Certified products

We encourage social and environmental criteria to be incorporated into the development and production processes of the products we sell, endeavouring to communicate that to our customers, whenever possible.

In 2017, we launched the following Private Brand products with sustainability certification:

• 15 new references with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification;
• 13 references with organic certification in Poland, 11 in the Fruit & Vegetables category and 2 Private Brand references;
• 13 references with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification regarding primary product packaging;
• 13 references with UTZ certified cocoa as an ingredient;
• 3 Dolphin Safe references;
• 2 beverage references containing coffee or tea with “Rainforest Alliance” certification;
• 1 PEFC certified reference for the paper fibres present in the product.

Biedronka continued to be part of the “Charter for Sustainable Cleaning” initiative, promoted by the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products, which encourages the improvement to product performance in the Hygiene and Cleaning category regarding a series of criteria: toxicity, eco-efficiency and consumption of raw materials, among others.