CARBON FOOTPRINT
A carbon footprint calculation was conducted on head office buildings, distribution centres and corporate stores by Woolworths and independently verified by Global Carbon exchange using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
Total emissions are 11% higher in this report than for the previous year.
The Scope 1 and 2 emissions only are also 11% higher in this report.
The key reasons for this may be attributed to the following:
- the opening of new stores, especially food stand-alone stores which have a far higher kWh/m2 of trading space than an average full-line store and store refurbishments and expansions; and
- the ongoing expansion of categories of Scope 3 emission in the current footprint.
Comparative information:
| Reporting year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| Scope | Source | Company total (CO2eq tons) |
Company total(CO2eq tons) | Company total(CO2eq tons) |
| Scope 1 | Company owned vehicles | 27 872.00 | 32 378.20 | 68.79 |
| Stationary fuels | 455.70 | 228.90 | 293.26 | |
| Fugitive emissions | 20 896.60 | 26 275.60 | 27 343.78 | |
| Sub-total scope 1 | 49 224.30 | 58 882.70 | 27 705.83 | |
| Scope 2 | Electricity usage | 290 466.00 | 288 229.10 | 329 023.53 |
| Sub-total scope 2 | 290 466.00 | 288 229.10 | 329 023.53 | |
| Sub-total scope 1 and 2 | 339 690.30 | 347 111.80 | 384 435.19 | |
| Scope 3 | Employee commute | Did Not Report (DNR) | 32 554.70 | 31 119.00 |
| Business travel - flights | 2 288.00 | 1 923.10 | 7 434.73 | |
| Business travel - car rental | DNR | DNR | 90.50 | |
| Business travel - taxis (incl shuttle) | DNR | DNR | 23.84 | |
| Distribution (3rd party) | DNR | 22 248.50 | 24 507.71 | |
| Water | DNR | DNR | 117.67 | |
| Waste (materials life-cycle) | DNR | 4 317.40 | 4 582.24 | |
| Sub-total scope 3 | N/A | 61 043.70 | 67 875.69 | |
| Sub-total SA | 341 978.30 | 408 627.40 | 452 310.88 | |
| Country Road | DNR | DNR | 17 610 | |
| Total | 341 978.30 | 408 627.40 | 469 920.88 | |