LGFA

We launched our sponsorship with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) in 2016 and since then have invested over €5m

Jigsaw

Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, is Lidl’s official charity partner since 2018.

Parkrun

We are delighted to be the official fresh food partner of Parkrun.

Parkrun is a free-of-charge, family friendly, community event held in parks and open spaces around the world every weekend.

Our new three-year partnership will see us support parkrun as they continue to encourage the public to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle by offering all of its customers fresh, nutritious produce at affordable prices.

FoodCloud

At Lidl, we take the issue of food poverty seriously and have been working with FoodCloud since 2017 to help redistribute over 3.8 million meals to our local communities across Ireland. FoodCloud are an Irish social enterprise with a vision for a world where no good food goes to waste. They connect food businesses with surplus food to charities and community groups around Ireland who can use it, reducing both the environmental and societal impact of food waste. Lidl operate a national food redistribution programme that sees all of our stores connected with a charity or community group via FoodCloud.

Origin Green

Ireland’s Origin Green is the world’s first national food sustainability programme created by Bord Bia. It unites the industry towards a common purpose of proving and improving the sustainability of our food production system. Its members include farmers and food businesses; food and beverage manufacturers, retailers and food-service operators.

To become a member of the programme, we have committed to a mandatory mix of sustainability targets specified by the Origin Green Charter in key areas such as waste, emissions, energy, water, responsible sourcing of products, packaging, health and nutrition and social sustainability. These mandatory targets form the basis of our Origin Green sustainability plan. Through an independent verification system, targets are measured on an ongoing basis. The plan is independently verified by Mabbett to ensure the targets are viable and robust. Each plan is reviewed annually and monitored for progress against the set targets. Becoming members of Origin Green supports and enhances our CSR objectives.

REset Plastic

Plastic fulfils important functions in grocery retailing: It is sturdy, lightweight and can be used in many ways. In particular, plastic protects food during transport and allows us to guarantee quality, shelf-life and freshness for our customers. However, because more and more plastic is produced and too little recycled, plastic trash is a growing problem for humans, animals and the environment.

As an international food retailer, we are aware of our responsibility. For this reason, we have committed ourselves to reducing plastic consumption by 2025 by 20 percent, making 100 percent of private label packaging maximally recyclable, and using an average of 20 percent recycled material in private label packaging made of plastic.

Cope Foundation

Cope Foundation is a charity that supports children and adults with intellectual disability and/or autism, throughout County Cork. Their services include early intervention support, support in education and school, training and guidance, as well as opportunities such as art therapy and work experience. Lidl Ireland have been working closely with the Cope Foundation offering placements with the view to full time roles and developing life long skills.