Woolworths Holdings Limited · JSE:WHL
Woolworths — ESG Presentation (October 2022)
42 slides from Woolworths's sustainability presentation, Oct 17, 2022
Slide 1: Investor Sustainability Session: Good Business Journey Update
WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED INVESTOR SUSTAINABILITY SESSION GOOD BUSINESS JOURNEY UPDATE 17'* OCTOBER 2022
Slide 2: Welcome
WELCOME Roy Bagattini Group CEO
Slide 3: Agenda
AGENDA 01 02 Welcome, Sourcing and introduction and Technology highlights ROY BAGATTINI LAWRENCE PILLAY Group CEO General Manager: Sourcing and Technology 03 Q&A ROY BAGATTINI LAWRENCE PILLAY ZINZI MGOLODELA FEROZ KOOR Group CEO GM: Sourcing and Director: Corporate Group Head of Technology Affairs S
Slide 4: Vision of being one of the world's most responsible retailers
WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO OUR VISION OF BEING ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST RESPONSIBLE RETAILERS... WE BRING THIS TO LIFE THROUGH OUR GOOD BUSINESS JOURNEY.
Slide 5: Board committee oversight
BOARD COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT Sustainability is integral to how we operate and manage our business, with our Board committees working closely together to ensure the effective oversight of our Vision 2025+ strategy SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE SOCIAL AND ETHICS COMMITTEE “Our role is to ensure the effective
Slide 6: GBJ Strategy (Vision 2025+)
GBJ STRATEGY (VISION 2025+) Our GBJ strategy is centred around three pillars: a commitment to a thriving and resilient environment, being ethical and fair, and inclusive justice VISION 2025+ STRATEGY PILLAR 1 PILLAR 2 PILLAR 3 THRIVING AND RESILIENT ETHICAL AND FAIR INCLUSIVE JUSTICE WHL SOCIAL AND
Slide 7: GBJ Headline Goals
GBJ HEADLINE GOALS OUR GBJ VISION FOR 2025 AND BEYOND 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
Slide 8: Pillar: Thriving and Resilient
PILLAR 1 THRIVING AND RESILIENT
Slide 9: Energy now sourced from renewables
akour Ss ENERGY. 4s NOW SOURCED FROM RENEWABLES
Slide 10: First retailer to partner with Eskom on renewable energy tariff programme
aa ci WAS THE ESKOM ON A RENEWABLE ENERGY TARIFF PROGRAMME. WOOLWORTHS : ST RETAILER TO PARTNER WITH
Slide 11: Electric vehicles for Foods online deliveries
In a South African retail first, Woolworths rolls out for Foods online deliveries jn £0 aw ees <n DRIVEN BY | SUSTAIAE ILITY ———Saee a | 4 THIS VEHICLE 1S ELECTRIC
Slide 12: Pillar: Ethical and Fair
PILLAR 2 ETHICAL AND FAIR
Slide 13: First South African retailer to publish its supplier list
| “WOOLWORTHS IS THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN RETAILER TO PUBLISH ITS = SUPPLIER LIST FOR FASHION, BEAUTY AND HOME PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS A. IN LINE WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY
Slide 14: Major sourcing milestones achieved
MAJOR SOURCING MILESTONES ACHIEVED OF COCOA, PALM OIL AND COTTON USED IN OUR PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS ARE NOW RESPONSIBLY SOURCED
Slide 15: Locally sourced private label products
| = of Woolworths private label Food and... of Woolworths Fashion, Beauty and Home private label products are locally sourced
Slide 16: Traceability rating and circularity initiatives
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Slide 17: David Jones embraces circular fashion
David Jones continued to embrace by partnering with Blue Spinach, to resell a capsule collection of pre-loved luxury brands on its website
Slide 18: Sustainability Attributes
SUSTAINABILITY ATTRIBUTES
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Slide 20: Woolworths debt now ESG-linked
>80% HEADLINE TO GO HERE HEADLINE TO GO HERE Blurb to go here Blurb to go here • Body copy to go here • Body copy to go here – Body copy to go here OF WOOLWORTHS DEBT IS NOW ESG-LINKED
Slide 21: Most valuable retail brand and top sustainability brand
