Climate change is a threat to our living conditions and businesses and requires us to act at all levels of society. As a result, Lidl is committed to climate protection through a variety of measures and has developed a global climate strategy across all countries it operates in and with specific targets by 2030.
Lidl's climate strategy at a glance
We analyse our CO2 footprint
We record all greenhouse gas emissions that occur throughout the value chain.
We initiate actions to deal with emissions in all our operations and supply chains
We follow the approach: avoidance, advanced reduction and emission compensation.
We set ambitious climate targets
These are consistent with the 1.5 degree Celsius goal of the ‘Science Based Targets’ initiative.
The ‘Science Based Targets’ initiative is the basis for our climate goals
In August 2020, the Schwarz Group joined the ‘Science Based Targets’ initiative on behalf of the entire group, which supports businesses in setting and implementing scientifically proven climate targets, which have now been formally validated by this initiative in September 2021. As one of the largest food chains in the field of retail and under the umbrella of the Schwarz Group, Lidl Cyprus significantly contributes towards climate protection.
As part of the Schwarz Group and within the framework of its climate strategy, Lidl Cyprus has set specific goals and measures that initially aim to avoid, reduce and where it is not possible otherwise, to compensate for its CO2 emissions in its business activities as well as in its supply chain.
Our Climate Targets
Carbon neutrality
Lidl Cyprus cooperates with experienced partners to compensate for its greenhouse gases. Compensation projects are selected according to high quality requirements. It thus offsets the emissions resulting from its various operations and makes its business activities carbon neutral*. At the same time, we continue to work towards avoiding CO2 emissions where possible or in reducing unavoidable emissions.
Measures in our logistics centres and stores
We manage energy more efficiently:
- using energy saving lighting
- by extending the photovoltaic systems on the roofs of our stores and other facilities, we supply our facilities in Cyprus with clean and sustainable energy
- 18 stores, 1 warehouse and 1 administration building are ISO 50001 certified
- we have the most certified green buildings in the country, following a specific green renovation programme that reduces its environmental footprint. With EDGE certification, Lidl Cyprus saves 743 tons of carbon dioxide, 90862 cubic metres of water and 1551 MWh of energy per year. It initially received EDGE green building certification for 17 of its stores, using the model of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a financial arm of the World Bank.
We use natural resources more sparingly:
- using more natural refrigerants in our stores and warehouses
- we take a stand against food waste and waste in general by using more and more recycled materials for our packaging as part of our plastic strategy
Measures in our product range and supply chains
We reduce emissions in the early stages of the supply chain:
- engaging our suppliers, to set their own climate targets based on the methodology of the ‘Science Based Targets’ initiative
- we promote the expansion of our carbon neutral ** product range by adapting the characteristics of our products
* Climate neutral for direct and indirect emissions, through certified compensation projects.
** Climate neutral through certified compensation projects
