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Direct energy consumption

 Direct energy consumption in buildings and logistics by country (in MWh)1

2020

2021

2022

Belgium/Luxembourg2

108,069

111,337

101,925

Denmark

18,828

20,480

20,187

France

134,064

154,377

170,837

Germany

386,987

392,8793

369,297

Netherlands

77,286

78,5433

64,077

Poland

23,649

28,717

35,046

Portugal

2,015

2,730

3,188

Spain

5,267

5,747

6,843

ALDI Nord

756,165

795,137

771,400

1 The data is partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
2
The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).
3 The value for 2021 was corrected compared to the information published in the previous year’s report.

Direct energy consumption by source

Direct energy consumption in buildings and logistics by energy source (in MWh)1

2020

2021

2022

Natural gas

384,773

424,155

408,055

Heating oil

25,425

22,4162

22,685

Biogas

799

1,430

1,217

Diesel (incl. diesel generators)

344,053

345,363

376,859

Petrol

713

1,341

3,170

Liquid gas

402

433

408

1 The data is partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
2
The value for 2021 was corrected compared to the information published in the previous year’s report.

Indirect energy consumption

Electricity and district heating consumption (in MWh)1

Electricity consumption at nearly 1,318,650 MWh is responsible for the most significant share of energy demand at our locations. It increased by around 2 per cent. The increase is due to several factors, including the opening of new stores, and building expansions.

Total2

Electricity

District heating

Total2

Electricity

District heating

Total2

Electricity

District heating

Belgium/Luxembourg3

103,126

103,126


102,674

102,674

101,130

101,130

-

Denmark

51,465

39,700

11,765

45,919

39,289

6,630

48,080

41,450

6,630

France

218,076

207,287

10,789

311,187

296,133

15,054

344,261

328,917

15,344

Germany

503,570

483,730

19,840

514,077

493,071

21,005

537,500

514,671

22,829

Netherlands

108,000

107,185

815

104,409

103,784

625

107,402

106,798

605

Poland

35,291

30,880

4,411

45,180

38,522

6,658

55,742

46,797

8,945

Portugal

23,577

23,577


30,989

30,989

37,453

37,453

-

Spain

123,203

123,203


135,066

135,066

141,436

141,436

-

ALDI Nord

1,166,308

1,118,688

47,620

1,289,500

1,239,527

49,973

1,373,004

1,318,650

55,354


1
The data is partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
2
Totals may deviate due to rounding.
3
The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).

Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 1 and 2

Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 1 and 2 (in tonnes of CO2e)

Greenhouse gas emissions were calculated based on energy and fuel consumption and refrigerant losses. The calculation is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol using the DEFRA emission factors or GEMIS for emissions from the sourcing of district heating. In accordance with the GHG Protocol, Scope 2 emissions from electricity consumption have been calculated separately since 2019 by location-based and market-based emission factors. While the location-based method uses the factors for a specific geographical region (such as a country), a company’s individual electricity mix is used – wherever possible – for the market-based factors by way of the emissions actually generated by the energy producer. The calculation of location-based greenhouse gas emissions is based on the factors specified by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Scope 11

Scope 22, 3
"location-based"

Scope 22 "market-based"

Scope 11

Scope 22,3 "location-based"

Scope 22 "market-based"

Scope 11

Scope 22,3 "location-based"

Scope 22 "market-based"

Belgium/Luxembourg4

35,606

20,566

35,929

16,948

31,662

16,425

-

Denmark

7,434

8,164

16,243

9,161

4,627

15,660

5,018

4,725

16,477

France

50,257

13,284

9,325

66,9055

15,932

29,585

84,291

16,906

14,124

Germany

109,997

199,211

140,970

100,4305

176,089

5,338

89,104

166,742

8,159

Netherlands

26,248

44,888

106

27,878

38,419

81

38,303

32,417

78

Poland

6,756

24,584

28,754

8,020

29,755

24,405

9,010

34,700

26,937

Portugal

2,398

7,000

4,576

3,596

7,357

6,188

2,381

6,944

10,226

Spain

13,647

31,971

12,0215

26,905

12,372

21,795

-

ALDI Nord

252,343

349,667

199,972

264,029

316,032

81,257

270,999

300,655

76,001


1
Scope 1: Emissions from direct energy consumption in buildings, fuel consumption for logistics and refrigerant losses.
2
Scope 2: Emissions from the consumption of electricity and district heating, broken down by location- and market-based emissions.
3
Emission factors for the calculation of emissions from electricity consumption have been updated from CO2 to CO2e.
4
The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).
5
The value for 2021 was corrected compared to the information published in the previous year’s report.

Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 1 and 2 by sources
Greenhouse gas emissions Scope 1 and 2 by sources

Total amount of greenhouse gas emissions for Scope 1 and 2 proportionately by source (in tonnes CO2e and per cent, based on market-based emissions)

1  The value for 2021 was corrected compared to the information published in the previous year’s report.

Savings achieved in specific GHG emissions

 Savings achieved in sum of Scope 1 and 2 emissions as of 2022, compared to Scope 1 and 2 emissions in base year 2020 (in tonnes of CO2e).

Scope 1

Scope 2 "market-based"

Scope 1

Scope 2 "market-based"

%

ALDI Nord

252,345

199,972

270,999

76,001

-23,3

Fuel consumption

Fuel consumption of trucks, cars and other vehicles (in litres or kilograms of LPG)

Diesel1 (l)

Petrol  (l)

LPG (kg)

Diesel1 (l)

Petrol  (l)

LPG (kg)

Diesel1 (l)

Petrol  (l)

LPG (kg)

Belgium/Luxembourg2

4,483,859



4,540,886



4,026,950

15,137


Denmark

1,400,522

1,902

22

1,398,342

3,219

11

1,313,050

1,518

10

France

6,532,423

3,906

9,844

6,384,5573

12,133

11,933

6,765,6814

11,8504

10,663

Germany

17,348,437

43

19,209

16,655,519

1,035

19,194

15,841,748

105,874

18,026

Netherlands

3,559,980

57,633


3,552,829

123,880


3,250,071

200,477


Poland

337,123

15,5813


415,431

8,261


414,530

13,357


Portugal

201,038


66

273,110


66

286,754


264

Spain

471,979


2,228

517,146


2,659

498,831


2,984

ALDI Nord

34,335,361

79,065

31,369

33,472,021

148,527

33,863

32,397,616

348,213

31,947

1 Including consumption of heating oil for operation of cooling motors (outside Germany).
2
The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).
3 The value for 2021 was corrected compared to the information published in the previous year’s report.
4 The value is partially based on previous year's values.

Electrical energy from renewable sources (green electricity)

Electrical energy including renewable energies, in-house PV consumption and guarantees of origin (MWh)

20201

20211

2022

Belgium/Luxembourg2

108,714

109,344

110,584

Denmark

125

1,138

2,000

France

5,232

10,146

12,751

Germany

38,197

493,071

563,027

Netherlands

108,701

105,422

111,296

Poland

57

115

115

Portugal

3,155

4,824

6,546

Spain

127,204

140,446

154,622

ALDI Nord

391,386

902,626

960,940

1 Due to different calculation methods, the values for 2020 and 2021 were corrected compared to the information published in the previous year's report.
2
The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).

Renewable and non-renewable energy consumption (in MWh)

20211,2

20221

Total energy consumption

2,084,637

2,144,404

    from renewable sources3

904,056

962,157

    from non-renewable sources

1,180,581

1,182,247

Electricity

1,239,527

1,318,672

    from renewable-sources

902,626

960,940

            external4

834,877

903,160

            consumption from own PV production

67,749

104,577

    from non-renewable sources

336,902

357,710

1 Totals may deviate due to rounding.
2
Due to different calculation methods, the values for 2021 were corrected compared to the information published in the previous year's report.
3 Including Guarantees of Origin, green electricity contracts, PV in-house production, and biogas purchases.
4
Including Guarantees of Origin and green electricity contracts.

Installed capacity of photovoltaic systems in in-house operation

Number and installed capacity of photovoltaic systems in in-house operation (in kWp)

Number of PV systems

Installed capacity

Number of PV systems

Installed capacity

Number of PV systems

Installed capacity

Belgium/Luxembourg1

86

9,435

134

11,660

119

13,206

Denmark

14

452

24

2,697

28

4,144

France

79

7,437

134

12,798

167

17,033

Germany

479

67,528

564

82,191

622

92,130

Netherlands

29

2,487

36

3,238

58

12,237

Poland

1

50

2

99

2

99

Portugal

37

4,313

41

4,890

53

7,483

Spain

52

3,384

101

6,310

189

18,269

ALDI Nord

777

95,104

1,006

123,883

1,238

164,601

1 The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).

Roof area with PV system in-house operation

Roof area on which in-house PV system is operated (in m2)

2020

2021

2022

Belgium/Luxembourg1

54,400

66,333

70,547

Denmark

3,300

18,000

24,000

France

112,698

630,5942

847,510

Germany

363,300

747,192

842,101

Netherlands

41,185

50,369

52,917

Poland

145

290

290

Portugal

25,940

34,052

60,921

Spain

40,613

88,322

86,267

ALDI Nord

641,581

1,198,558

1,984,554

1 The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).
2 The value for 2021 was corrected compared to the information published in the previous year’s report.

