Table 3.

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

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

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