Australia's Leading Retailer Woolworths' Sustainability Strategy
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Case Details:
Case Code : BECG087
Case Length : 24 Pages
Period : 2007-2008
Pub Date : 2008
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Woolworths Limited
Industry : Retail
Countries : Australia
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Background Note
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Woolworths was founded in 1924. On December 5, 1924, the
first store was opened in the basement of Imperial Arcade in Sydney.
The advertisement for the store opening, which appeared in several newspapers
read "Every city needs a Woolworths: Sydney has it now. Every man, woman, and
child needs a handy place where good things are cheap."...
Environmental Responsibility
Environmental sustainability was a key aspect of Woolworths' CSR approach. As
Woolworths was in the retail business, its operations affected the environment
in many ways such as waste production, high energy and fuel consumption, and
greenhouse gas emissions due to the use of refrigeration and air conditioning
equipment, etc...
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Energy, Water, and Fuel
Woolworths' retail operations accounted for around 0.66 percent of
Australia's total greenhouse emissions . In 2006, Woolworths' greenhouse
emissions were approximately 3.7 million tons of CO2-e (carbon dioxide
equivalent) , out of which approximately 2.6 million tons were due to
electricity consumption through refrigeration, lighting, and air
conditioning in supermarkets...
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Recycling & Packaging
Woolworths promoted recycling at all its stores and included it in the
company's training programs and store operational manuals as one of its
work practices...
Social Responsibility
Commitment to the community was part of Woolworths' CSR. In 2004, the
Woolworths Australian Communities Foundation (WACF) was established to
manage Woolworths' charitable activities that were supported by its
staff, customers, and suppliers... |
Communities
In order to make a positive impact on the societies it served, Woolworths
entered into partnerships with charity groups and undertook fundraising
programs...
Healthy Living
To ensure that the products sold at Woolworths supermarkets were fresh and of
the highest quality, Woolworths developed quality assurance programs for food
and general merchandise...
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