Reducing Our Energy Use Every year, our teams implement hundreds of energy efficiency projects to reduce our energy use in our stores, plants, distribution centers, and offices. Some projects, like Energy Management System or HVAC upgrades, happen behind the scenes, but installing doors on refrigerated cases and transitioning to LED lights are energy efficiency projects that our customers can see in our stores. In fiscal year 2020, we completed more than 800 energy efficiency projects that are estimated to annually save more than 2 million metric tons of CO2e — an equivalent savings of taking 430,000 cars off the road each year! Generating Renewable Energy We have more than 50 on-site solar arrays and two wind turbines providing our operations with renewable energy. Our renewable energy procurement has made us a top 30 company in the US EPA's Green Power Partnership. In the spring of 2021, we committed to setting a science-based target and our investments in on-site renewable energy and the purchase of renewable energy credits will be important enablers to achieving our goals. Utilizing Clean Energy Efficiently: As a longtime partner of the Salt River Project (SRP), our Southwest Division was awarded SRP’s 2020 Sustained Excellence Award for our ongoing commitment to energy efficiency. As one of the first companies to participate in the SRP’s Sustainable Energy Offering, 40 of our Arizona locations are receiving renewable energy from a new solar plant. Reducing Food Waste: As part of the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment, we are working together with retailers and local and state governments to reduce food waste in the Pacific Coast region by 50% by 2030. Identifying Sustainable Retail Bags: To find sustainable alternatives to the single-use plastic bag, we joined the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, a collaborative group of retailers that launched the Beyond the Bag Initiative and is piloting innovative solutions. Impactful Partnerships Collaborating with our peers and suppliers helps us to develop and implement best practices, create innovative solutions, and reduce our impact on the planet. – Michelle Larson, President of Albertsons Companies Southwest Division Through this program, Albertsons and Safeway stores in Arizona will invest in, and use, renewable energy while adding more solar power to Arizona’s grid. We are honored to support Salt River Project's promise to deliver more clean energy to customers. 24 Environmental Social Governance Report 2020 25 Planet