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Table 3 Summary of the world’s largest supermarkets’ corporate social responsibility commitments that impact public health

From: Global supermarkets’ corporate social responsibility commitments to public health: a content analysis

Name of company

Food governance

Food system

Public health nutrition

Accessibility

Availability

Food cost and affordability

Food preferences

Food safety and quality

Nutritional quality

Sustainability

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (n = 37)

2, 4, 5, 9, 10

11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22

23, 25, 26

–

36, 41

42, 47

49, 51, 53

55, 56

60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 75, 76, 77, 79

The Kroger Co. (n = 35)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

11, 13, 14, 17, 22

–

33, 34

–

43, 44, 45

49, 50, 52, 53

–

60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 73, 75, 79

Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG (n = 29)

7, 9

11, 13, 17, 21

24, 25, 26

32, 33, 34

–

42, 43, 44, 45

50, 53, 54

55

60, 62, 65, 66, 70, 73, 74, 75, 79

Carrefour S.A. (n = 30)

1, 2, 8

11, 12, 17, 19, 21, 22

23, 27, 28

31, 33, 34, 35

36, 39, 40

43

49, 50, 51

–

60, 61, 67, 69, 75, 77, 79

Tesco PLC (n = 29)

1, 2

12, 13, 17, 20, 21

24

34

36, 37, 40, 41

46, 47

49

55, 58

60, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 74, 75, 77, 79

Ahold Delhaize (n = 31)

1, 2, 3, 7, 8

13, 17, 18

25

33, 34

36

42, 43, 45, 46

49, 50

55, 57

60, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 73,74, 75, 76, 77

Albertson’s Companies, Inc. (n = 6)

–

17, 22

25

34

–

–

–

–

70, 75

Auchan Holding SA (n = 29)

1

11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

24, 25, 27

29, 33, 34

36

42, 43, 45

49, 51, 52, 54

–

60, 67, 70, 75, 79

Wesfarmers Limited (n = 28)

1, 4, 8, 9

11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 22

–

32

36

42

49, 51, 53

55

60, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 73, 74, 75, 77

Rewe Group (n = 34)

1, 3, 5, 8, 9

13, 17

25

30, 21, 33, 34

–

42, 43, 44, 45, 47

49, 50

–

60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79

Woolworths Limited (n = 32)

1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10

11, 14, 17, 21, 22

24

–

36, 38

42, 45, 47, 48

53

55

60, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 77

Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. (n = 30)

2, 3, 7, 8

11, 12, 17

23, 25, 28

33, 34

36, 39, 40, 41

44

49

55, 57

60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 75, 77, 79

Publix Super Markets, Inc. (n = 12)

3

13, 17, 18

–

34

–

46

–

–

60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 70

Loblaw Companies Limited (n = 22)

2, 5

17, 19, 22

25

33, 34

–

46, 47

49, 51

–

60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 74, 75, 77

J Sainsbury plc (n = 25)

2, 3, 10

11, 13, 17, 18

25

33, 34

36

42, 43, 47

–

55, 56, 57

61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 70, 75, 77

Migros-Genossenschafts Bund (n = 24)

2, 7, 8

13, 17, 23

25

33

–

42, 43, 44

49

55

60, 65, 66, 67, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79

Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. (n = 16)

1, 3, 9

11, 12, 13, 15, 21

–

–

41

44

49, 51, 52

–

67, 70, 72

Coop Group (n = 26)

1, 7, 8, 9

17, 22

23, 26

30, 31, 33, 34

–

44, 45

51

–

60, 63, 64, 65, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79

Mercadona, S.A. (n = 13)

1, 4, 5

11, 12, 13, 17

–

33, 34

36

–

49

–

68, 79

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (n = 28)

2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9

12, 14, 17, 20

–

–

41

42, 43, 46, 47

49

55, 56, 57

60, 61, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 75, 76

Empire Company Limited (n = 19)

–

11, 17, 19, 21

24, 25

33, 34

36

45

49

–

63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 77, 79

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (n = 22)

8, 10

15, 17, 20, 21

25

29, 33

–

43, 45

50, 54

–

60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 70, 73, 78

Cencosud S.A. (n = 10)

1, 3, 6, 9, 10

11, 13, 14, 17

–

–

–

44

–

–

–

Marks and Spencer Group plc (n = 26)

1, 5, 8, 9, 10

13, 17, 20, 21

24

33

41

–

53

56, 57, 58, 59

60, 67, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79

John Lewis Partnership plc (n = 17)

3, 7, 8

11, 12, 13, 17, 18

25, 28

34

–

–

49

55

60, 64, 75, 76

Conad Consorzio Nazionale, Dettaglianti Soc. Coop. a.r.l. (n = 18)

