Aldi Stores Limited operates approximately 1,040 discount grocery stores across the UK and Ireland under the ALDI SOUTH Group.
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Aldi UK has validated science-based net-zero targets and reduced operational emissions 4.3% year-on-year, but absolute Scope 3 emissions rose 18% in 2023 due to business expansion. Supply chain emissions remain largely unquantified at entity level. A 2023–2024 greenwashing complaint over the 'carbon neutral' claim—later amended but still present—and NGO criticism of unaddressed meat/dairy sales targets expose a gap between headline commitments and systemic action.
Aldi Stores Limited (UK subsidiary of ALDI SOUTH Group) scores 35/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Aldi Stores Limited (UK subsidiary of ALDI SOUTH Group) joint 482nd of 847 companies scored, and joint 30th of 48 in Retail (non-fashion).
Where Aldi Stores Limited (UK subsidiary of ALDI SOUTH Group) sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 48 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Aldi Stores Limited (UK subsidiary of ALDI SOUTH Group) is tied =30th of 48, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Aldi UK does not separately publish Scope 3 data.
Scope 1&2 reduced 4.3% YoY (2024) and 3% YoY (2022 vs 2021), but Scope 3 rose 18% in 2023 vs 2022 base year.
Aldi UK committed to zero deforestation and conversion-free status for six high-risk commodities by end 2025; only 6% of soy verified deforestation-and-conversion-free as of 2024.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Energy Source and Carbon Footprint — Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 4/10).
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Aldi Stores Limited operates approximately 1,040 discount grocery stores across the UK and Ireland under the ALDI SOUTH Group. The retailer competes in the highly concentrated UK supermarket sector, competing primarily with Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, and Morrisons. Known for low prices and own-brand focus, Aldi has expanded significantly in recent years.
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