2021 Natural Grocers Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

SASB I tem

Metric

UOM

Code

Natural Grocers Response

Product Health & Nutrition

Discussion of the process to identify and manage products and ingredients related to nutritional and health concerns among consumers n/a

FB-FR-260a.2 See the Sustainability/ Product Standards section

Product Labeling & Marketing Number of incidents of non-compliance with industry or regulatory labeling and/or marketing codes Product Labeling & Marketing Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with marketing and/or labeling practices

Number

FB-FR-270a.1 None

U.S. Dollars ($)

FB-FR-270a.2 We do not report this publicly.

Product Labeling & Marketing Revenue from products labeled as

U.S. Dollars ($)

FB-FR-270a.3 (1) We do not track this

(1) containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and (2) non-GMO (1) Average hourly wage and (2) percentage of in-store and distribution center employees earning minimum wage, by region Percentage of active workforce covered under collective bargaining agreements (1) Number of work stoppages and (2) total days idle Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with: (1) labor law violations and (2) employment discrimination Revenue from products third-party certified to environmental or social sustainability sourcing standard Percentage of revenue from (1) eggs that originated from a cage-free environment and (2) pork produced without the use of gestation crates Discussion of strategy to manage environmental and social risks within the supply chain, including animal welfare Discussion of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of packaging n/a n/a

(2) $683 million or 65% of Net Sales were labeled non-GMO See also the Sustainability/ Product Standards: Our GMO Policy section

Fair Labor Practices

U.S. Dollars ($), Percentage (%)

FB-FR-310a.1 (1) In FY21 the average hourly wage was $16.00; Crew also received $1.00 per hour worked in store credit (for full time Crew this equates to $2,080 per year) (2) 0%

Fair Labor Practices

Percentage (%)

FB-FR-310a.2 0%

Fair Labor Practices Fair Labor Practices

Number, Days U.S. Dollars ($)

FB-FR-310a.3 None

FB-FR-310a.4 We do not report this publicly.

Management of Environmental & Social Impacts in the Supply Chain

U.S. Dollars ($)

FB-FR-430a.1 $593 million or 56% of Net Sales were third party certified according to environmental or social sustainability sourcing standards. Additional product sales met these standards but were not certified. See also the Sustainability/ Product Standards section

Management of Environmental & Social Impacts in the Supply Chain

Percentage (%) by revenue

FB-FR-430a.2 1) 100% 2) 100%

Management of Environmental & Social Impacts in the Supply Chain Management of Environmental & Social Impacts in the Supply Chain

FB-FR-430a.3 See the Sustainability/ Product Standards section

FB-FR-430a.4 See the Sustainability/ Packaging & Waste section

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