2022 Performance Tables

Kroger Corporate Sustainability 2022 Performance Tables

Performance & Disclosure

The Kroger team recognizes our unique role in the future of food. We are helping build a more resilient and equitable food system that preserves access and affordability—today and in the future—by advancing more responsible and sustainable production methods for the food and consumer goods on which we all depend.

Goal
2019
2020
2021
Baseline
Target Year
Status

People

Zero Hunger | Zero Waste

Total Meals: Increase cumulative total of meals directed to our communities (food and funds)

1 billion meals (2017–2019); 3 billion meals (2017–2025)
1.1B
1.8B
2.3B
2017
2020-2025

Surplus Food: Improve management of surplus food company-wide

Optimize recovery of surplus food for donation through Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Food Rescue program
101M pounds
90M pounds*
94M pounds*
2017
2025

Strive for 100% of retail stores to participate in food rescue every year
98%
93%*
93%*
2017
2025

Increase retail donations of fresh Produce, Deli and Dairy items to be 45% of total food rescue
29%
37%
42%
2017
2025

Philanthropy: Strategically optimize giving to hunger relief organizations as share of total company-wide charitable giving (total of food and funds)

Increase The Kroger Co. Foundation grant-making to advance Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, racial equity and other focus areas
$10.5M
$16.4M
$13M
2017
2025

Establish The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation and Innovation Fund; increase national and local grants to accelerate positive impact
$10M
$16.5M
$18.1M
2018
2025

Wages & Benefits: Provide solid wages and good quality, affordable healthcare and retirement benefits

Invest $500 million in cumulative associate compensation and benefits through Restock Kroger
$508M
$798M
$1.2B
2017
2020

Increase average retail hourly wages and benefits over time
$15/hour; $20/hour including benefits
$15.50/hour; Over $20/hour including benefits
over $17/hour; over $22/hour including benefits
2017
–

Just & Inclusive Economy

Framework for Action: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI):Framework for Action: Achieve commitments to create a more inclusive culture

Create DEI Advisory Council to advance our long-term DEI commitments
–
Completed
–
–
2020

100% of leaders participate in Unconscious Bias training
–
96%
–
–
2020

100% of associates encouraged to participate in Inclusion training in 2021
–
–
494,000 associates trained
–
2021

Increase annual spend with inclusive suppliers to $10 billion
$3.4B
$4.1B
$4B
–
2030

Deploy funds to advance social justice through The Kroger Co. Foundation’s Racial Equity Fund (cumulative)
–
$3M
$5.1M
–
2025

Planet

Food Waste¹

Reduce total food waste generated in our retail supermarkets by 50% cumulatively from our 2017 baseline (cumulative reduction; annual tons generated)
13%
288,966 tons
19.3%
268,248 tons
19.7%
269,382 tons
2017
2025

Achieve 95% retail food waste diversion
44.7%
48.3%
48.8%
2017
2025

Strive for 95% or more of retail stores participating in food waste recycling programs
76%
(2,120 stores)
87%
(2,407 stores)
92%
(2,539 stores)
2017
2025

Operational Waste¹

Phase out single-use plastic shopping bags. Phaseout commitment is in addition to any existing and future legislation for plastic bags
QFC division phaseout complete
Developing roadmap
Developing roadmap
2018
2025

Company-wide, meet and exceed the zero waste threshold of 90% diversion from landfill
80%
81%
79%
2016
2025

Our Brands Product Packaging Sustainability

Complete a baseline product packaging footprint to fully understand current packaging impacts²
–
–
Completed
2020
2030

Seek to achieve 100% recyclable, compostable and/or reusable packaging²
–
–
40%
2020
2030

Increase recycled content in packaging so Our Brands portfolio collectively contains at least 10% recycled content²
–
–
14%
2020
2030

Reduce unnecessary packaging
–
–
See Packaging section
2020
2030

Increase awareness among Kroger customers about how to properly manage product packaging at end of life
–
–
See Packaging section
2020
2030

