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In 2018, Migros further expanded its range of certified products. It also ensured socially acceptable working conditions along the supply chain and invested in supplier training.

Certified products

The Migros Group companies sell many products that offer social or ecological added value. Migros also offers a wide range of products for people with special dietary and health requirements. These include vegetarian and vegan products, and food for people with intolerances. In 2018, Cooperative Retailing offered a total of 186 food, cosmetic, washing and cleaning products that carry the aha! label. The label denotes products that are particularly suitable for people with allergies or intolerances.

Cooperative Retailing is steadily expanding its range of sustainable products. This includes products that have been organically cultivated and fairly traded, that conserve natural resources and which guarantee a high standard of animal welfare. With the Cumulus Green service, holders of a Cumulus card can check the proportion of products in their shopping basket that carry a sustainable label. In 2018, the Cumulus Green share was 21.1%, up 0.4% on the previous year.

In 2018, the total sales of all products with a sustainable or health label or which originate from regional production rose by 5.3% in comparison with the previous year. These products make up about 30% of the total sales of Cooperative Retailing (excluding tegut).

Total sales of sustainable, health and regional label, Cooperative Retailing

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Sales of each sustainable, health and regional label

in CHF million 1		 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change from previous year in % Proportion of total sales 2018
Sustainable labels 2'472 2'679 2'855 2'974 3'148 5.9% 22.40%
Health labels 58 71 87 87 93 6.9% 0.7%
Regional labels 871 899 940 960 994 3.5% 7.1%
Total sales of labels 2 3'401 3'649 3'882 4'021 4'235 5.3% 30.2%

1 Products with two labels (e.g. Bio and Fairtrade Max Havelaar) were counted twice when collecting the data.

2 Total sales of Cooperative Retailing (excluding tegut...)

Label sales, Cooperative Retailing 2018

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Cooperative Retailing, sales of the individual labels
in CHF million		 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change from previous year in %
Aus der Region. Für die Region (AdR) 871 899 940 960 994 3.5%
Organic (food) 1 593 681 808 889 987 11.0%
TerraSuisse 670 714 708 714 744 4.2%
UTZ 473 509 530 533 538 0.9%
FSC 216 243 246 256 269 5.1%
Eco or equivalent 2 211 196 193 192 190 -1.0%
MSC/ASC 93 136 162 173 176 1.7%
Fairtrade Max Havelaar 106 114 125 135 141 4.4%
aha! 58 71 87 87 93 6.9%
Bio Cotton or equivalent 3 51 54 58 56 62 10.7%
Topten 56 28 21 21 36 71.4%
Bio Garden 3 4 4 5 5 0.0%
Total 3'401 3'649 3'882 4'021 4'235 5.3%

1 Includes the Migros Bio label and third-party organic brands (e.g. Alnatura, Hipp and Yogi Tea).

2 Since 2017, Migros has acknowledged the international textile standards GOTS, bluesign and Oeko-Tex Made in Green as equivalent to its own environmental guidelines. The reported revenues include Eco, GOTS and Oeko-Tex Made in Green.

3 Since 2017, Migros has acknowledged the international textile standard GOTS as equivalent to the guidelines of Migros Bio Cotton. The reported revenues include Migros Bio Cotton and GOTS.

Fish & seafood

The Migros Group has set itself the objective of steadily increasing the proportion of fish and seafood with a sustainable label (MSC, ASC, Bio). The proportion in 2018 was 54.4%.

Fish & seafood

The Migros Group has set itself the objective of steadily increasing the proportion of fish and seafood with a sustainable label (MSC, ASC, Bio). The proportion in 2018 was 54.4%.

Proportion of labelled fish products in the Migros Group

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Migros Group, proportion of labelled fish products (MSC, ASC, Bio)
in %		 2015 2016 2017 2018
Cooperative Retailing 39.3 42.6 48.1 57.1
Industry & Wholesaling 27.4 35.3 36.3 42.6
Retail (incl. tegut…) 42.9 44.9 51.3 61.9
Migros Group total 37.0 41.2 45.8 54.4

Vegetarian & vegan

The V-Label denotes products that are suitable for a vegetarian or vegan diet.

Vegetarian & vegan

The V-Label denotes products that are suitable for a vegetarian or vegan diet. For products under the Alnatura brand, purely plant-based food carries the Vegan Flower (vegan trademark) of the UK's Vegan Society. In 2018, the certified vegetarian and vegan range in Cooperative Retailing was expanded by 8.1% in comparison with the previous year.

Development of certified vegetarian and vegan range

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Cooperative Retailing, vegetarian and vegan products (V-Label, Vegan Flower)
number of products		 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change from previous year in %
Certified vegetarian products 104 161 163 168 3.1
Certified vegan products 272 429 488 536 9.8
Total certified vegetarian and vegan products 376 590 651 704 8.1

Social standards

It is important to Migros that its products are produced under audited working conditions and are of the highest quality. It therefore implements social standards along its supply chain, has its producers audited and invests in training.

amfori BSCI

To ensure socially acceptable working conditions in the supply chain, the Migros Group demands that all suppliers and producers meet the minimum social requirements of the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct or equivalent requirements, such as SA8000, ETI or ICTI Care.

amfori BSCI

To ensure socially acceptable working conditions in the supply chain, the Migros Group demands that all suppliers and producers meet the minimum social requirements of the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct or equivalent requirements, such as SA8000, ETI or ICTI Care.

