1) When does the reporting period start and end?
The portal will be open for reporting on the 13th of July and the deadline for all submissions is the 16th of September.
2) How do I set up an account for the online submission?
If your company already has a profile on our system and you have logged in before using your email address, then please re-enter these details to log in.
If you are a new contact for your business but there exists a profile for your business already then please use the “forgot password” function. This will allow you to create a unique password for your email address which will already be associated with your account, if you are the correct reporting contact.
3) What information will I need to supply?
Lidl have requested that you supply information on the total volume of cellulose-based packaging (primary and secondary) or ingredients across the own brand products you supply to all Lidl markets. It is necessary that this information is provided for each individual market that you supply and for each type of product/packaging you supply as well.
Lidl has also asked for the certification status of the materials to be provided.
4) What is a cellulose-based material? What type of products do I need to report on behalf of Lidl?
Anything that is or contains wood, wood-based pulp, paper, or charcoal. This includes both products and packaging.
5) What level of detail of the cellulose-based products do I need to supply? Do I need to know the tree or plant species?
It is not necessary to provide details of the origin of the cellulose-based material or product, therefore no information regarding the tree or plant species is needed. The composition of the material does not need to be declared.
6) Do I report my data for all Lidl markets together or separately?
You will be required to report for the volume of cellulose-based materials supplied in your products supplied to each Lidl market.
7) Do I need to report on recycled/certified products?
Yes, you will need to report on all cellulose-based material present regardless of certification or recycled status. On the submission form you will be able to state if the material is certified and or recycled.
8) Do I report separately for each site of our business that supplies Lidl?
We will not be requesting you to report all of the products that are manufactured at different sites in a separate form. Within the submission you will need to add a “new item” for each separate product you supplied and each Lidl market.
For example, if you use the same type of cardboard-based packaging across multiple sites, you would only need to fill out one declaration for this type of packaging declaring the weight of the packaging used across all of those sites, and the product codes they are associated with.
9) Is the information based on sales or what we purchase to produce the products we sell?
Sales data. We recognise that there is almost always some wastage, so the amount of cellulose-based product you buy will always be a bit more than what you sell on in a final product.
10) Do I provide details for my whole business?
Only provide data for the products that are supplied to the listed Lidl markets in the declaration.
If you supply multiple markets (e.g. UK and France), then you must separately declare the products supplied to each market.
No information should be reported for products that are not supplied to the named markets.
11) Are there any reporting thresholds?
There is no threshold value for reporting. If you provide an own brand product to Lidl that contains any amount of cellulose-based material, then you will be required to report. This includes labels and swing tags. Secondary packaging is also in scope.
12) We are an agent that deals with markets, what should we do?
Regardless of whether you are a producer, trader or agent you are still required to report on the products you supply to any and all Lidl markets.
13) I do not supply any wood-based products such as furniture, I only supply such as food, am I out of scope?
No, you will still need to report for any cellulose-based material regardless of size or volume, such as a paper sticker on plastic packaging. The reporting is regarding any wood or wood-derived materials present in your product including pulp, cardboard and paper.
14) Who do I contact if I have questions regarding what information is required?
3Keel is responsible for managing the collection, analysis, and reporting of this information to our business. Please liaise with them for all questions regarding the type of data required. You can contact them using the following details:
E-mail: Data.Services@3Keel.com
Phone: +44 (0) 1993 764 710
15) Who should I contact if I have comments or concerns regarding this programme?
Hannah Mittner (hannah.mittner@lidl.com)