Partnership with Lidl Switzerland 2020

As part of the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) co-founded by WWF, Lidl Switzerland has committed itself to reducing its emissions according to science-based targets. Lidl Switzerland joined the initiative in 2019 and expanded its existing operational CO2 footprint to include other indirect emissions in the 2020 financial year. Indirect emissions include those of traded products.

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Lidl Switzerland has implemented a flight ban for the entire range of fresh fruit and vegetables since it entered the market in 2009. As part of the partnership with WWF Switzerland, Lidl Switzerland has expanded this goal to include the product categories of fresh herbs, fresh meat, and fresh fish.

This is measured as the share of products flown in of the overall range of fresh vegetables and fruits, fresh meat and fish, and fresh herbs. The reporting period is March 2020 to February 2021.

In the 2020 financial year, Lidl Switzerland did not air freight in any fresh fruit, herbs, fish, or meat and achieved their goal.

Lidl Switzerland has set itself the goal of only selling energy-efficient light bulbs from the end of 2018. Lidl Switzerland managed to achieve this goal one year earlier and has only been selling LED bulbs since the 2018 financial year. This is measured as the number of LED bulbs relative to the total number of bulbs as a percentage. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021. 

Lidl Switzerland’s goal is to sell only fish and seafood products with jointly defined sustainability labels in their standard listing. This is measured as the number of fish and seafood products with sustainability labels relative to the total number of fish and seafood products, shown as a percentage. Accepted standards are MSC (Marine Stewardship Council), ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council), and organic. The scope is comprised of the standard listing of the overall range. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021. 

In October 2020, the last items were switched to certified goods. Since then, 100% of the fish and seafood in the standard listing have been MSC, ASC or organic certified.

Lidl Switzerland aims to only use physically sustainable palm oil in its own-brand products in the food segment as of the end of the 2018 financial year. This is measured as the share of food products containing physically sustainable palm oil relative to the total number of food products containing palm oil, shown as a percentage. The accepted standards are RSPO IP, RSPO Segregated, organic (Suisse, Switzerland, EU), POIG. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021. 

In the 2020 financial year, LIDL Switzerland fell just short of the target with a share of 99.98%.

Lidl Switzerland aims to only use sustainable palm oil in its own-brand near-food products as of the end of the 2018 financial year. This is measured as the share of near-food products containing sustainable palm oil relative to the total number of near-food products containing palm oil, shown as a percentage. The accepted standards are RSPO IP, RSPO Segregated, RSPO Mass Balance, and Bio Suisse. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021. 

In 2020, Lidl Switzerland continued to meet their goal of 100% certified palm oil in own-brand near-food products.  

Lidl Switzerland has set the goal to obtain 90% of all cellulose in products and packaging from sustainable sources. This includes cellulose in the standard range of own-brand products and packaging, outer packaging, and labels (primary, secondary and tertiary packaging). The accepted standards are FSC, FSC mix, recycling, and Blue Angel. The reporting period is March 2020 to February 2021.

Full monitoring for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging could not be ensured during the reporting period due to the complex company and supplier structure of Lidl Switzerland. Therefore, the degree of goal achievement cannot be shown for packaging. The graph below only shows the goal achievement for products with cellulose content.

Lidl Switzerland has set the goal that by the end of 2017, all cocoa in own-brand products should come from certified, sustainable sources. This is measured as the number of relevant cocoa products with a sustainability label relative to the total number of relevant cocoa products, shown as a percentage. A "relevant cocoa share" is defined as any volume share exceeding 1% of the product. The following standards are accepted: Fairtrade, organic (Suisse, Schweiz, or EU), UTZ, and Rainforest Alliance. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021. 

In the 2020 financial year, LIDL Switzerland fell slightly below goal with 99.9%.

Lidl Switzerland has set the goal that by the end of 2018, all own-brand coffee should come from certified, sustainable sources. This is measured as the share of relevant coffee products with a sustainability label relative to the total number of relevant coffee products, shown as a percentage. A "relevant coffee share" is defined as any volume share exceeding 1% of the product. The following standards are accepted: Fairtrade, organic (Suisse, Schweiz, or EU), UTZ, and Rainforest Alliance. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021. 

In the 2020 financial year, Lidl Switzerland is below the goal with 92.2%

Lidl Switzerland has set the goal that by the end of 2018, all tea from non-EU countries (black, green, and rooibos tea) in own-brand products should come from certified, sustainable sources. This is measured as the number of relevant tea products with a sustainability label relative to the total number of relevant tea products, shown as a percentage. A "relevant tea share" is defined as any volume share exceeding 1% of the product. The following standards are accepted: Fairtrade, organic (Suisse, Schweiz, or EU), UTZ, and Rainforest Alliance. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021. 

In 2020, Lidl Switzerland met the 100% goal. 

Lidl Switzerland has set the goal of only offering 100% certified relevant tropical fruits (bananas, mangos, and pineapples) by the end of 2019. The certified share is measured as a percentage of the procurement value of the fresh tropical fruits in the entire range. Fairtrade, organic (Suisse, Switzerland, EU), UTZ, Rainforest Alliance are accepted standards. The reporting period runs from March 2020 to February 2021.

Lidl Switzerland reached their goal early in late 2017. In the 2020 financial year, the certified proportion of fresh tropical fruits was again 100%.

Lidl Switzerland has set the goal of no longer selling peat-containing soil as of the end of 2019. The share of peat in all soil sold is measured.

Lidl Switzerland was already able to achieve the final target of 0% peat-containing soil in 2018.

No peat-containing soil was sold in the 2020 financial year, and the target was thus met again.