Partnerschaft Lidl International

The food and agriculture sectors continue to be among the main drivers of climate change and nature loss. These sectors are responsible for a third of greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of deforestation and 70% of land-based biodiversity loss. As one of the largest grocery retailers in Europe, Lidl has enormous international leverage to drive sustainable change in the food, agriculture and retail sectors. With broad geographical and thematic scope, the partnership between WWF und Lidl has the potential to transform these sectors beyond Lidl’s supply chains towards a greater positive impact.

Within the framework of the partnership, Lidl has set comprehensive, ambitious targets in the following areas:

• Conservation and promotion of biodiversity 
• Responsible management of water resources 
• Climate engagement through science-based climate targets and climate finance solutions
• Building and expanding traceable, deforestation-free and conversion-free supply chains
• Responsible sourcing of critical raw materials such as palm oil, soy, cocoa, tea, coffee, wood, and paper products
• Responsible sourcing of fish and seafood and safeguarding of critical fishing grounds and stocks
• Engaging for more conscious, sustainable diets and consumption
• Reduction of food waste
• Advocacy for sustainable business practice beyond own supply chains and in the retail sector
  
   

In addition to working towards further improving Lidl’s value chain, the company will support various WWF conservation projects to protect the environment in regions from which it sources. The respective projects and regions will be jointly selected by Lidl and WWF.

Details on the progress of the partnership and the projects will be published in the annual partnership report in the future.