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04 Reporting our progress towards A Better Tomorrow WHAT’S INSIDE Our strategic goals, activities and projects. This Sustainability Report for Lidl Ireland GmbH and Lidl Northern Ireland Limited1 covers the financial year 2019 and 2020 (1st March 2019 to 28th February 2021).2, 3 This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option4. This is the second GRI report (first report published September 2019)5 for Lidl Ireland and Lidl Northern Ireland and will be reported biennially. The report summarises our strategic goals, activities and projects which have significant economic, social and environmental impact and which have been identified as relevant by our stakeholders. We produced this report to be transparent and to show how we are proactively contributing to sustainable development. The compliance of this report with the GRI Standards has been verified for selected disclosures by an external auditor – EY. LIDL OVERVIEW Profile Our Produce Our People Our Planet Our Progress SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW Sustainability Management Materiality Stakeholders MANAGING RESOURCES page 05 page 06 page 08 page 10 page 12 page 13 page 19 page 20 page 24 page 26 page 27 page 28 page 28 page 29 page 31 OUR SUPPLY CHAIN Circular Economy Human Rights & Due Diligence Supplier and Market Development OUR OPERATIONS Climate Strategy Energy Transport Waste and Food Waste Planning & Construction Employee Responsibility Occupation Health & Safety Labour Rights Internal Enabling Life Balance page 33 page 34 page 37 page 42 page 43 page 44 page 47 page 48 page 49 page 51 page 54 page 55 page 56 page 58 page 60 CUSTOMER High Quality Products and Product Safety Ingredients and Nutritional Information Corporate Citizenship Responsible Communication REPORT OVERVIEW ASSURANCE STATEMENT GRI CONTENT INDEX page 61 page 62 page 64 page 66 page 70 page 72 page 72 page 73 To learn more or share your feedback please contact CSR@lidl.ie or visit our dedicated websites: www.lidl.ie/csr or www.lidl-ni.co.uk/csr 1 General Disclosure 102-1, 2 General Disclosure 102-50, 3 General Disclosure 102-52, 4 General Disclosure 102-54, 5 General Disclosure 102-51 This symbol will feature beside all audited indicators. Protection of Ecosystems Raw Materials Biodiversity Animal Welfare RESOURCES Protection of Ecosystems Animal Welfare Standards Environmental Protection: Supply Chain SUPPLY CHAIN Employment Related Supplier & Market Human Rights Development Corporate Environmental Management OPERATIONS Employee Responsibility Responsible Products CUSTOMER Transparency Social Value Responsible at Point of Sale Creation Communication