In-house electricity production

Electricity generated from photovoltaic systems and in-house consumption (in MWh)

Electricity generated

In-house consumption

Electricity generated

In-house consumption

Electricity generated

In-house consumption

Belgium/Luxembourg1

7,049

5,588

9,149

6,670

11,939

9,454

Denmark

125

125

1,138

1,138

2,650

2,000

France

5,913

5,232

10,725

9,865

13,857

12,751

Germany

56,926

38,197

60,009

38,118

86,157

56,027

Netherlands

1,740

1,516

2,286

1,638

10,765

4,498

Poland

57

57

115

115

115

115

Portugal

3,848

3,155

5,460

4,825

7,355

6,546

Spain

4,212

4,001

5,632

5,380

13,186

13,186

ALDI Nord

79,870

57,872

94,514

67,749

146,023

104,577

1 The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).

Amount of waste

Amount of waste by type of waste (in metric tons)1

The most significant proportion of the waste generated was attributable to paper, board, carton. Hazardous waste, amounting to 541 metric tons, only made up 0,1%per cent of the total volume of waste. This includes used oil, oil filters, vehicle batteries and fluorescent tubes which contain mercury. From 2020 onwards, data was collected and reported internationally, including Poland from 2021. In previous years, data was only collected and reported for companies of ALDI Germany

2020

2021

Total

Total  

Total amount of waste

Hazardous waste

Paper/ board/ carton

Mixed municipal waste

Other commercial waste3

Used appliances

Plastic waste

Used batteries from households

Belgium/Luxembourg4

39,860

33,415

36,480

105

24,806

3,068

7,387

n/a

1,115

n/a

Denmark5

8,918

8,797

10,420

n/a

6,590

1,342

2,488

n/a

n/a

n/a

France

35,744

47,048

47,195

114

36,563

3,912

4,753

40

1,778

36

Germany

239,237

215,096

214,891

254

114,753

19,552

50,848

93

28,443

947

Netherlands

38,179

39,084

44,525

47

19,238

5,281

17,539

n/a

2,378

41

Poland

n/a

13,753

13,091

4

6,845

1,586

4,139

16

484

16

Portugal

4,413

6,051

6,224

17

4,908

378

700

11

202

6

Spain

15,989

17,998

19,648

n/a

15,013

2,060

1,837

n/a

739

n/a

ALDI Nord

382,340

381,241

392,472

541

228,716

37,179

89,691

160

35,139

1,047

n/a = data not available

1 The data is partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
2
The allocation of waste is not always clearly defined, therefore, the quantities of the categories can fluctuate annually.
3
Other commercial waste. This includes food waste, bulky waste, and metal scrap.
4
The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).
 5
Data only includes stores and logistic, excluding administrative buildings.

Amounts of waste by methods of disposal

Amounts of waste in Germany proportionately by the type of disposal (in per cent)1,2

At around 94 per cent, most non-hazardous waste was recovered or recycled (including composting) in 2021.

Waste by methods of disposal

1 Allocation to types of disposal based partly on estimates.
2
The scope of data is to be expanded and internationalised depending on availability in the years ahead.
3 Including incineration for energy recovery.

Water consumption

Water consumption (in cubic metres)1

The slightly increased consumption across countries in 2022 was due to several factors, including the opening of new stores, major leakages, water usage to comply with COVID-19 measures, and roof watering caused by alarm sensors of the cooling system.

2020

2021

2022

Belgium/Luxembourg2

55,991

61,101

58,173

Denmark

15,418

16,729

16,891

France

186,900

282,930

375,1053

Germany

271,369

253,060

263,313

Netherlands

65,601

59,287

60,219

Poland

33,478

27,886

117,4013

Portugal

96,104

93,003

113,026

Spain

132,780

152,139

171,340

ALDI Nord

857,642

946,135

1,175,469

1 The data is partly based on estimates and extrapolations.
2
The information regarding the legally independent companies of ALDI Belgium and ALDI Luxembourg has been combined for the purposes of a simplified presentation (refer to ‘Additional information’).
3 Due to the strong growth in the number of stores in France and Poland, water consumption has also risen significantly.

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