriculture Cultivation & Harvesting Animal Keeping Bananas Packaging Solution All of Lidl’s bananas are responsibly sourced and certified to leading sustainability programmes, such as Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade and Organic. In 2018, our buyers, together with Global Fruit, developed an innovative solution to remove the plastic packaging on the three million Fairtrade Organic bananas sourced in the Dominican Republic for Lidl customers. The paper banding, with a natural adhesive, eliminated plastic use holding the product in bunches with the Fairtrade, Organic messaging and barcode displayed. It is the first solution of its kind in Ireland and it minimises plastic volumes by ten tonnes annually. Supply Chain and Processing Operations and Processes Production Processing Transportation Logistics Centre Transportation Stores and Services WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A COMBINATION OF POLICY, INDUSTRY COLLABORATION AND CUSTOMER AWARENESS IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVE IMPACTFUL PROGRESS ON THE WAR AGAINST PLASTIC. OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT CUSTOMERS ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT BOTH PLASTIC PACKAGING AND FOOD WASTE. WE AIM TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATE TRANSPARENTLY WITH CUSTOMERS ABOUT OUR COMMITMENTS, TARGETS AND CHALLENGES. Our Commitments By 2019 No unrecyclable black plastic on fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry or fish By 2022 Plastic packaging volumes reduced by 20% By 2025 By 2025 No microbeads in cosmetic and household products 100% of our own-brand packaging will be widely recyclable, reusable or renewable 50% Remove single-use plastic items including plastic drinking straws, disposable plastic cups and glasses, plates and cutlery from our range of our own-brand packaging will be made with recycled materials