I would like to welcome you to our first annual Sustainability Report. This new format report replaces our previous practice of having a more abbreviated Corporate Social Responsibility section in the Annual Report.
Metcash has always prided itself on being a responsible business, and we acknowledge that this responsibility extends to all our stakeholders, including investors, customers, suppliers, retail partners and the community. Together with our network of independent retailers, we are committed to doing our part to create a sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations. Our team members want to be inspired to work for a business that looks after its people and the environment, and our customers expect that the products we offer are sourced sustainably and responsibly.
As a reflection of our commitment, this year we embedded sustainability into our corporate vision; and we are continuing to work on further integrating sustainability into all aspects of our business including targets, metrics and transparency.
FY21 included significantly increasing the number of sustainability projects across the organisation, and I am pleased with how much we achieved despite the additional time requirements and challenges associated with COVID. Some notable achievements included further reducing our carbon footprint and waste to landfill, becoming a signatory to the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, the setting of a 2030 science-based emissions reduction target, materially improving our employee engagement score and further progress on people initiatives which led to receiving a number of prestigious employer awards and citations.
Metcash and our independent retailers are well known for supporting local communities and this year was no exception with over $3m being donated to ~1,450 local organisations through our Community Chest Program, which is in addition to the donations many of our retailers make in their local communities.
From a reporting perspective, this year’s Sustainability Report represents the first step in our roadmap to a more holistic approach to sustainability reporting. Going forward, we expect to be able to report in alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) by 2023.
Further information on our sustainability initiatives and achievements this year is detailed in the following report. I trust you find it informative.
I would like to welcome you to our first annual Sustainability Report. This new format report replaces our previous practice of having a more abbreviated Corporate Social Responsibility section in the Annual Report.
Metcash has always prided itself on being a responsible business, and we acknowledge that this responsibility extends to all our stakeholders, including
investors, customers, suppliers, retail partners and the community. Together with our network of independent retailers, we are committed to doing our part to create a sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations. Our team members want to be inspired to work for a business that looks after its people and the environment, and our customers expect that the products we offer are sourced sustainably and responsibly.
As a reflection of our commitment, this year we embedded sustainability into our corporate vision; and we are continuing to work on further integrating sustainability into all aspects of our business including targets, metrics and transparency.
FY21 included significantly increasing the number of sustainability projects across the organisation, and I am pleased with how much we achieved despite the additional time requirements and challenges associated with COVID. Some notable achievements included further reducing our carbon footprint and waste to landfill, becoming a signatory to the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, the setting of a 2030 science-based emissions reduction target, materially improving our employee engagement score and further progress on people initiatives which led to receiving a number of prestigious employer awards and citations.
Metcash and our independent retailers are well known for supporting local communities and this year was no exception with over $3m being donated to ~1,450 local organisations through our Community Chest Program, which is in addition to the donations many of our retailers make in their local communities.
From a reporting perspective, this year’s Sustainability Report represents the first step in our roadmap to a more holistic approach to sustainability reporting. Going forward, we expect to be able to report in alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) by 2023.
Further information on our sustainability initiatives and achievements this year is detailed in the following report. I trust you find it informative.
Jeff Adams, Chief Executive Officer
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