In its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, Kroger describes its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste plan as an ongoing commitment to free communities from hunger and food waste. Kroger is leaning on its operational ability, as well as working to optimize store-level execution, applying technology to recover and redistribute more surplus food and aligning charitable giving to make it more effective. Last year, according to the report, Kroger directed 546 million meals to communities in its market area, including food donations and funds, having sent 2.3 billion meals since 2017 toward a 3-billion-meal goal by 2025.