The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. We want to do our part to help these goals become a reality, which is why many of our corporate responsibility initiatives support these important goals.

You can read more about the SDGs at: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

ALDI TARGET

  • Educate 40,000 school children to improve their health and wellbeing through our Enrich program with Barnardos Australia by 2019 
  • Promote healthy lifestyle and healthy eating for customers 
  • Promote healthy activity in children through our Mini Roos partnership 
  • Introduce a set of consistent and prominent on-pack logos for health claims 
  • Reformulate products to reduce sugar, salt and saturated fat, and to increase fibre, protein and FVNL% (fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes) in products

ALDI TARGET

  • Assess viability of solar panels across our distribution centres and stores 


ALDI TARGET

  • Develop a concise sustainable packaging guide for buying teams and suppliers based on Australian Packaging convenant's sustainable Packaging Guidelines 
  • Support the Detox commitment and aim to eliminate 11 hazardous chemical groups across the entire lifecycle of our textiles and footwear products by 2020 
  • Remove the use of microbeads across the supply chain by the end of 2017 
  • Source leather for our footwear from tanneries certified to LWG certification 
  • Any product or packaging that uses wood-derived materials must be either FSC or PEFC certified, or made of at least 70% recycled materials 
  • Drive improved chemical management throughout our supply chain via the Business Environmental Performance Initiative

ALDI TARGET

  • Support One Voice to provide a mobile shower service to homeless people in every state in Australia 


ALDI TARGET

  • Reduce our carbon footprint by 30% by 2020 
  • Reduce GHG emissions by 30% per m2 of sales floor space 
  • Assess viability of solar panels across our distribution centres and stores

ALDI TARGET

  • Continue working in China and Bangladesh with suppliers to improve the social standards within the supply chain 
  • Conduct Social Monitoring Program (SMP) throughout our food supply chain, including Thailand and Australian fresh produce, fresh meat and poultry providers 
  • Conduct SMP throughout our labour supply chain, including labour service providers and container freight stations

ALDI TARGET

  • Reduce our carbon footprint by 30% by 2020 
  • Reduce GHG emissions by 30% per m2 of sales floor space 
  • Assess viability of solar panels across our distribution centres and stores

ALDI TARGET

  • 100% of tuna is sourced responsibly 
  • Source responsible fish and seafood products via alternatives to red-rated seafood products, and increase traceability among suppliers

ALDI TARGET

  • Source 100% of palm oil responsibly for non-food products by 2018 
  • source 100% of our cocoa responsibly by the end of 2020 
  • Source 30% of coffee responsibly by 2020

ALDI TARGET

  • Support Barnardos Australia to keep vulnerable children safe from abuse