2024 Natural Grocers Sustainability 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 also the Product Standards section including the Product

Marketing and Education subsection

Product Labeling & Marketing

Number

FB-FR-270a.1 One

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

U.S. Dollars ($)

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

(2) $853 million or 69% of Net Sales were labeled non-GMO See also the Our GMO Policy subsection

Fair Labor Practices

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

FB-FR-310a.1 (1) In FY24 the average hourly wage was $19.76; Crew also received $1.00 per hour worked in store credit (for full time Crew this typically equates to $2,080 per year) (2) 0% FB-FR-310a.2 Less than 1% are subject to collective bargaining obligations

Fair Labor Practices Fair Labor Practices Fair Labor Practices

Percentage of active workforce covered under collective bargaining agreements

Percentage (%)

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

Number, Days

FB-FR-310a.3 We do not report this publicly

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 $759 million or 61% 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 section, including the Supplier Strategy and Product Marketing and Education subsections.

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 section

Discussion of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of packaging

n/a

FB-FR-430a.4 See the Operations section

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