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54 OUR OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY Team Lidl Through our responsible business practises and dedicated people strategy, our objective is to encourage health and wellbeing, provide equal opportunities to all and develop our employees to reach their full potential. It is important to us that all our team members are proud of what we achieve together in Lidl. With over 6,000 colleagues across the country, we have grown into a large team, operating different sites (stores, warehouses and offices), with different operational requirements, supporting colleagues in different roles, with diverse and varying needs and requirements. We need to ensure our people strategy caters for and supports all our colleagues in all they do. ACTION: We prioritise colleague Health & Safety, Labour Rights, Internal Enabling and Life Balance. Our dedicated #WeAreLidl people strategy embodies the principle that we are all one team. Built with all our colleagues in mind, it focuses on our core values, people development, colleague wellbeing, and consistent and transparent two-way communication. Maeve McCleane, Director of Human Resources Top Employer Award Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland joined global brands such as Puma, Heineken and PepsiCo in being awarded a Top Employer for 2021 by the world-renowned Top Employers Institute. This achievement underlines our commitment to delivering best-in-class HR practises in People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Well-being, Diversity & Inclusion and more. This award was received at the end of our 2020 financial year and was communicated to all colleagues with a third monetary bonus for all employees as a thank you for their continued hard work and dedication throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. 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