Climate Impact

Achieve a 30% cumulative reduction in GHG emissions (percentage reduction from baseline; annual total Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions; MTCO₂e**)
3.4% ↑
5,967,865 MTCO₂e
8.6% ↓
5,275,845 MTCO₂e
9.1% ↓
5,251,448 MTCO₂e
2018
2030

Seafood Sustainability¹

Source 95% of wild-caught seafood from fisheries that are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified, in MSC full assessment, in comprehensive fishery improvement projects or certified by other Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative—recognized programs
88%
86%
94%
2020
2023

Preferentially source MSC-certified wild-caught seafood and source at least 85% of volume from fisheries that are MSC certified
71%
72%
77%
2020
2023

Source 100% of farm-raised seafood from farms that are Best Aquaculture Practices 2-Star or greater certified, Aquaculture Stewardship Council certified or GLOBALG.A.P. certified
96%
98%
98%
2020
2023

Source 100% of shelf-stable tuna from companies aligned with the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation³
100%
100%
97%
2020
2025

Source 20% of Our Brands shelf-stable tuna from fisheries that are MSC certified
–
–
2.7%
2020
2025

No-Deforestation Commitments¹

Source palm oil, palm kernel oil and palm oil derivatives in Our Brands products from sources certified to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil supply chain standard (percentage of ingredient volume that is from certified sources)
–
80%
88%
N/A
Ongoing

Used post-consumer recycled content fiber and/or virgin fiber certified to FSC,⁴ SFI⁵ or PEFC⁶ standard

Kroger plants (percentage of packaging procured, by weight, that is certified)
–
–
97%
N/A
2025

All Our Brands household paper products and packaging (percentage of material, by weight, from certified sources)
–
–
Tissue: 95%
Packaging: to be determined
N/A
2030

Use deforestation-free soy-based ingredients in Our Brands products

Kroger plants (percentage, by weight, from no-/low-risk countries)
–
–
100%
N/A
2025

All Our Brands products
–
–
Launching KLP assessment
N/A
2030

Use deforestation-free beef-based ingredients in Our Brands products and fresh beef

Fresh beef and Kroger plants (percentage, by weight, from no-/low-risk countries)
–
–
99.9%
N/A
2025

All Our Brands products
–
–
Launching KLP assessment
N/A
2030

Systems

Responsible Sourcing: Animal Welfare

Laying Hen Housing

Revenue: Increase sales of shell eggs from laying hens in cage-free or better housing systems as a percentage of total egg revenue⁷
39.4%
41.9%
45.9%
–
–

Volume: Increase shell eggs sourced from laying hens in cage-free housing systems or better (units: dozens) as percentage of totals⁷
23.1%
24.9%
27%
–
2030

Sow Housing

Volume: By 2025, Kroger will source 100% of fresh pork from sows in group housing systems⁸
–
–
–
–
2025

KMP = Kroger Manufactured Products (made in Kroger’s plants) KLP = Kroger Labeled Products (made by third-party vendors according to Kroger’s specifications)
*Reflects pandemic-related disruptions in surplus food recovery
**MTCO₂e = metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent

Progress reflects calendar year data
Initial packaging baseline for Our Brands products excluded General Merchandise products. We will add these to the packaging dataset in the future Progress numbers shared here reflect the initial baseline
This is an enduring commitment that we continue to maintain
Forest Stewardship Council
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
Restated progress to align shell egg units to dozens for all years
Given the lack of industry alignment on standards and definitions for sow housing, we are unable to determine accurate year-over-year progress for prior years. Please see this supplemental Animal Welfare Update for an estimated roadmap to achieve our goal. Future reporting will align to SASB guidelines for revenue share of total category.

Did not achieve

Area of focus

On track

Significant progress

Achieved

Achieved ahead of schedule

2022 Performance Tables

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