Woolworths was rated as the MOST VALUABLE RETAIL BRAND & TOP SUSTAINABILITY BRAND at the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable South African Brand awards
Slide 22: Pillar 3: Inclusive Justice
PILLAR3 = INCLUSIVE JUSTICE
Slide 23: Signatory to UN Women's Empowerment Principles
SA RETAILER TO SIGN THE for the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women in the workplace, supplier base and in communities a e-.”|—les lke CC HN
Slide 24: Pride 2022: Be Auti-fully You
Slide 25: Supplier Development programme
Woolworths Supplier Development programme: "ys 393 NEW JOBS created through providing support and market opportunities for small and medium-sized black and black women-owned businesses
Slide 26: Community contributions
Community contributions during the year: WOOLWORTHS COUNTRY ROAD GROUP AND DAVID JONES
Slide 27: #ZeroHunger Programme recognised
Woolworths #ZEROHUNGER Programme ey ¢ recognised at Intercontinental Group of Department Stores Awards as ONE OF THE BEST
Slide 28: Woolies wage above minimum wage
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Slide 29: Employer of choice recognition
Woolworths was selected as South African Graduate Employers Association's (SAGEA) 2022 as well as one of the
Slide 30: Schools and NGO beneficiaries supported
Supported nearly Contributed 8 500 >R90m schools and NGO in the past year beneficiaries
Slide 31: Ethical Sourcing
ETHICAL SOURCING
Slide 32: Our approach to ethical sourcing
OUR APPROACH TO ETHICAL SOURCING The continued monitoring of our ethical sourcing strategy and approach is a key focus area for the sustainability committee • Supplier Codes of Conduct ensure that our suppliers share our ethical sourcing commitments • Monitoring of suppliers’ performance through var
Slide 33: Ethical Sourcing
HEADLINE TO GO HERE HEADLINE TO GO HERE Blurb to go here Blurb to go here • Body copy to go here • Body copy to go here ETHICAL SOURCING – Body copy to go here Lawrence Pillay General Manager: Sourcing and Technology
Slide 34: FBH focus areas and actions
FBH FOCUS AREAS | ACTIONS SOCIAL RADICAL SUSTAINABLE WATER GREEN PROUDLY SOUTH COMPLIANCE TRANSPARENCY MATERIALS STEWARDSHIP FACTORIES AFRICAN MADE INCLUSIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE (IJI)
Slide 35: Cotton
COTTON This summer, all the cotton fibre used to make Woolies private label cotton and home ranges is 100% responsibly sourced, either from Better Cotton or certified organic cotton. 100% SUSTAINABLY SOURCED We’re one step closer to our goal of bringing you completely traceable and sustainable range
Slide 36: Better Cotton impact last year
BETTER COTTON IMPACT – LAST YEAR 4.3M 2 800kg $2.1M LITRES WATER LESS PESTICIDES ADDITIONAL PROFIT SAVINGS FOR FARMERS BETTER COTTON DATA FY22 (Extrapolated) 3 893 tons
Slide 37: Recycled synthetics
RECYCLED SYNTHETICS 32M BOTTLES
Slide 38: Viscose | MMCF
VISCOSE | MMCF 97% SUSTAINABLY SOURCED HOW IS VISCOSE MADE? Trees logged Wood shredded Chemical Spun into yarn processing
Slide 39: Q&A
Q & Q&A A APPENDIX
Slide 40: Appendix
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Slide 41: GBJ highlights for the year
~—) GBJ HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR WHL FIRST MAJOR SA.RETAIER TO BECOME A SIGNATORY TO THE UN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES Ase guideline fo compare fr he promation ‘AUMOsT (OF COUNTREROAD: GROUPSENERGY TSINOW.SQURCED Davi Jones continued to entrace circular fashion by partnering wth te Spinach to res
Slide 42: GBJ highlights for the year
GBJ HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR WHL Woctworthe wos selected as South Aricon WOOLWORTHS PUBLISHED ITS Grade Ereoyers Assocation ISAGEA] 2022 st # 8 EMPLOYER OF CHOICE 1* tier [RETAIL SECTOR) Soaclaera Top 20 AShRATIONAL FASHION, BEAUTY AND ON SME OBES EMPLOYERS IN SOUTH AFRICA IN UNE With OUR COMMITMENT
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