Tag: Lidl

LIDL And WWF Launch Ambitious International Partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl, one of the largest retailers, and WWF, one of the world’s largest independent conservation organisations, announced the start of a new five-year international and strategic partnership active in 31 countries. The long-term cooperation with WWF will focus on working along Lidl’s value chain, thereby helping to address the global ecological challenges of our time, ensuring that more households have access to more sustainable choices and encouraging business models that work in harmony with nature and within planetary boundaries. The partnership is a new cornerstone in the commitment to sustainability…

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Lidl launches first-of-its-kind recycling pilot offering ‘uncapped’ savings on shopping

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl has become the first supermarket to roll out its own bottle return scheme trial. Launching today, shoppers in Glasgow can enjoy unlimited cash rewards in return for empty PET plastic and aluminium drinks containers via in-store reverse vending machines. Rolling out across all 21 of its Glasgow stores, with potential to roll out further, shoppers will receive a 5p reward for each eligible item that they return. This can either be redeemed against their shopping or donated to Lidl’s long-standing charity partner, The STV Children’s appeal, which it has…

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LIDL Announces Major Change To Beef Mince Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB has revealed plans to introduce new vacuum-packed, recyclable packaging across its beef mince range, resulting in a plastic reduction of almost two thirds (63%). The smaller packs provide a valuable space saving, which will also result in up to 350 delivery trucks being taken off the road per year. Customers across the country will be guaranteed the same amount of high-quality 100% British beef mince, whilst collectively saving over 250 tonnes of plastic a year through the new packaging. With the new packaging providing around double the current…

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WRAP confirms sponsors Kenwood, Lidl and Panasonic for Food Waste Action Week 2023

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP is pleased to announce that Kenwood, Lidl and Panasonic are confirmed sponsors for Food Waste Action Week (FWAW) 2023. Ocado Retail led the way becoming the first sponsor in August 2022. WRAP’s citizen-facing brand, Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) is running its third annual FWAW focusing on the theme of ‘Win. Don’t Bin’, encouraging citizens to make their food go further by demonstrating how using up all the food they buy saves time and money. Food Waste Action Week – the UK’s largest food waste behaviour change campaign – will run from Monday 6th…

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Lidl Gives Green Light To Leaf Marque On UK Fresh Produce

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB has announced that it will be taking the environmental standards of its fresh produce suppliers to the next level of sustainability excellence through the LEAF Marque environmental assurance scheme.  The move will see its entire British fresh produce supplier base achieving LEAF Marque certification by the end of 2023. LEAF Marque is a leading global environmental assurance system, run by global farming organisation LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), recognising more sustainably farmed products.  Certified businesses currently operate in 21 countries worldwide and deliver more regenerative and nature-based farming…

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