Aspirational objective 1: Healthy, balanced, and sustainable diets for all European consumers, thereby contributing to:

1) Reversing malnutrition and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the EU.

2) Reducing the environmental footprint of food consumption by 2030.

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved food consumption patterns in the EU.

b) A food environment that makes it easier to choose healthy and sustainable diets.

Esselunga commitments:

• Promotion of food education through communication initiatives and by increasing by more than 50% the number of products sold by Equilibrio, BIO, and CheJoy lines.

• Launch of over 1,500 Esselunga brand products and revision of more than 250 recipes to improve and balance the nutritional characteristics of Esselunga brand products.

   

Aspirational objective 3: A climate-neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

With the following aspirational target:

Reducing net emissions from own operations, contributing to a 55% GHG emission reduction target in the EU food chain by 2030 (following a science-based approach).

Esselunga commitments:

• 30 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

   

Aspirational objective 4: An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resource efficiency within own operations, contributing to sustainable, efficient use and management of energy and natural resources in operations by 2030. 

b) Improved sustainability of food and drink packaging, striving for all packaging towards circularity by 2030.

Esselunga commitments:

• 100% of the packaging of Esselunga brand products is made of recycled, recyclable or biodegradable material.

   

Aspirational objective 5: Sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, employment, and decent work for all

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resilience and competitiveness of companies operating at any point along the food value chain by 2030.

b) Quality jobs, skilled workforce, and safe and inclusive workplaces for all.

Esselunga commitments:

• More than 650,000 hours of annual training(+40% compared with 2018).

• Maintaining and improving existingmanagement systems to ensure the health and safety of employees.

   

Aspirational objective 7: Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Transformed commodity supply chains that do not contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and destruction of natural habitat and which preserve and protect high-value ecosystems and biodiversity.

b) Improved social performance in (global) food supply chains.

Esselunga commitments:

• Development of the Esselunga Code ofConduct and its enforcement on 100%of the suppliers of Esselunga brand products, carrying out sample audits to verify its compliance.

• “Pesca Sostenibile” (Sustainable Fishing) Certification of Esselunga brand products for 100% of packaged, frozen, and long-life products and for 100% of fresh product lineswhich include yellowfin tuna, swordfish, salmon, and Esselunga and Naturama fish raised in Italy.

Full detail of the pledge in the provided attachment.