Auchan

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for this company in the environment measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the nutrition measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the social inclusion measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
While the company has key performance indicators covering topics within the Food and Agriculture Benchmark’s three dimensions of environment, nutrition and social inclusion, it has an opportunity to disclose a sustainable development strategy and how it identifies and prioritises the topics where it has the most impact.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company discloses the roles and responsibilities of its CSR committee, which includes oversight by a member of the Auchan Retail Executive Committee. However, the company lacks disclosure on whether it considers sustainability objectives in its remuneration policies.

Stakeholder engagement
The company discloses that it undertakes stakeholder engagement activities and provides an overview of the issues raised. However, the company could further improve its disclosures by reporting on how it identifies its most relevant stakeholders and ensuring its stakeholder engagement covers sustainability topics across all three benchmark dimensions (environment, nutrition and social inclusion) in its value chain.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
While the company discloses its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and segments of its scope 3 emissions, it is yet to set reduction targets for its GHG emissions aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
The company provides qualitative evidence towards deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains for some of its sourced commodities such as palm oil, cocoa and soy. However, the company lacks time-bound commitments towards achieving DCF supply chains for all of its high-risk commodities.

Food loss and waste
While the company provides qualitative evidence of efforts to reduce food waste, it is yet to set targets to reduce food waste across its operations.

Plastic use and packaging waste
The company has a 2022 target to have 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging for private-label products, but it is yet to report progress against the target.

Animal welfare
The company discloses its commitment toward animal welfare through its cage-free eggs policy. However, no evidence was found regarding welfare standards for other species.

Availability of healthy foods
Auchan provides quantitative evidence of improving the nutritional quality of its products through product reformulation to reduce saturated fats and sugar. The company has an opportunity to improve by setting targets to increase the percentage of such healthy products in its portfolio.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
The company does not disclose a commitment to address food insecurity by improving the accessibility and affordability of healthy and nutritious foods.

Clear and transparent labelling
Auchan has a 2022 target for 100% of its private-label products to have a nutritional label (Nutri-Score or equivalent). While the company states that 100% of Auchan Retail France has adopted the Nutri-Score system, it is yet to report on progress for its other markets.

Responsible marketing
The company does not disclose a responsible marketing policy, nor guidelines specific to marketing to children.

Food safety
While the company discloses compliance with national regulations, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by disclosing the percentages of its own operations that are certified to a food safety scheme/certification programme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative or other widely recognised certification.

Child and forced labour
While the company discloses some expectations for its suppliers, it does not display a sufficient level of commitment to prohibit child and forced labour across its own operations and supply chain.

Living wage
The company does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its suppliers to do the same. Neither has it set targets to do so in the future.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
While the company recognises the health and safety risks to migrant workers in its supply chain, it does not provide evidence of support activities that improve the health and safety of vulnerable groups.

Farmer and fisher productivity and resilience
While the company has a commitment to support the resilience, productivity and access to markets for farmers and small producers, it has an opportunity to disclose evidence of related activities.

Land rights
While the company expects its suppliers to recognise and respect the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities, it is yet to make this a requirement for its suppliers.

Auchan publicly commits to respecting human rights but is yet to commit to respecting the ILO core labour rights and expecting its supply chain partners to do the same. The company describes its processes for identifying its human rights risks and impacts in specific locations or activities through relevant supply chain partners, but no such disclosure was found for its operations. Moreover, no evidence was found of grievance mechanisms accessible to employees and external stakeholders.

While Auchan publicly commits to respecting the health and safety of workers, it can disclose additional quantitative information on health and safety for its workers, its expectations and monitoring of the health and safety performance of its supply chain partners. While limited disclosure was found on workforce diversity, gender equality and women’s empowerment, no evidence of commitments was found regarding living wages, working hours and collective bargaining.

While disclosing limited information, Auchan can improve its score by strengthening its commitments and disclosures on personal data protection, responsible tax, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and responsible lobbying and political engagement.