8

11, 12, 16, 17

25

31, 33, 34

36, 39

43, 44, 46

49, 54

–

71, 79

ICA Gruppen AB (n = 31)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9

11, 13, 17, 21

25, 26

29, 30, 31, 34, 35

36

42

49, 50, 52

–

62, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 75, 79

Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited (n = 4)

–

17

–

34, 35

–

–

49

–

–

S Group (n = 14)

2, 3, 5

13, 17

27

30, 32, 33

36

–

–

–

60, 67, 73, 75

Shoprite Holdings Ltd. (n = 17)

8, 9

11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22

–

29, 34

36, 41

–

49, 52

–

67, 70

Hy-Vee, Inc.(n = 5)

–

13

–

–

–

42

–

–

60, 67, 68

  1. Footnote: (1) Participate in global governance initiatives; (2) Aim to improve population nutrition and health; (3) Uphold ethical practice by a code of conduct or similar; (4) Participate in government-led public health nutrition initiatives; (5) Work with key influencers on setting food, nutrition, or sustainability standards and policies; (6) Be transparent about relationships including with external groups, and own brand suppliers; (7) Requires third party quality accreditation; (8) Sets standards for producers of supermarket own brand products; (9) Sets other private standards for suppliers; (10) Set rules for social and environmental issues; (11) Sources local food products; (12) Pays food producers a fair price and/or has fair payment terms; (13) Pays staff a fair wage, and/or provides healthy working conditions; (14) Deals with suppliers in an ethical way; (15) Provides financial assistance or training to small/ local businesses; (16) Promotes local or regional foods in other countries; (17) Highlights charitable food donations made; (18) Makes food donations for animals; (19) Provides other support to food charities; (20) Supports community organisations via provision of space and other resources; (21) Provides community support via funding specific food and nutrition projects; (22) Provides emergency aid to communities or staff affected by natural disasters; (23) Location of stores in communities; (24) Location of foods in stores; (25) Consumer education initiatives on healthy eating; (26) Consumer education initiatives related to sustainability; (27) Promotions to encourage sales of healthy foods; (28) Increases accessibility of supermarket own brands by making them available to other retailers or other countries; (29) Availability of healthy foods; (30) Availability of sustainable foods; (31) Availability of locally sourced or regional foods; (32) Availability of fresh food; (33) Availability of products to meet specific needs; (34) Availability of supermarket own brand products; (35) Availability of convenient products; (36) Offers foods that are affordable; (37) Ensures healthy foods are no more expensive than unhealthy foods; (38) Tracks shopping basket affordability via ongoing monitoring; (39) Offers foods that meet specific needs at a competitive price; (40) Keeps the cost of supermarket own brand products down; (41) Offers discounts or subsidies on healthy foods, or other foods that meet specific needs; (42) Food labelling initiatives to enable consumers to identify healthy and/or sustainable foods; (43) Food labelling initiatives to enable consumers to identify foods that meet specific needs; (44) Food labelling/ marketing initiatives to identify locally sourced or regional products; (45) Food labelling/ marketing initiatives related to animal welfare; (46) Highlights healthier food choices using in-store signage; (47) Highlights healthier food choices on shopping websites; (48) Highlights sustainability messages; (49) Makes food product safety statements; (50) Makes statements about food quality; (51) Emphasises traceability; (52) Ensures hygienic stores; (53) Avoids use of artificial ingredients; (54) Avoids use of genetically modified ingredients; (55) Has a nutrient reduction programme for supermarket own brand foods; (56) Sells healthy food ranges; (57) Established targets for healthy foods to contribute a significant proportion of total food sales; (58) Established targets to improve the overall nutritional profile of foods sold; (59) Established targets to reduce portion size of single serve snacks; (60) Encourages sustainable fishing practices; (61) Minimises use of hormones or antibiotics; (62) Upholds the five freedoms of animals to ensure their welfare; (63) Sells cage-free eggs; (64) Sets standards for dairy cow welfare; (65) Other initiatives to improve animal welfare; (66) Bans products from sale due to animal welfare concerns; (67) Established targets to reduce food waste; (68) Sells imperfect fresh produce, or uses it to make meals or products; (69) Established targets to reduce waste in the whole of the food system; (70) Established targets to reduce and recycle packaging waste; (71) Sources packaging materials from sustainably managed forests; (72) Established targets to reduce waste by moving paper-based marketing materials; (73) Sustainably sources coffee; (74) Sustainably sources cocoa; (75) Sustainably sources palm oil; (76) Sustainably sources soy; (77) Sustainably sources other ingredients; (78) Sources organics; (79) Other product related sustainability commitments