Number of products and proportion of own-brand products in the standard product range (in percent) ¹

¹ We define strict requirements for our suppliers regarding our own brands.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Total number of stores and number of employees (headcount) by gender and region on the reporting date 31 December

¹ A breakdown by gender is only possible from 2015.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Proportion of insourced own-brand products which are MSC, ASC, GLOBALG.A.P. or EU organic certified out of the total number of insourced fish products, broken down by type of certification (in percent)

By the end of 2016, about 36 percent of the insourced fish products were certified according to one of the mentioned sustainability standards group-wide. The biggest proportion here was attributable to the MSC certification standard (about 63 percent), followed by GLOBALG.A.P. (approx. 20 percent) and the ASC certification (approx. 18 percent) as well as products with the EU organic logo (approx. one percent).¹

¹ Products certified by more than one standard are listed in all relevant categories of the breakdown, but are considered as one item only in the total calculation. Therefore, the total percentage of the breakdown may exceed 100 percent.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
³ For 2014, no complete data is available for the purchased GLOBALG.A.P.-certified fish products in France.

Proportion of KAT-certified shell eggs out of the total number of insourced shell eggs (in percent)¹

¹ KAT certification is not used in all countries. Only the countries where this system is used are therefore listed here.
² The figures for the year 2015 had to be corrected retrospectively due to late reporting information by ALDI North Group in Belgium / Luxembourg. From this correction, a different figure resulted for the ALDI North Group.
³ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Proportion of the total volume of palm oil used to manufacture our food and non-food products which was certified in conformity with a physical RSPO supply chain system (in percent)¹

¹ Some of the data are based on extrapolations.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
³ Data are only available from 2015 (n/a = not available).

Proportion of insourced own-brand products containing cocoa with certified sustainable cocoa out of the total number of insourced products containing cocoa, broken down by type of certification (in percent)

At the end of 2016, we had converted around 79 percent of own-brand products containing cocoa completely to certified resources throughout the ALDI North Group. The biggest proportion here was attributable to the UTZ certification standard (approx. 98 percent), followed by Fairtrade (approx. 2 percent) and the Rainforest Alliance certification (0.1 percent).

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Proportion of insourced certified or verified sustainable coffee out of the total weight of insourced coffee for own-brand products (in percent)

Fairtrade, the EU organic logo, 4C, Rainforest Alliance and UTZ were assessed as certification types. In 2016, a total share of approx. 20 percent of the insourced coffee was certified or verified according to one of these standards. The biggest proportion here was attributable to 4C verification (approx. 40 percent), followed by the Fairtrade certification, the EU organic logo (approx. 20 percent each) and the UTZ certification (approx. 20 percent).

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Proportion of insourced certified sustainable tea out of the total weight of insourced tea products (in percent)¹

Fairtrade, the EU organic logo, Rainforest Alliance and UTZ were assessed as certification types. In 2016, a total share of approx. 34 percent of the insourced tea volume was certified according to one of the aforementioned sustainability standards. The biggest proportion was attributable to the Rainforest Alliance certification (approx. 60 percent), followed by the EU organic logo (approx. 35 percent).

¹ The survey included own-brand products containing tea (products which contain substances from the tea plant) and tea-based own-brand products (for example fruit tea).
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Proportion of insourced own-brand products which are FSC^® or PEFC-certified resources out of the total number of insourced own-brand products with constituent elements made of wood, board and paper

FSC^® 100%, FSC^® MIX and PEFC were assessed as certification types. The biggest proportion was attributable to the FSC^® MIX certification (approx. 50 percent), followed by the FSC^® 100% certification (approx. 26 percent) as well as the PEFC certification (approx. 24 percent) in 2016.

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
² Some of the data for 2014 are based on extrapolations.

The number of publically recalled products broken down into food and non-food products

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
² Six due to deficiencies relating to labelling requirements.
³ In 16 cases, the recalls took place on a regional level; six recalls in total had to be effected due to deficiencies relating to labelling requirements.

Number of own-brand products with EU organic logo and number of insourced own-brand products with Fairtrade certification in the product range

¹ For the year 2014, data on centrally purchased articles is not available in all countries.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
³ The ALDI buying companies partly insource individual products for several countries, therefore the total number of insourced products may be lower than the total of the breakdowns by country.

Average number of fruit and vegetable products in the product range

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Average annual circulation of customer magazines, broken down by magazines

¹ The Wein Magazin was published for the first time in 2016.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
³ The data on the circulation of the Gourmet Magazin for the Netherlands and Spain relates to themed publications, such as “Fish Week” or the “Christmas Magazine”.

Weight of paper used for the customer magazines (in metric tons)

¹ The Wein Magazin was published for the first time in 2016.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
³ The data on the tonnage of the Gourmet Magazin for the Netherlands and Spain relates to themed publications, such as “Fish Week” or the “Christmas Magazine”.
⁴ Late reporting information by ALDI Spain for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.

