Becoming a Force for Good
Our new approach to sustainability focuses our efforts where we can contribute to positive outcomes across climate, nature, and people.
We want to use our business as a Force for Good – this means investing in initiatives that drive meaningful change and support the transformation of the food system.
Force for Good is our new global sustainability strategy, and raises our level of ambition. It focuses our efforts on supporting the transformation of the food system through selected initiatives in climate action, nature regeneration, healthier products, and strengthening the livelihoods of producers and workers. It builds on our work on climate action in our operations, packaging optimisation, waste reduction, animal welfare, human rights and responsible sourcing. Find out more.
Climate: Drive Climate Action | ALDI SÜD Group
Packaging: Product Packaging and Waste | ALDI UK
Food waste: Food Waste | ALDI UK
Animal welfare: Animal Testing and Welfare | ALDI UK
Human rights: Human Rights | ALDI SOUTH Group
Deforestation: Deforestation | ALDI UK
Action in key supply chains
Our supply chains are broad, covering many products and regions. That means we need to direct our resources to where we see the greatest potential to create positive impact. Our focus is on areas of action in the selected supply chains of coffee, cocoa, fruit and vegetables, dairy, and beef. At the same time, we intend to continue strengthening standards in other key supply chains, such as fish and seafood
How we support to transform the food system
With our Force for Good strategy, we are implementing initiatives across climate, nature and people, recognising that progress in each depends on progress across all. We plan to act to simultaneously address diverse sustainability challenges from different angles, such as enhancing our sourcing practices, investing in projects on farms and in the communities where our food is grown and made, collaborating with others, and advocating for policy changes.
Drive Climate Action
Climate change disrupts global food systems – affecting agriculture, supply chains, and the communities that depend on them. Reducing emissions and building resilience is essential if we want food systems across our key supply chains to remain viable in the long term.
Addressing climate change requires action beyond our own operations. We work with our suppliers, NGOs, industry partners, and policymakers to help decarbonise agriculture, improve efficiency, and scale resilient food production.
How We Move From Ambition To Action
We aim to advance our action on climate through sourcing decisions, collaboration and advocacy to support emissions reductions across our supply chains. Find out more.
Regenerate Natural Resources
Biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and water scarcity threaten the future of food production. We believe protecting and regenerating natural resources is integral to creating a more resilient food system across our key selected supply chains.
We work with our suppliers and partners to regenerate natural resources through targeted landscape and watershed initiatives. We invest in nature-based solutions, such as funding regenerative agriculture programmes, and help drive collective action on water stewardship in high-risk areas. By focusing on areas where risk is highest and shared, we can better help strengthen resilience and promote more sustainable land and water management practices.
How We Move From Ambition To Action
To support regenerating natural resources, we intend to focus on responsible sourcing, initiatives and partnerships tailored to land restoration and water replenishment, and advocacy engagement with policymakers. Find out more.
Support Thriving Communities
Farmers, food producers and workers face social challenges including poverty, poor working conditions, and health inequalities that can undermine supply chain stability and broader social wellbeing.
We invest in improving livelihoods of people across our selected food producing supply chains. We do this by supporting initiatives for enhanced living incomes, co‑financing regenerative agriculture practices that help mitigate farmers’ financial risks and supporting projects which enhance access to safe drinking water.
At the same time, we are committed to communities through the products we sell and the opportunities to offer healthier choices to our customers. We are reformulating products to reduce salt, sugar, and saturated fat, and supporting the transition to healthier diets by expanding our range of plant‑based options across the Aldi South Group.
How We Move From Ambition To Action
Through our human rights and environmental due diligence approach, and our efforts to source responsibly, collaborate and advocate, we intend to support improved livelihoods in our supply chains. We also aim to achieve progress on healthier choices through product reformulation, an attractive offer of plant-based products, nutrition labelling, collaboration and advocacy. Find out more.