Lidl Helping Drive Postive Change
At Lidl, our commitment to sustainability is guided by six core principles: Protecting Climate, Conserving Resources, Promoting Health, Respecting Biodiversity, Acting Fairly, and Engaging in Dialogue. These pillars shape how we deliver great value while helping customers make more sustainable choices - without compromising on quality or price.
We’re proud of the progress we’ve made. From our Live Well bean, which highlights healthy products aligned with the Planetary Health Diet, to a £30 billion commitment by 2030 to British farming and sourcing 100% of our British fruit and veg from LEAF-certified farms. We’re also a longstanding supporter of the NSPCC, having raised over £10 million since 2017 to fund vital services including their night-time Childline services.
Through our Feed It Back network, we redistribute over 12 million meals a year and our Lidl Foodies programme - now in over 10% of British primary schools - has helped more than 200,000 children embrace fruit, veg, and healthy eating in a fun and engaging way. Because at Lidl, value means more when it's sustainable.
Find out more about our commitments: Our Commitments - Lidl Great Britain
Find out about some of our initiatives
Teaming up to Tackle Hunger
Find out more about how we’re helping to make sure no families have to go hungry in the future.
Prevented Ocean Plastic
We’re the first UK supermarket to launch new packaging using plastic which would have otherwise ended up in the ocean. Find out more here.
Moving our fleet to Biogas
At Lidl, we’re on a mission to reduce the impact of our delivery fleet and make significant changes that contribute to a greener and cleaner environment.
Our Partners
NSPCC
We’re proud to have been partnered with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) - the UK’s leading children’s charity - since 2017. Find out how your support has helped to improve children’s lives across the UK.
Neighbourly
Since 2014, the award-winning giving platform, Neighbourly, has been connecting businesses and resources to local communities that need them the most. Find out how our Feed It Back network, in collaboration with Neighbourly, has been helping our local communities.
Drinkaware
Drinkaware is the UK’s leading alcohol charity. Working together with individuals, communities, academics, researchers, industry and governments, it has a vision of reducing alcohol harm in the UK.
Planet, Producers And People
Whether it’s promoting efficient use of resources, sourcing in a fair, sustainable way or making nutritious food available for families, we’re committed to making sure we make a positive difference. We believe in doing good for our planet, the producers we work with and the people in our communities.
Caring for the PEOPLE in our communities
We’re proud to have donated over 43 million meals to date through our surplus and customer food donation programmes in-store.
Supporting our PRODUCERS
All our core fresh poultry, beef, pork, milk and eggs are British and we’re investing £15 billion in British food and farming over the next 5 years, as well as supporting young dairy farmers through the Grassroots partnership.
Protecting our PLANET
We’ve removed 1 billion pieces of plastic from our stores, are working to cut own-brand plastic packaging by 40% and have reduced food waste in our stores by over 30% – working to achieve 50% by 2030.
Oxfam Scorecard Results 2022
We’re over the moon to be recognised by Oxfam as one of the leading global food retailers for our work on human rights in the supply chain. But we know our work doesn’t stop here. We’re committed to taking further actions in this important area. Find out more here.
Check out where Oxfam has ranked us for our policies and practices on human rights in the supply chain below.
We didn’t do any of this alone though. You Lidlers are a pivotal part of all the Lidl (and big!) changes we’ve made.
Thanks a bunch – and here’s to many more!
Find out about our projects and initiatives – helping people, producers and the planet.