AMCS and BA released the Unwrapped 2024 audit of Plastic Use in Australian Supermarkets in November 2024 without an overall score for Aldi because it had still not published its 2023 sustainability results 11 months after its reporting period ended. Woolworths, Coles and Metcash all reported within three months of their reporting periods ending. 

We have now been able to finalise Aldi’s score and given it 16%, finishing last in the 2024 audit report – a disappointing performance considering it led the field in our first audit in the previous year. Woolworths came first in 2024 with 38%, followed by Metcash with 23% and Coles at 20%.

“Since Aldi released its 2023 sustainability report in December 2024, it has not responded to our requests for further details. From the little information available in its sustainability report, we found no evidence of Aldi cutting its overall plastic use, scoring the lowest of all supermarkets against this criteria" said Tara Jones from AMCS, representing both organisations. 

“Australian supermarkets lag behind those in other nations, such as the United Kingdom, where supermarkets transparently report on their use of plastic packaging