The Report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of our company, using objective data to illustrate the value it creates for the market, employees, suppliers, society, and the protection of natural resources. We align our activities with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which serve as the benchmark for our strategy and accountability. Our goal is for this Report to serve as a transparent tool for dialogue with all stakeholders and a means of continuously improving our environmental and social performance.

For the 2021–2023 reporting period, our reports have been prepared in accordance with the international GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), while also serving as the official Progress Report on our adherence to the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact and the AA1000APS Principles.

The 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility Report highlights the key pillars of our CSR strategy, focusing its reporting on performance within our value chain as well as on initiatives we implement beyond it.

At the Schwarz Group and Lidl Stiftung level, the annual Corporate Responsibility Report covers all countries of operation and is prepared strictly in accordance with international reporting standards and the relevant European directives (CSRD).