Which Dutch and Belgian supermarkets take responsibility for human rights?


Superlist Social in the Netherlands and Belgium (2026) compares Dutch and Belgian supermarkets on their contribution to a fair food system. For the first time, Dutch and Belgian supermarkets are combined in one research. The six largest Dutch supermarkets and five largest Belgian supermarkets will be compared on their performances in respecting human rights in their supply chains. The first Superlist Social in the Netherlands was published in 2023, and the first Superlist Social in Belgium was published in 2024. This edition will compare the findings to the Superlists Social in 2023 and 2024.

Seminar supermarkets

Publication Research Methodology

Data collection

Publication report

How do Dutch supermarkets make sustainable food the easy choice?

Superlist Green in the Netherlands compares Dutch supermarkets on their contribution to a sustainable food system. The six largest Dutch supermarkets included in this study are Albert Heijn, Aldi, Dirk, Jumbo, Lidl and Plus. The sustainability efforts of these supermarkets are compared on climate plans, protein transition, nature inclusive agriculture, sustainable packaging and sustainable fish.

Seminar supermarkts

Publication research method

Report Publication

Symposium

Which Belgian supermarkets take responsibility for environmental sustainability

This benchmark compares the extent to which European supermarkets contribute to a sustainable food system. We compare supermarkets on their climate plans and targets for the protein transition. This benchmark aims to facilitate a large-scale shift in food systems across Europe to reduce the environmental and health impacts of industrial animal food production.

Publication methodology

Webinar methodology

Webinar/symposium

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How do German supermarkets contribute to sustainable food?

How do German supermarkets contribute to sustainable food

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.

Publication Methodology

Data collection period

Alcohol promotions in the Supermarket

This research compares the alcohol promotions of the six largest Dutch supermarkets – Albert Heijn, Aldi, Dirk, Jumbo, Lidl en Plus - between 2020 and 2024. Questionmark zooms in on Superlist Health the Netherlands 2024 findings, in collaboration with the AlcoholPreventie voor de Gezonde Generatie (AlcoholPrevention for the Healthy Generation).

Publication

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Which efforts do Dutch supermarkets make to encourage increase the sales of organic food?

Bio Benchmark

The European Union has set a target to grow organic farmland to 25% in 2030. The Netherlands has set a target at 15%. An important means to reach these targets is to raise the demand from the market. Supermarkets play a crucial role in creating this demand. 

Questionmark's Benchmark Bio 2025 will assess supermarkets' efforts to encourage the growth for demand of organic food. The benchmark is part of the broader research program Superlist Green but the resulting publication has a different form. The benchmark can be regarded as an intermediate assessment on a number of indicator specifically looking at organic farming. The indicators for this benchmark are aligned as much as possible with the more general indicators of Superlist Green. The benchmark does not result in a general ranking of supermarkets. 

Consultation period

Publication research report

Seminar

UK Retail Food Promotions

Questionmark researched the health and sustainability of food promotions in the UK. This is a collaboration with the Food Foundation for their flagship reports on the food system in the UK

Broken plate report

Preventing misleading claims on sustainability

Marketing sustainability

Claims on and about food products are a means to market sustainability. These claims can drive sustainability. Misleading claims, on the other hand, lead to unfair competition and can undermine support for sustainability within business and for regulation. They can create the illusion that all is well and the food system is sustainable.

Within this project, Questionmark seeks to assess the room within legislation to claim sustainability. The Hotline Food Claims was a first step to collect all types of claims on the sustainability of food. Several potentially misleading claims were reported to the Advertising Code Committee (RCC). The goal is not to remove claims on the sustainability of food, but for food producers to make their products more sustainable.

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Which Dutch supermarkets make healthy food the easy choice?

Superlist Health The Netherlands 2024


Superlist Health in the Netherlands compares Dutch supermarkets bi-annualy on their contribution to a healthy food systeme. The seven largest supermarkets (Albert Heijn, Aldi, Dirk, Ekoplaza, Jumbo,  Lidl and Plus) are compared on their policies, assortment, promotions and store design. This is the third edition of Superlist Health in the Netherlands and compares the findings to two years ago.

Consultation period methodology

Publication rapport

What measures are supermarkets taking to achieve protein transition targets?

How do Dutch supermarkets help accelerate the protein transition?

Benchmark Protein Transition


The protein transition is developing rapidly and is high on the agendas of supermarkets, government and civil society. Supermarkets have taken an important step by setting targets on the sale of plant-based and animal proteins. 


To monitor retailer’s developments, this project launches an intermediary measurement between bi-annual Superlist Green publications. This benchmark wil monitor what supermarkets are doing individually to realise the targets they have set.

Which Belgian supermarkets take responsibility for human rights?

Superlist Social Belgium 2024

Superlist Social Belgium is the first research in a series that will compare Belgium supermarkets bi-annually on their contribution to a fair food system. The five largest Belgian supermarkets will be compared on their performances in respecting human rights in their supply chains.

All projects

Superlist Social 2026

Superlist Green The Netherlands 2025

Superlist Environment Belgium 2025

EU+ Climate & Protein Shift

Superlist Environment Germany 2025

Alcohol promotions

Benchmark Bio 2025

UK retail food promotions

Marketing sustainability

Superlist Health The Netherlands 2024

Benchmark Protein Transition

Superlist Social Belgium 2024