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Woolworths Sustainability Actions

Reducing Food Waste

Reducing food waste in Australia remains a top priority for Woolworths. Together with our customers, our farmers and our community partners, we’re working to keep good food out of landfill and ensure that we become Australia’s most sustainable grocer. - 100% of our stores now have a program to keep food out of landfill - In 12 months, we diverted 33,157 tonnes of food waste from landfill to our food relief partners or donated to farmers as feedstock - The equivalent of 20 million meals are provided to Australians in need every year through our support of partners such as OzHarvest, FoodBank, and FareShare - Since 2015, 156,000 tonnes of the 'Odd Bunch' fruit and vegetables have been purchased by customers, helping to divert that produce from landfill

Reducing Plastic

We understand the growing concerns from many of our customers about reducing plastics in our stores and we’re working hard to do just that. While the removal of single-use plastic bags from all our stores was an important step forward, it's certainly not the end of our sustainability efforts. - In two years, we have taken more than 6 billion plastic bags out of circulation - Now we are free of plastic straws, over 134 million straws are removed from circulation every year - We have removed around 890 tonnes of plastic packaging from our Woolworths branded fruit and vegetables and bakery ranges in the past two years - In the past twelve months, over 1378 tonnes or approx 10,600 shopping trolleys* of soft plastics have been recycled through its in-store RedCycle program *Based on average 210-litre shopping trolley holding 130kg.

Energy Efficiency

At Woolworths, we support Australia's commitment under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels and work towards containing warming to 1.5 degrees. We are working hard towards reducing our emissions and are continually improving the energy efficiency of our operations and actively scanning emerging technologies. - We are continuing to roll our energy-efficient LED lighting throughout all of our Woolworths supermarket stores - Over 120 Woolworths Group sites now have solar panels installed - All of our 900+ Woolworths supermarkets and 50 Dan Murphy's stores have been connected to our Energy Management Centre, which identifies opportunities to reduce energy consumption across our network

Sustainable Sourcing

At Woolworths, we are committed to sourcing seafood that is third-party certified or independently verified as ecologically responsible. This means seafood which comes from fisheries or aquaculture operations that do not threaten the survival of wild fish populations, damage the environment or have a negative impact on other species or habitats. So whenever you see our “Responsibly Sourced” symbol, you know that the seafood you are buying comes from ecologically responsible sources and meets the requirements laid out in our Woolworths Seafood Sourcing Policy. By making a conscious choice to buy and eat responsibly sourced seafood, you can continue to enjoy seafood while protecting our oceans, ensuring the availability of seafood for future generations.

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