Woolworths Holdings Limited · JSE:WHL
Woolworths — ESG Presentation (October 2021)
24 slides from Woolworths's sustainability presentation, Oct 19, 2021
Slide 1: Good Business Journey Investor Engagement
GOOD BUSINESS JOURNEY INVESTOR ENGAGEMENT 19TH OCTOBER 2021 PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Slide 2: Welcome
Slide 3: Agenda
AGENDA 1. Welcome and Introduction 2. Good Business Journey Roy Bagattini History and Vision Group CEO Simon Susman Honorary President 3. Sustainability Committee 4. Social and Ethics Committee Role and Key Focus Areas Role and Key Focus Areas Belinda Earl Thembisa Skweyiya Committee Chair Committee
Slide 4: Our Vision
y OUR VISION” TO BB ONE OF THER, WORLD’S _“MOSTARESPONSIBLE RETAILERS
Slide 5: Why our GBJ is embedded in everything we do
WHY OUR GBJ IS EMBEDDED IN EVERYTHING WE DO • We have an ethical obligation to act responsibly • We must address issues such as social justice and climate change, which have far-reaching impacts • It is critical to both manage and mitigate risk, but also leverage opportunities • It makes good busine
Slide 6: Our GBJ has enabled us to lead the way in numerous sustainability initiatives
OUR GBJ HAS ENABLED US TO LEAD THE WAY IN NUMEROUS SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES • Introduced plastic bag-free stores • Introduced on-pack recycling labelling • Eliminated microbeads from private label beauty and personal care products • Removed sweets from the checkout aisles • Approved science-based
Slide 7: Sustainability recognition and inclusion in indices
SUSTAINABILITY RECOGNITION AND INCLUSION IN INDICES Listed in the FTSE4Good Emerging Index Series for a number of years. In 2020/2021 we achieved an ESG rating of 4.5 out of 5 (industry average 2.3). The only SA retailer in the global Top 5. Received a rating of AA consistently in the MSCI ESG asses
Slide 8: Our GBJ History and Vision
Slide 9: Sustainability Committee
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Slide 10: Our role in ensuring effective execution
OUR ROLE IN ENSURING EFFECTIVE EXECUTION • Ensure our sustainability strategy positions the Group as a leader in responsible retailing in the countries in which we trade • Oversee effective integration of sustainability initiatives and objectives into the business and ensure that the Group operates
Slide 11: Creditable GBJ accomplishments in the five years to 2020
CREDITABLE GBJ ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIVE YEARS TO 2020 • Contributed cumulative R4bn to our communities • Achieved a 175% improvement in energy productivity • Demonstrable progress towards responsibly sourcing all key commodities • >90% of Woolworths’ directly-sourced products have at least 1 sust
Slide 12: Our key focus areas
OUR KEY FOCUS AREAS • Deliver against Group-wide goals as per our new GBJ Strategy, Vision 2025+ • Oversee ethical sourcing strategy and the expansion of our approach to the circular economy • Continue to collaborate with the Social & Ethics Committee • Ongoing monitoring of the impact of climate ch
Slide 13: Social and Ethics Committee
Slide 14: Our role in ensuring effective execution
OUR ROLE IN ENSURING EFFECTIVE EXECUTION • Assist the Board in setting the tone for an ethical organisational culture by overseeing the Group’s conduct and approach, and ensuring that the manner in which the business is conducted supports the Group’s intent to be a responsible corporate citizen • Ov
Slide 15: Our key focus areas
OUR KEY FOCUS AREAS • Monitor progress on the Inclusive Justice Initiative (‘IJI’) with clear five-year targets • Ongoing assessment of effectiveness of practices to promote employee mental health and wellness • Monitor the impact of the Group’s social development initiatives • Oversee continued evo
Slide 16: GBJ Strategy, Goals and Targets
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Slide 17: GBJ Strategy
GBJ STRATEGY PU RPOS E: AD D I N G Q UALIT Y TO LI F E VIS I O N : TO B E O N E O F TH E WO RLD’S MOST RES PO N S I B LE RETAI LE RS STR ATEG I C E NAB LE R: GOO D B US I N ES S J O U RN EY VI S I O N 2025 + PI LL ARS TH RIVI N G AN D RES I LI E NT ETH I CAL AN D FAI R I N C LUS IVE J USTI C E We ca
Slide 18: Our GBJ 2025+ Goals
OUR GBJ 2025+ GOALS FULLY TRANSPARENT & TRACEABLE SUPPLY CHAIN BY 2025 © ALL PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO BE REUSED, REPAIRED OR RECYCLED BY 2025 ®) ALL ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY 2030 @ NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2040 iji inclusive justice initiative
Slide 19: Q&A
Slide 20: Appendix
Slide 21: Milestones
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Slide 22: Key initiatives underpinning our GBJ accomplishments
KEY INITIATIVES UNDERPINNING OUR GBJ ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Slide 23: Governance and Management
GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT WH L BOARD BOARD OVERS I G HT WH L BOARD SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WH L BOARD SOCIAL AN D ETH ICS COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES (EXCOS) MANAG EM ENT OVERS I G HT GROUP H EAD OF SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS GROUP H EAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES SUSTAINABILITY, CORPO
Slide 24: To find out more about what we're doing, visit
To find out more about what we're doing, visit WOOLWORTHSHOLDINGS.CO.ZA We appreciate any feedback on our Good Business Journey Report. Please contact GoodBusinessJourney@woolworths.co.za
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