Sustainability

Healthier People

Customers

Empower customers to make healthy and sustainable choices within planetary boundaries.

Product

Develop a healthy and sustainable basket.

Communities

Support resilient communities.

Associates

Inspire associates and support them in making healthy lifestyle choices.

Healthier Planet

Our Operations

Drive the decarbonization of our businesses and partners to a 1.5-degree future by becoming net zero.

Minimize food waste and drive an innovative circular packaging economy.

Our Farmers and Suppliers

Support the decarbonization of our brand supply chains and the transition to an inclusive and regenerative Food system, supporting biodiversity.

Sustainability Strategic Pillars

Healthier Choices & Personalized Guidance

Striving to make healthier choices easier for customers

Transparency & Sustainable Products

Driving greater transparency in supply chains and making products more sustainable

Eliminating Hunger & Waste

Eliminating hunger and food waste and reduce use of problematic single-use plastic

Taking Bold Climate Action

Reducing the absolute emissions from our business and working with our suppliers to reduce emissions from farm to fork as we Race to Zero

What ADUSA brand shoppers are saying

61%

ADUSA Brand shoppers say sustainable action is a shared responsibility with companies owning 61% of the responsibility.*

28%

Cumulative growth over the past 5-year period** on products making ESG-related claims averaged versus 20% for products that made no such claims.

25%

of ADUSA Brand shoppers have the strongest attitudes, most knowledge and most frequently act when it comes to sustainability, over-indexing against the total population

79%

of ADUSA Brand shoppers say acting sustainably is important and 32% say they buy sustainable products. Barriers like higher cost and availability, contribute to the say-do or value-action gap.