Superlist Environment Germany 2025

How do German supermarkets contribute to a sustainable food system?

Superlist Environment is an ongoing benchmarking and advisory project on the environmental sustainability performances of food retailers, conducted in several European countries. Superlist Environment Germany is conducted in partnership with Albert Schweitzer Foundation, Madre Brava, Physician Association for Nutrition and ProVeg, with consulting from Deutsche Umwelthilfe.

Superlist Environment in Germany compares the supermarkets with the largest market share (Aldi Nord, Aldi Süd, Edeka, Kaufland, Lidl and Rewe) on the issues: protein transition, sustainable agriculture and deforestation, and climate plans.

🇩🇪 Germany

In progress

February 2024 - May 2025

Supermarkets acknowledge their role in sustainability, but show little action yet

Supermarkets are starting to address climate and biodiversity crises in their reporting and their ambitions. Real changes on their shelves or in their promotions however, are still to be expected. While supermarkets’ (new) strategies are a promising acknowledgment of their responsibility, in practice they do not use their influence yet to promote a plant rich diet and sustainable agriculture. In this 2025 ranking Lidl leads the way, followed by Aldi Süd, while Aldi Nord lags furthest behind.

View the press release (English)