2023 Natural Grocers Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

Our bag-free checkouts have

prevented more than 500 Million single-use plastic bags from entering the environment

Bags: As part of FY23 events, such as Earth Day, we gave customers more than 600,000 free, reusable bags (a value of more than $0.6M)

Bag-Free Checkout since 2009

Over the past 14 years we estimate our policy has prevented more than 500 million single-use plastic bags from entering the waste stream and impacting the environment. Additionally, for each customer who brings their own shopping bag, we donate 5 cents to a local food bank, which has amounted to more than $2 million in donations since the program’s inception. Customers have the option to use their own bags, or a cardboard box that we upcycle from receiving.

Boxes: At checkout, customers can use either their own bags or cardboard boxes that were originally used to ship product to our stores.

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FISCAL YEAR | 2023