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Woolworths Group Ltd.

Assessment year: 2018

Total score 
2 out of 5
Intent and awareness 
5 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Palm oil 
2 out of 5
Soy 
2 out of 5
Cattle 
2 out of 5
Timber 
2 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
3 out of 5
Scope and Ambition 
3 out of 5
Reporting and implementation 
1 out of 5
Social considerations 
2 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Palm oil 
4 out of 5
Soy 
2 out of 5
Cattle 
2 out of 5
Timber 
3 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
2 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Operations 
2 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
2 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
4 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
2 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
3 out of 5
Sector 
Food retail, Furniture & flooring
Segments 
Retailer
HQ 
Australia

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
Yes

350 companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

For the full data on how the corporate sector is performing click here.

This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

In 2018 the number of companies assessed increased from 250 to 350.

Profile 

Woolworths is an Australian retailer with stores across Australia and New Zealand offering food products, general merchandise and a home improvement range. Globally it is one of the top 15 companies in the edible market, but it is also among the five largest in the APAC region. As a diverse retailer, Woolworths carries the risk of exposure to many forest risk commodities, predominantly palm oil and soy, but also timber, beef, leather and paper. In 2015, for example, it used over 6,000 metric tons of palm oil in its own brand products.

Other companies

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

Score
4 out of 5

IKEA Group

Score
3 out of 5

Carrefour S.A.

Score
3 out of 5

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Score
3 out of 5

Kingfisher Plc

Score
3 out of 5

3M Company

Score
3 out of 5

Disclaimer

This assessment has been carried out following the methodology developed for the Forest 500 project, available here. Please see our disclaimer applicable to all information contained within this site and our citation guidance for advice on how to cite data presented here or elsewhere on this site.

Please contact us with any concerns or feedback about this or other assessments included in the Forest 500.

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