CINCINNATI, — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today released its 12th annual sustainability report, available online at http://sustainability.kroger.com/.
The report details progress in 2017 on Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social impact plan as well as its 2020 Sustainability Goals.
“Kroger associates achieved incredible progress on our business strategy and sustainability journey in 2017. We launched our three-year Restock Kroger plan, engaged more deeply with our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit™, made progress on our 2020 Sustainability Goals, and introduced Kroger’s ambitious Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social impact plan,” said Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s chairman and CEO. “These are all profoundly important to who we are and what we stand for as a company.”
Enhanced Transparency: Kroger’s First Report Aligned with New GRI Reporting Standards
This is the company’s first report published in accordance with the latest GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards. Kroger utilized a comprehensive stakeholder engagement process to identify the most important and emerging sustainability issues, to demonstrate its commitment to applying each of GRI’s Reporting Principles: Identification, Prioritization and Validation.
“As America’s grocer, Kroger has been privileged to be considered a trusted partner in the communities we serve for over 135 years. We know that going forward people want to shop and partner with, work for and invest in companies with purpose, vision, shared values and ambitious social impact goals,” said Jessica Adelman, Kroger’s group vice president of corporate affairs. “This year’s sustainability report offers more forward-looking commitments, transparency and disclosure around Kroger’s shared values with society than ever before.”
New and Updated Sustainability Commitments
Kroger also formalized and refined several key sustainability commitments in this year’s report, including:
“Kroger’s sustainability and social impact plans are also consistent with and in support of several key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,” added Ms. Adelman. “We are particularly proud to announce formal alignment of our most ambitious work, Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, with Goal 2 – Zero Hunger and Goal 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production.”
Kroger’s Sustainability Report Highlights
Highlights from Kroger’s sustainability report are below. More information can be found by visiting Kroger’s 2017 Report Highlights, 2020 Sustainability Goals Update, and in this video.
Zero Hunger │ Zero Waste
Our Customers & Communities
Our People
Our Planet
Our Products
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. We are nearly half a million associates who serve nine million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and 2,800 retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.