As a Group, we work towards sustainable development in the short, medium and long terms. Our Corporate Responsibility strategy is based on five pillars of action which are regularly screened against a materiality matrix. Our last exercise involved over 3,400 interviews and surveys with our stakeholders, including top management. With this exercise we were able to confirm the validity of the material aspects that incorporate strategic plans, among which are, by descending order of importance: food quality and safety, reduction of packaging materials and use of sustainable materials, ethics and transparency, and fighting food waste, among others.

Commitments by aspirational objectives:

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.

Jeronimo Martins commitments:

• In Portugal and Poland, ensure that, by 2023, at least 90% of our Private Brand products do not contain, in their direct ingredients, artificial colorants/dyes;

• In Portugal and in Poland, ensure that, by 2023, at least 90% of our Private Brand products do not contain, in their direct ingredients, artificial flavor enhancers.

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Aspirational objective 2: Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste (at the consumer level, within internal operations, and across value chains)

With the following aspirational target:

A 50% reduction of per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level by 2030 and reduced food losses along the food production and supply chains in the EU.

Jeronimo Martins commitments:

By 2030, reduce by half the food waste generated by our Companies’ activities in line with target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals on Responsible Consumption and Production.

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.

Jeronimo Martins commitments:

• Ensure that, by 2025, 100% of Private Brand plastic packaging is reusable or recyclable;

• By 2025, incorporate at least 25% of recycled content in Private Brand plastic packaging;

• By 2025, reduce the ratio of plastic consumption per million euros of sales by 10%.

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Aspirational objective 6: Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership

With the following aspirational targets:

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

b) Continued progress towards sustainable production, contributing to sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources by 2030 and improved animal welfare.

Jeronimo Martins commitments:

By 2025, eliminate the sale of fresh eggs from caged hens sold under our Companies’ Private Brands.

Full detail of the pledge in the provided attachment.