In 2018, the Migros Group companies worked with about 9'970 suppliers. They conducted a total of 1'329 amfori BSCI audits along the supply chain, primarily in China. Further audits were carried out in India, Vietnam and Turkey. The detailed results of the amfori BSCI audits were in line with the industry average.

BSCI audits

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Migros Group, results BSCI Audits: first audits and follow-up audits 1 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Good 15% 13% 12% 9% 8%
Improvement needed 51% 66% 74% 77% 81%
Not fulfilled 34% 21% 14% 14% 11%
Number of employees 294 425 713 928 1382

1 As of 2015, a new audit system based on the BSCI Code of Conduct version 2014 is being applied with the ratings A to E. The audit results from 2015 and 2017 have been converted into the previous audit system. A and B correspond to the rating 'Good', C to 'Improvement needed', and D and E to 'Not fulfilled'.

BSCI audits: breakdown by type of non-conformity

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Migros Group, BSCI audits - breakdown by type of non-conformity 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Maximum working hours 65 57 450 684 1'095
Management system 18 69 360 615 1'046
Occupational health and safety (OHS) 59 95 176 194 223
Social partnership - 47 88 63 53
Remuneration 69 51 32 30 41
Business ethics - 7 18 17 27
Environmental requirements 1 7 13 18 13 15
Discrimination 2 6 4 5 4
Child labour 1 5 2 4 4
Young workers 0 2 2 3 4
Right to freedom of association and collective bargaining 0 3 1 0 3
Forced labour 3 3 7 5 3
Precarious working conditions - 2 3 3 2
Earlier chapters from the 2009 version 37 8 - - -
Total non-conformities 2 261 368 1'161 1'636 2'520
Total amount of audits with Migros producers 294 425 713 928 1'382

1 The audit chapters regarding documentation, working conditions, health & social facilities and accommodation are no longer documented in separate chapters in the 2014 version. The data for 2011-2014 from these chapters was consolidated under 'Earlier chapters from the 2009 version'.

2 More than one non-conformity can be discovered per audit.

In addition to the amfori BSCI audits, specialists from Migros carried out 138 factory inspections in the reporting year, primarily in India and China. The aim of the inspections is to give the specialists an insight into the conditions of the factories on-site. This allows any non-conformities relating to the amfori BSCI audit to be identified.

Cooperative Retailing also provides training, factory visits and courses to help its suppliers implement social standards. amfori BSCI workshops are a key part of this: Migros specialists invite factories to these workshops so that they can prepare effectively for an amfori BSCI audit or obtain information on how to correct existing non-conformities. In the reporting year, factories took part in 248 workshops (2017: 115).

GlobalGAP GRASP

To ensure that fruit and vegetable producers in the Mediterranean offer legally compliant working conditions, the Migros Group adheres to the international standard GlobalGAP Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GlobalGAP GRASP).

GlobalGAP GRASP

To ensure that fruit and vegetable producers in the Mediterranean offer legally compliant working conditions, the Migros Group adheres to the international standard GlobalGAP Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GlobalGAP GRASP).

Implementation GlobalGAP GRASP Migros Group

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Migros Group, GlobalGAP GRASP implementation by strategic business unit Cooperative
Retailing		 Industry & Wholesaling Commerce 2 Migros Group total 1
Number of producers from high-risk countries
2016 19'466 11'168 24'224 54'858
2017 20'188 10'114 25'647 32'398
2018 21'117 4'621 22'350 29'611
Number of producers from high-risk countries with GRASP audit
2016 11'392 6'228 11'597 29'217
2017 9'267 4'865 12'639 15'149
2018 17'964 4'241 20'018 26'146
Implementation rate GRASP
2016 59% 56% 48% 53%
2017 46% 48% 49% 47%
2018 85% 92% 90% 88%

1 Producers who deliver to several Migros Group companies are only counted once here.

2 without tegut...

Product safety

In 2018, Cooperative Retailing performed 20'924 product tests in total. In total, 17 products had to be recalled due to non-conformities, including meat snacks under the Minipic brand, which contained plastic parts (choking hazard). Migros also recalled the Miocar brand of brake fluid, as the can contained an incorrect liquid.

Further articles

Food

Migros is committed to the responsible procurement of raw materials. The focus in 2018 was on fruit and animal products. In addition, Migros further reduced the sugar content of various products.

Non-food

In 2018, Migros further expanded its range of FSC-certified toiletries. It has set itself the goal of selling only socially and ecologically sustainable textiles in future.

Waste & Recycling

Migros works hard to reduce plastic and replace it with other materials where practical. In 2018, it stepped up its commitment to environmentally friendly packaging solutions and made efforts to avoid waste.

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