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Our Commitments and Progress

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Food

Promoting Good Health Through Food

Commitment	Year	Status
In all countries, develop food alternatives such as vegan, lactose-free and/or gluten-free solutions for consumers with specific dietary needs/preferences.	2023	Achieved
According to the country of operation, ensure that products targeted at children have a higher nutritional profile than the benchmark (or best in class). In Colombia, ensure that products targeted at children have a higher nutritional profile than this benchmark by 2025.	2023/2025	In progress
In Portugal and Poland, ensure the use of voluntary “GMO-free” labelling for 75% of Private Brand food references containing mostly (>50%/net weight) potentially modified ingredients (soy and corn), thus helping consumers in their decision-making process – 55% year 1, 65% year 2, 75% year 3.	2023	In progress
In Portugal and Poland, continue to develop programmes promoting the Mediterranean Diet principles and healthy nutritional habits, based on recommendations by local experts, and raise consumer awareness on reading food labels.	2023	Achieved
In Portugal and Poland, ensure that 90% of Private Brand products do not contain artificial dyes in their direct ingredients by 2023.	2023	In progress
In Portugal and Poland, ensure that 90% of Private Brand products do not contain artificial flavours enhancers in their direct ingredients by 2023.	2023	In progress
In Portugal and Poland, position the Companies as healthy ageing promoters by democratising access to Private Brand food products that meet internationally recognised nutritional and dietary needs for the +50 age groups.	2023	In progress
At Hebe, in promoting health through cosmetic products’ formulation, develop animal-free protein Private Brand alternatives aimed at consumers with specific needs/preferences.	2023	Achieved
At Hebe, in promoting health through cosmetic products’ formulation, ensure that “Hebe Naturals” products have at least 90% natural ingredients in their composition (according to ISO 16128).	2023	Achieved

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Environment

Respecting the Environment

Commitment	Year	Status
Increase the number of sites with environmental certification to at least 60% of total distribution centres and industrial units (fresh pasta factory, central kitchens, soup factories and Terra Alegre dairy factory) by 2023.	2023	In progress
Reduce the Group’s carbon footprint (scopes 1 and 2) by at least 40% by 2023 (per 1,000 euros in sales), compared to 2017.	2023	In progress
Reduce energy consumption by 10% (per 1,000 euros in sales) by 2023, compared to 2017.	2023	In progress
Reduce carbon emissions from transporting goods to stores by 5% (in tonnes of CO2e per thousand pallets transported) by 2023, compared to 2020.	2023	In progress
Reduce water withdrawal measured in megalitres in Distribution activities by 10% (per million euros in sales) by 2023, compared to 2017.	2023	In progress
Support at least one nature conservation project in each country where we have operations and disclose its results annually.	2023	Achieved
Limit food waste to 16.1 kg for each tonne of food sold by 2023.	2023	In progress
Ensure that at least 12% of the packaging of Private Brand products are included in the Ecodesign project by 2023, compared to the 2020 assortment.	2023	In progress
Increase the recycled plastic content to 10% of the total amount of plastic packaging under our responsibility (Private Brand, service packaging, check-out bags and wrapping film) by 2023.	2023	In progress
Reduce by 5% the consumption of plastic (measured in tonnes of plastic packaging per million euros in sales) by 2023, compared to 2018.	2023	In progress
Ensure an annual waste recovery rate of at least 85% of the volume of waste generated by 2023.	2023	In progress
Ensure that all Private Brand plastic packaging is reusable or recyclable.	2025	In progress
Reduce by 15% the use of virgin plastic in Private Brand packaging, service packs, wrapping film and check-out bags compared to 2018.	2025	In progress
Eliminate problematic components (e.g. PVC, EPS and XPS) from Private Brand plastic packaging by 2025.	2025	In progress
Reduce specific plastic consumption by 10% (measured in tonnes of plastic packaging for every million euros in sales) by 2025, compared to 2018.	2025	In progress
Incorporate at least 25% of recycled plastic in Private Brand plastic packaging by 2025.	2025	In progress
By 2030, halve the food waste generated by the activity of our companies (compared to 2016), in line with target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals on responsible consumption and production.	2030	In progress

