Being responsible while staying affordable.
As one of the fastest growing retailers in the country, ALDI is committed to advancing science-based sustainability goals to lower our impact on the environment. It’s one step in our mission of being a smarter grocer.
We stay focused on what we do best: delivering quality, affordable groceries our shoppers love and making meaningful progress on our ambitious sustainability journey.
Learn more about ALDI's Sustainability effortsOur journey to make sustainability affordable.
Our Progress
- 877 stores using natural refrigerants, representing 35% of our total store footprint.
- Installed doors on deli sections in 225 stores.
- Over 200 ALDI stores with plans to install nearly 100 more and 20 distribution centers powered in part by solar or wind energy.
Our Progress
- 76% of ALDI exclusive primary packaging is recyclable, reusable or compostable, by weight.*
- Achieved our goal to reduce ALDI-exclusive primary packaging material by 15% by 2025.
Our Progress
- Diverted 82.4% of operational waste companywide.
- Expanded organics recycling to more stores and warehouses which sent 5,951 tons of inedible food to compost and anaerobic digestion facilities.
- Removed all bottled water and disposable dishware at our corporate and divisional offices and expanded our food scrap recycling program to Illinois National Services Offices, enabling employees to recycle food scraps in the breakrooms.
- Expanded our non-food donation program to all 26 divisions, increasing our donations of apparel, home goods, pet products and more to community members in need, helping nearly 1,800 tons of product find a new purpose.
Our Progress
- 78% of ALDI fresh and frozen beef comes from sources that are at low risk of deforestation.
- 95% of non-food products use RSPO-certified palm oil derivatives and fractions.
- 78% of our private label chocolate and seasonal confectionary items* were certified as responsibly sourced through Fairtrade, Fair Trade USA or Rainforest Alliance.
- Over $700k Estimated Fairtrade Premium earned by farmers around the world from ALDI U.S.'s supply chain in 2024.
Giving back to help build stronger, healthier communities.
ALDI is deeply engaged in its communities on issues that matter.
Feeding America.
We have a longstanding partnership with Feeding America and are proud to be one of the organization's Leadership Partners. In 2025, ALDI contributed $600k to food recovery efforts and increasing access to nutritious foods across the country. Additionally, through food rescue efforts, ALDI donated over 44.2 million pounds of food, equivalent to more than 36.96 million meals, to Feeding America and other donation partners.
Each ALDI store partners with a local Feeding America member food bank, which allows us to positively impact our local communities through food donations, while also supporting our goals to limit the environmental impact of food waste.
Alex's Lemonade Stand.
ALDI is proud to partner with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, an organization focused on funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.
In 2025, we raised more than $1.6 million for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), the most funds raised in a single year since the partnership’s inception. At the end of 2025, we had contributed more than $9 million to ALSF, more than 90% towards our goal to raise $10 million by 2027. In 2023, we were honored with a Progressive Grocer Impact Award for our partnership with ALSF.
Employee Volunteerism.
Volunteering is an important aspect of our commitment to helping to build strong communities, which is why our employees across the nation organize local volunteer events throughout the year.
These volunteer efforts can range from packing backpacks with nutritious food at a local Boys and Girls Clubs to packing disaster relief boxes for Feeding America. We're always looking for ways to support employees who wish to donate to causes and organizations they care deeply about.
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