Lidl raises climate targets for suppliers

Lidl wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chains globally to zero by 2050, and will work even more closely with partners and suppliers to achieve that goal.

New climate targets

To achieve its net zero ambition by 2050, Lidl is setting ambitious new climate targets for its supply chain, as ‘Scope 3 emissions’ – the emissions generated upstream and downstream in the discounter’s value chain – account for more than 90 % of the company’s total emissions.

By 2034, Lidl aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use (known as ‘FLAG emissions’) by 42.4 %. Lidl is also committed to reducing emissions from energy and industry by 35 % over the same ten-year period. This will require closer cooperation with partners and suppliers: the retailer asks its largest suppliers, responsible for 75 % of product-related emissions, to reduce emissions in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) by 2026 at the latest.

Lidl itself has already reduced its operational carbon emissions by 52 %, including through the use of renewable energy sources: since 1 March 2022, shops, logistics centres and offices in all Lidl countries have been using 100 % green electricity. With these climate targets, Lidl contributes to the Schwarz Group’s overall commitment to help reach the 1.5 °C target of the Paris climate agreement.