GRI Index

On this website, you will find the Coop Group’s annual Sustainability Report for the 2022 financial year (1.1.2022 to 31.12.2022). The report was prepared in reference to the GRI Standards (Foundation 2021, GRI 1 to 3) since – owing to the switch of the reporting standard and the pending industry standard – it does not yet fully cover all key topics in accordance with the GRI Standard. Reporting in accordance with the GRI Standard (Foundation 2021) is scheduled for the 2023 reporting year. This report was published online on 6 June 2023. It replaces last year’s report, which was published on 7 June 2022. The report contains detailed information about our sustainability commitment and the degree of attainment of the Coop Group’s multi-year targets for sustainability, broken down into its three business areas Retail, Production, and Wholesale. For selected indicators of the German version of this report, an external audit was conducted by KPMG.


If you have questions about sustainability at Coop or about this report, please contact:

Salome Hofer

Head of Sustainability/
Business Policy
Telephone: +41 61 336 71 00
E-mail: Nachhaltigkeit@coop.ch
Head Office I Thiersteinerallee 12
P.O. Box 2550 I 4002 Basel

Non-reported GRI key indicators

We are currently developing a process for the Group-wide collection of the information required for this GRI key indicator. This information will only become available during the 2023 reporting year. In the Sustainability Progress Report for the 2023 reporting year, we will be reporting on this key indicator in full for the first time. The required information needs to be collected and compiled at the local level within the Coop Group and parts of it may need to be edited. The corresponding processing work is already underway.

GRI Index

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GRI 1
Foundation 2021
GRI 2
General Disclosures (2021)
2-1
Organizational details
2-2
Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting
2-3
Reporting period, frequency and contact point
2-4
Restatements of information
2-5
External assurance
2-6
Activities, value chain and other business relationships
2-7
Employees
2-8
Workers who are not employees
2-9
Governance structure and composition
2-10
Nomination and selection of the highest governance body
2-11
Chair of the highest governance body
2-12
Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts
2-13
Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts
2-14
Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting
2-15
Conflicts of interest
2-16
Communication of critical concerns
2-17
Collective knowledge of the highest governance body
2-18
Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body
2-19
Remuneration policies
2-20
Process to determine remuneration
2-21
Annual total compensation ratio
2-22
Statement on sustainable development strategy
2-23
Policy commitments
2-24
Embedding policy commitments
2-25
Processes to remediate negative impacts
2-26
Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns
2-27
Compliance with laws and regulations
2-28
Membership associations
2-29
Approach to stakeholder engagement
2-30
Collective bargaining agreements

Material Topics (2021)

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-1
Process to determine material topics
3-2
List of material topics

Transparency & due diligence

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 416
Customer Health and Safety (2016)
416-2
Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of
products and services
GRI 417
Marketing and Labeling (2016)
417-2
Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling
COOP KPI
Transparency and traceability of critical raw materials (multi-year target)
Discussions with brand suppliers (multi-year target)

Human rights & working conditions

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 414
Supplier Social Assessment (2016)
414-2
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken
COOP KPI
Social standard audit report and certificates from own-brand suppliers
(multi-year target)
Turnover of fair trade products in the food segment (multi-year target)

Raw materials

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI G4
Sector Disclosures Food Processing
FP2
Share of sourcing volume in coordination with internationally recognized, responsible production standards
COOP KPI
Minimum sustainability standards for critical raw materials (multi-year target)

Sustainable products

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Turnover of sustainable products in the food sector (multi-year target)
Turnover of sustainable products in the non-food segment (multi-year target)

Deforestation & conversion

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topicss
COOP KPI
Implementation of anti-deforestation criteria for critical raw materials
(multi-year target)

Biodiversity

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 304
Biodiversity (2016)
304-2
Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity
GRI 308
Supplier Environmental Assessment (2016)
308-2
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

Organic agriculture

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Turnover of organic products in the food sector (multi-year target)

Water usage

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 308
Supplier Environmental Assessment (2016)
308-2
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

Emissions in the supply chain

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 305
Emissions (2016)
305-3
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

Soil health

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 308
Supplier Environmental Assessment (2016)
308-2
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

Fishing & marine protection

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Minimum sustainability standards for fish and seafood (multi-year target)

Animal welfare

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI G4
Sector Disclosures Food Processing
FP10
The management approach and its components
FP12
Policies and practices on antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, hormone and/or growth promotion treatments, by species and breed type

Energy consumption

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 302
Energy (2016)
302-1
Energy consumption within the organization
302-4
Reduction of energy consumption (multi-year target)

Operational emissions

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 305
Emissions (2016)
305-1
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions
305-2
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
305-5
Reduction of GHG emissions (multi-year target)
COOP KPI
Suppliers with scientifically-based climate targets (multi-year target)

Transportation

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Proportion of low-emission goods transportation (multi-year target)

Circular economy

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 306
Waste 2020
306-1
Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts
306-2
Management of significant waste-related impacts
306-3
Waste generated
306-4
Waste diverted from disposal
306-5
Waste directed to disposal
GRI 301
Materials (2016)
301-1
Materials used by weight or volume
COOP KPI
Waste recycling rate (multi-year target)

Plastic & packaging

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Ecologically packaged own-label products (multi-year target)
Reduction of plastic consumption (multi-year target)

Water consumption

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 303
Water and Effluents (2018)
303-5
Water consumption

Diversity & equal opportunities

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 405
Diversity and Equal Opportunity (2016)
405-1
Diversity of governance bodies and employees
405-2
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men
GRI 401
Employment (2016)
401-2
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees
401-3
Parental leave
COOP KPI
Proportion of women in management (multi-year target)

Education & training

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 404
Training and Education (2016)
404-1
Average hours of training per year per employee
404-2
Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs
404-3
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career
development reviews
COOP KPI
Number of apprenticeship places and continued employment rate (multi-year target)
Percentage of management positions filled internally (multi-year target)
Percentage of upper management positions filled internally (multi-year target)

Occupational health

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 401
Employment (2016)
401-1
New employee hires and employee turnover (multi-year target)
GRI 403
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)
403-1
Occupational health and safety management system

Sustainable consumption

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Investments in projects that benefit our customers (multi-year target)

Common good

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Contracts for products and services to social institutions (multi-year target)

Society

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Sustainability projects for the common good (multi-year target)
Coop Aid for Mountain Regions investments

Regionality & tradition

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
COOP KPI
Turnover of regional products
Turnover of products from the Swiss mountain regions

Compliance & stakeholder dialogue

GRI 3
Material Topics (2021)
3-3
Management of material topics
GRI 204
Procurement Practices (2016)
204-1
Proportion of spending on local suppliers