Proportion of stores that donate unsaleable but still edible food to charitable institutions to the total number of stores (in percent)

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Number of employees by field of work and gender on the reference date 31 December (headcount)

¹ A breakdown by gender is only possible from 2015.
² This category also includes employees released for the works council and maintenance staff.

Proportion of female employees in management positions on the reference date 31 December (in percent)

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Proportion of employees with disabilities on the reference date 31 December (in percent)

Sick leave with continued payment of wage (in percent)

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
² No paid sick leave in Portugal (n/a = not applicable).

Number of employees by employment type and gender on the reference date 31 December (headcount)

¹ A breakdown by gender is only possible from 2015.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Average length of service with the company (in years)

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Proportion of employees by employment contract and gender on the reference date 31 December (in percent)

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Number of apprentices and twin-track degree students on the reference date 31 December

The vocational training model based on the German pattern is not used in all countries and the data on the number of apprentices are therefore restricted to the countries of Denmark, Germany and France. The system used in the Netherlands and Spain is not currently included in recording the performance indicators because the vocational training models are not identical. In Germany, a twin-track degree course with in-service training is also offered.

Direct energy consumption in buildings and logistics, broken down by country (in MWh)¹

The biggest part of direct energy consumption is attributable to the use of natural gas for heat generation, and to diesel used as a fuel in logistics. Total consumption increased slightly compared with 2015. This is mainly due to increased consumption of natural gas as a result of a colder winter in some countries as well as a slight increase of fuel consumption in the logistics processes.

¹ The data are partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
² Late reporting information for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.
³ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Direct energy consumption in buildings and logistics, broken down by source of energy (in MWh)¹

¹ The data are partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
² Late reporting information for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.

Electricity and district heating consumption (in MWh)¹

Electricity consumption at nearly 940 GWh is responsible for the biggest proportion of energy consumption at our locations. An increase of around one percent meant that consumption only underwent a marginal increase compared with the previous year. The increase is due to a number of factors including extended opening hours and our stores being fitted with additional chiller shelves and baking ovens.

¹ The data are partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
² Late reporting information for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.
³ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 1 and 2 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalents)

Greenhouse gas emissions were calculated on the basis of energy and fuel consumption, and refrigerant losses. The calculation is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol using the DEFRA emission factors or GEMIS for emissions from the sourcing of district heating. In accordance with the GHG Protocol, the calculation of the Scope 2 emissions from energy consumption was carried out separately for location-based and market-based emission factors for the first time. While the location-based method is based on the factors for certain geographic regions (such as a country), for the market-based factors, the individual electricity mix of a company based on the actual emissions of the energy producer are applied, as far as possible. The calculation of the location-based greenhouse gas emissions is based on the factors of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

¹ Late reporting information for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.
² Scope 1: Emissions from direct energy consumption in buildings, fuel consumption for logistics and refrigerant losses.
³ Scope 2: Emissions from electricity and district heating consumption, with breakdown by location-based and market-based emissions from 2015.
⁴ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Installed output of photovoltaic systems (in kWp)

¹ Late reporting information for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Electricity generated from photovoltaic systems and own consumption (in MWh)

¹ Late reporting information for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Number of vehicles on the reference date 31 December by type of vehicle

¹ These include industrial trucks (forklift trucks) and vehicles with LPG drives.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).

Fuel consumption of trucks, cars and other vehicles (in litres or kilograms of LPG)

¹ Including consumption of heating oil for operation of cooling motors (outside Germany).
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
³ Late reporting information on Diesel consumption for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.

Amount of waste by type of waste (in metric tons)¹

The amount of waste in Germany slightly increased compared with 2015. The biggest proportion of the waste generated was attributable to packaging waste. Hazardous waste amounting to 414 metric tons only made up 0.2 percent of the total volume of waste. This includes used oil, oil filters, vehicle batteries and fluorescent tubes which contain mercury.

¹ The data are partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
² Industrial waste. This includes “residual waste“, packaged food, bulky waste, wood and metal scrap.
³ This includes waste from canteen operation and bake-off goods.

Number of bags provided by type (in thousands)

¹ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
² Late reporting information for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report. 

Weight of materials used for primary packaging (in metric tons)^{1, 2} 

The decrease in volume of materials used results from a change to the survey method in 2016.

¹ The data are partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
² No data are provided on products which were sourced nationally from Denmark and France. The quantities specified for these countries were insourced centrally through Germany. Primary and secondary packaging were recorded together as primary packaging for products insourced from Poland.
³ The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
⁴ Late reporting information by ALDI Netherlands for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.

Water consumption (in cubic metres)¹ 

The water consumption slightly increased compared with 2015 with a rise of six percent. This development is mainly due to an increase in consumption at our retail outlets (including as a result of leakages) and the occupation of new locations in Spain.

¹ The data are partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
² The figures of the legally independent companies of the ALDI North Group in Belgium and Luxembourg were consolidated for reasons of convenience (see section “About this Report”).
³ Late reporting information by ALDI Portugal for the year 2015 resulted in partial amendments compared with the previous year’s report.