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Sourcing

Sourcing Responsibly

Commitment	Year	Status
Guarantee that 80% of the Jerónimo Martins Group’s purchases of food products are sourced from local suppliers.	2023	Achieved
Increase sales of Private Brand and/or perishable products and packaging with sustainability certification to 7% of the total sales of these product categories by 2023.	2023	In progress
Carry out environmental audits of at least 20% of Private Brand and perishables suppliers with a purchase volume greater than 1.1 million euros in the 2021-2023 period.	2023	In progress
Contribute to The Consumer Goods Forum’s Forest Positive Coalition of Action goals. Within the scope of our Private Brand and perishable products and for each of the commodities considered, the following goals were defined: [i] Palm Oil: continue to ensure 100% RSPO certification in Portugal and Poland. In Colombia, ensure compliance with the guidelines set out in the Colombian government’s “Acuerdo de Voluntades para la Deforestación Cero en la Cadena de Palma en Colombia” (Voluntary Agreement for Zero Deforestation in the Colombian Palm Oil Chain). [ii] Soy: reduce by 50% soy from unknown origins to 16% of total direct and indirect soy. Reduce soy from countries with risk of deforestation to 25% and/or ensure that it is sustainably sourced (e.g. RTRS or ProTerra certified or other multi-stakeholder schemes that promote the preservation of ecosystems in the main production areas of this ingredient). [iii] Beef: reduce unknown origins to 2.5% of total beef purchases. If sourcing from Brazil, engage with suppliers to ensure they adopt deforestation policies and actions. iv) Paper and wood: work with suppliers to achieve sustainable certification (e.g. FSC® or PEFC) in 80% of virgin fibres used in products and 70% of virgin fibres used in our packaging.	2023	In progress
Ensure the annual application of the Sustainable Agriculture Handbook in at least 70 new farms in Portugal and Poland, ensuring a minimum average sustainability index of 3.7 points (on a scale from 1 to 5, in which 5 is the maximum rating) for farms with at least two assessments in the 2021-2023 period.	2023	In progress
Eliminate the sale of eggs from caged hens in the Private Brands of the Jerónimo Martins Group companies.	2025	Progress
Ensure that 100% of virgin fibres used in our Private Brand and perishables products and packaging are certified by external and independent bodies, such as FSC® or PEFC.	2030	In progress

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Communities

Supporting Surrounding Communities

Commitment	Year	Status
Monitor and disclose at least 70% (in value) of the social impacts resulting from the annual support offered, according to the Business For Societal Impact (B4SI) model.	2023	Achieved
Strengthen the involvement in social projects targeted at children, youngsters and the elderly from vulnerable environments, focusing on aspects of health and healthy eating, aiming to directly impact one million people by 2023.	2023	In progress
In Poland, expand the food donations programme for local non-governmental organisations to 70% of stores.	2023	Achieved

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Employer

Being a Benchmark Employer

Commitment	Year	Status
Throughout the Group, promote a work-life balance and a flexible and healthy working environment by implementing the flexibility policy and providing mental health services to more than 90% of employees. Additionally, the Group aims at achieving a well-being index (measured through the Global Engagement Survey, taking into account the result of the “well-being” section) and a global commitment index (measured through the Global Engagement Survey, taking into account the overall score of all sections) of 75% or more.	2023	In progress
Throughout the Group, increase the support provided to employees in a family or social distress situations, ensuring that more than 90% of emergency requests are responded to and, depending on their nature, have an action plan.	2023	In progress
Throughout the Group, promote respect for human and labour rights through regular awareness-raising and communication actions, ensuring: [i] implementation of a training module on the Code of Conduct for all employees; [ii] a global training programme on human and labour rights for employees in management positions; [iii] that all people joining the Group receive the Code of Conduct and Anti-Corruption Policy, and sign an acknowledgement receipt.	2023	In progress
Prepare the Group for the future of work in the age of digitisation, ensuring the upskilling of employees and leaders through: [i] a minimum total of 50 hours training per employee, which includes training in leadership programmes and training courses through the Group’s self-development platform; [ii] the design of development plans for 80% of managers.	2023	In progress
Create opportunities for people facing labour market disadvantage, particularly those with disabilities, ensuring that more than 2% of people hired in Portugal have a disability and/or impairment.	2023	In progress
Throughout the Group, strengthen the promotion of gender equality by: [i] improving methodologies for the measuring and monitoring of gender disparities; [ii] reducing the pay gap between men and women, measured by the gender pay ratio (salary difference between women and men within the universe of Jerónimo Martins employees, based on comparable realities and expressed considering women’s average salary as a percentage of men’s average salary, where 100% is the pay ratio that represents full equality among genders) and compared to 2021 (97.6%), reporting this indicator also by the most representative companies of the Group taking into account the number of employees (Biedronka, Pingo Doce and Ara); [iii] training at least 50% of managers in relevant content, such as unconscious bias.	2023	In progress
Throughout the Group, improve workplace safety to prevent fatalities and accidents at work, by 2023 reaching an overall reduction in the frequency rate (number of accidents with loss of working days/total hours worked) to 12.50 and in the severity index (number of days lost/total hours worked) to 0.30 compared, respectively, to 13.26 and 0.31 in 2021.	2023	--
Throughout the Group, promote a culture of recognition ensuring: [i] wage competitiveness through internal (annual) and external (every two years) assessments; [ii] that at least 85% of employees benefit from one recognition programme.	2023	--