Albertsons Companies, based in Boise, Idaho, today released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting the company’s ESG progress and reaffirming its commitments to fight food insecurity in local communities and embed sustainability practices across its operations.
Albertsons Companies' entire private truck fleet is certified by the EPA’s SmartWay program to advance supply chain sustainability and freight transportation efficiency.
In April 2022, Albertsons Cos. introduced its Recipe for Change framework, with strategies and goals designed to maximize the company’s positive impact across four pillars: Planet, People, Product and Community. Recipe for Change deepens the company’s commitments to reducing carbon emissions, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce, eliminating food waste going to landfills, reducing unnecessary plastics, and packaging and addressing food insecurity.
Highlights from the 2023 ESG Report for fiscal year 2022 (unless otherwise noted) include:
PLANET –
Climate Action:
- Reduced carbon emissions in operations by 21% between 2019 and 2022
- Completed more than 1,100 energy-efficiency projects across its operations in 2022 to reduce energy demand. Projects included installing LED lighting retrofits, doors on refrigerated cases, building management systems, and more
- Completed more than 85 refrigeration projects across its operations in 2022 to transition stores to lower global warming potential refrigerants
- Recycled more than 850 million pounds of cardboard and 27 million pounds of plastic film and bags in 2022
PEOPLE –
- Launched a company-wide inclusion index, which enables associates to share their individual perspectives and help foster a culture where everyone is treated with courtesy, dignity and respect
- Launched the company’s eighth associate resource group, DiverseABILITY, which focuses on providing awareness, celebration, and opportunities for people with diverse abilities, their caretakers, and allies
- Trained over 15,000 leaders through “Leading with Inclusion” workshops, designed to heighten awareness around bias and provide tools to support a more inclusive work environment
PRODUCT –
- Achieved the goal to provide standardized recycling communications on more than 7,000 Own Brands packaged products through How2Recycle labels and QR codes
- Leveraged innovative artificial intelligence technology across nearly all Albertsons Cos. stores to accurately order and produce the correct amount and assortment of products for customers and reduce unsold food
- Diverted more than 321 million pounds of food and trimmings from landfills through composting, innovative upcycling solutions, and anaerobic digestion, which turns food waste into a rich soil supplement
COMMUNITY –
- Enabled 254 million meals through store food donations and Albertsons Cos. Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors program, totaling more than 950 million meals since 2019
- Raised more than $40 million through Nourishing Neighbors, enabling 188 million meals in 2022
- Improved access to nutritious food by rolling out a new online service for Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) recipients that enables SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) customers to use their benefits when purchasing groceries online
