2023 Natural Grocers Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

SASB Index SASB Item SASB Item

Metric Metric

Code Code

Natural Grocers Response Natural Grocers Response

UOM

Product Health & Nutrition

Discussion of the process to identify and manage products and ingredients related to nutritional and health concerns among consumers Number of incidents of non-compliance with industry or regulatory labeling and/or marketing codes

n/a

FB-FR-260a.2 See the Product Standards Overview (pg10) and Product Marketing and Education (pg13) subsections.

Product Labeling & Marketing

Number

FB-FR-270a.1 0

Product Labeling & Marketing

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with marketing and/or labeling practices

U.S. Dollars ($)

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

Product Labeling & Marketing

Revenue from products labeled as (1) containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and (2) non-GMO

U.S. Dollars ($)

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

(2) $770 million or 67% of Net Sales were labeled non-GMO. See also the Product Standards Overview (pg10) and Our GMO Policy (pg32) subsections.

Fair Labor Practices

(1) Average hourly wage and (2) percentage of in-store and distribution center employees earning minimum wage, by region

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

FB-FR-310a.1 (1) In FY23 the average hourly wage was $18.97; 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 Fair Labor Practices Fair Labor Practices

Percentage of active workforce covered under collective bargaining agreements

Percentage (%)

FB-FR-310a.2 0%

(1) Number of work stoppages and (2) total days idle

Number, Days

FB-FR-310a.3 (1) 0

(2) N/A

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

U.S. Dollars ($)

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

Revenue of $688 million or 60% of Net Sales were identifiable as third party certified according to environmental or social sustainability sourcing standards. Additional product sales met these standards but were not identifiable as certified. See also the Product Standards and Environmental Sustainability section (pgs10-17) and Product Standards Appendix (pgs32-36).

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

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

Percentage (%) by revenue

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

n/a

FB-FR-430a.3 See the Product Standards and

Environmental Sustainability section (pgs10-17) and Product Standards Appendix (pgs32-36).

Discussion of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of packaging

n/a

FB-FR-430a.4 See the Waste and Recycling subsection (pg20).

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