Sustainability Report 2023

SUSTAINABLE ASSORTMENT – PROGRESS AGAINST THE TARGETS Area for Action Objective Progress Facts and figures Regionality and local products Supply of fresh products with low environmental impact and stimulation of the local economy: 60% of the assortment should be TripleRO (3RO).  z over 90% suppliers in Romania z 86% of total purchases from local suppliers z 69% food products of regional origin z 58% of suppliers have a contractual relationship with our company for more than 5 years z 39% proportion of 3RO products (have the main ingredient sourced from Romania, processed in Romania, packaged in Romania) At least 80% of our selection of fruits and vegetables should be from Romanian sources during the season.  z 90% of our selection of fruits and vegetables is from Romanian sources during the months of availability Ethics in Supply Chain Processes 100% compliance with social standards within the relevant supply chains.  z 73.6% of eligible producers declared by the end of 2023 that they have a valid social audit certificate Increasing the degree of private label products with specific certifications by 2030.  z 100% of the coffee and 5% of the private label tea are Rainforest Alliance certified, eco-label or Fairtrade z 30% of the fish assortment sold is MSC certified z 100% of the products containing cocoa, private labels are UTZ certified Assumption by our suppliers of 100% own private label suppliers of our Supplier Code of Conduct.  z 100% of our private label suppliers have signed and committed to the specific Code of Conduct Animal welfare Disposal from sale of eggs from hens raised in batteries (code 3) by 2025.  z 8.91% of the eggs sold in our stores are coded 0, 1 and 2 Packaging management Increasing consumer education in the packaging recycling process.  z 5 multi-stakeholder partnerships for the implementation of selective packaging collection campaigns z Over 18 tons of packaging collected in our stores for recycling during campaigns Increasing the percentage of sustainable packaging for private label products to 100% in 2030.  z 100% sustainable shopping bags z 246 newly developed items with FSC-certified secondary packaging z 155 newly developed items with FSC-certified primary packaging z 100% newly developed private label items with FSC-certified secondary packaging Ensuring that all private label PET packaging contains at least 60% Recycled PET by 2030.  z 14 private label products have packaging made of 100% r-PET Promoting healthy nutrition Percentage increase in the number of items that are part of a healthy diet.  z 84 organic and special diet articles z 66 of marked BIO articoles  Implementation is underway Target reached Target not reached SUSTAINABILITY STEP BY STEP CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS SUSTAINABLE ASSORTMENT ENERGY, CLIMATE AND RESOURCES EMPLOYEES AND SOCIETY GRI & SASB INDEX ASSURANCE OF SELECTED NON-FINANCIAL INDICATORS

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