Photovoltaic system on Lidl store Photovoltaic system on Lidl store

We Don’t Just Talk – We Take Action

Acting responsibly is an integral part of our company principles and is put into practice by us every day anew.

Kaufland E-car charge station market store Kaufland E-car charge station market store

We Don’t Just Talk – We Take Action

Acting responsibly is an integral part of our company principles and is put into practice by us every day anew.

Collection campaign REset Plastic Heilbronn district Employees collect recyclable materials Collection campaign REset Plastic Heilbronn district Employees collect recyclable materials

We Don’t Just Talk – We Take Action

Acting responsibly is an integral part of our company principles and is put into practice by us every day anew.   

Insights Into Our Actions

Employees of the Schwarz Group companies stand on a meadow in Neckarsulm and collect garbage

19. September 2023

The World is Cleaning Up – We Are Taking Part: Employees Clean-Up Campaign of the Companies of Schwarz Group

Every year in September is World Cleanup Day: Millions of volunteers and activists all around the world come together as part of the campaign to work towards a cleaner environment. Employees of the companies of Schwarz Group are also participating in the campaign – now for the fourth time in a row: Together, the participants collected waste scattered in public places around Heilbronn and Neckarsulm as part of the jointly organized clean-up campaign.


A man holds a smartphone in his hand, on the screen is the cover of the podcast "Das Gleich in Grün?!" to see.

1. August 2023

“A Functioning Circular Economy Can Only Be Achieved Together”

As companies of Schwarz Group, we have a particular USP (unique selling point) in our cooperation, because together we represent nearly the entire value cycle – from Schwarz Produktion and the two retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland to the environmental and recycling division PreZero. Together, we represent exceptional expertise throughout the entire supply chain – at the same time, however, this also results in consistently high complexity and it is not easy to reconcile all interests.


Vier Mitarbeiter/innen der Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe stehen vor einem Schaubild der Klimastrategie

19. July 2023

To see, experience and understand sustainability

Is it possible to the sugar reduction in the private label products of the Lidl and Kaufland retail divisions? What does diversity look like in the companies of Schwarz Group? And what connection is there, for example, between agriculture, living wages and packaging? We believe: some things have to be "grasped" in order to really understand them. Through interactive exhibits, guessing questions and product tastings, our Corporate Responsibility team at Schwarz Corporate Communications brings to life the jointly developed sustainability strategy of the companies of Schwarz Group.


Pupils from the Josef Schwarz School walking along a street and collecting rubbish.

16. May 2023

Environmental Protection to Join In: Clean-Up Campaign by the Josef Schwarz School

Everyone can make a difference and contribute to the protection of the environment: This was proven once again this year by approximately 300 students of the Josef Schwarz School in Heilbronn. With the support from the areas of Corporate Responsibility of Schwarz Corporate Communications and Social Engagement of Schwarz Dienstleistungen, under the motto of “Less pollution – more community”, the students cleared the garbage in our region lying around the Neckar.


Two people on the roof of a branch with solar panels

3. May 2023

International Sun Day – Questions About Solar Energy for Toni Thudium

Toni Thudium is the head of the Energy Systems team at Schwarz Immobilien Services and is responsible for the development of holistic strategies for the safe, efficient, and sustainable supply of energy to the Schwarz Group companies. On International Sun Day, he talks about the difference between renewable energy and gray energy – and about the reasons why some stores in Germany are relying on North Sea winds during the night.


Image of a sea with an offshore wind farm

5. April 2023

Fresh wind for the joint climate strategy of the companies of Schwarz Group: Lidl and Kaufland in Germany agree on green power supply from offshore wind farm with RWE

Electricity from 100 percent* renewable energy from 2022 – a fundamental building block of the jointly developed climate strategy of the companies of Schwarz Group. This is how we, the companies of Schwarz Group, want to make a contribution to the Paris climate agreement and to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. With the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) now signed with RWE Supply & Trading, this goal is now receiving tailwind: Lidl and Kaufland in Germany will draw their electricity partially directly from an offshore wind farm in the North Sea in the future.


CR project BRIC for river cleaning

8. March 2023

Successful completion of the “Bekasi River Cleanup” (BRIC) project and handover to local stakeholders

As part of the joint sustainability strategy and the REset Plastic strategy, the companies of Schwarz Group are also supporting the removal of plastic waste from rivers, lakes and the sea. The joint vision is to turn the waste of today into the raw materials of tomorrow. To this end, a variety of activities were initiated and implemented on a local, national and global level; this commitment yields tangible results.





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