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page recorded in the last 138 years. 36 OPERATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE REMAINS OUR BIGGEST THREAT, IMPACTING THE WAY WE LIVE, BREATHE AND WORK AND YET PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD ARE CONSUMING NATURAL RESOURCES AT AN UNSTABLE RATE. AT LIDL WE ENDEAVOUR TO DECREASE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BY CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING OUR RESOURCE EFFICIENCY FROM HOW WE TRANSPORT AND STORE GOODS, REFRIGERATE FRESH PRODUCE, MAINTAIN OUR STORES AND OFFICES, INVEST IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AVOID WASTE AND CONSERVE RESOURCES – WE AIM TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT MINIMISES OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. Agricultural Inputs Resources and Agriculture Cultivation & Harvesting Animal Keeping Production Supply Chain and Processing Operations and Processes Processing Transportation Logistics Centre Transportation Stores and Services Lidl Ireland/Northern Ireland | Sustainability Progress Report 2018/19 CLI 2018 was the world’s MA T EP ROT EC T ION 4th hottest year Climate Protection Around the world record temperatures and unprecedented weather events are a regular news occurrence and it is clear that weather patterns are changing. Global temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest on record, adding to a stretch of five years that are now collectively the hottest period since modern measurements began.* Failure to address climate change will inevitably undermine the world’s economic and social stability. In 2018, Ireland’s own environmental record was reported to be among the worst in Europe and we are now on course to miss our EU carbon emission reduction target of 20% by 2020, paving the way for either a hefty EU fine or face a bill of hundreds of millions to pay for carbon credit allowances. Ireland’s agriculture sector is among the largest sectors blamed for producing the harmful greenhouse gases which contributes to climate change.** At Lidl, we are playing our part in promoting climate protection across our operations and through the efficient use of resources such as energy usage, packaging and waste contributions. We have dedicated initiatives, partnerships and programmes in place to monitor and support the reduction of our environmental impact. Our programmes focus first and foremost on our own operations, prioritising the areas where we can have the greatest positive impact. Secondary to this, we have specific initiatives dedicated to supporting our supply chain emissions and impact. We believe that through targets, transparency, collaboration and communication with suppliers, employees and customers, we can build resilience against climate change. * ** NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York Central Statistics Office Customer and Society Purchase Usage Disposal