Performance Highlights
Integrity and Honesty
Environment
Customers
Communities
Suppliers
Team Members
Integrity and Honesty
Material Issues
Governance, corporate conduct and ethics
Approach
Acting with integrity and honesty in all our dealings
Board oversight of sustainability risks and opportunities and robust governance promote accountability, transparency and achievement of sustainable outcomes across the Group.
Environment
Material Issues
Circular economy
Climate resilience
Approach
Taking care of the environment
Being nature and climate-aware builds resilience and creates opportunities for our businesses. Managing resources responsibly resonates with our team members and customers, reduces our environmental impact and enhances our reputation.
Customers
Material Issues
Product quality, safety and standards
Data and cyber security
Approach
Anticipating the needs of our customers and delivering competitive goods and services
Our businesses perform better when providing customers with affordable, safe and reliable products and services. By investing to ensure products and services are safe, Wesfarmers builds confidence among customers which strengthens its businesses.
Communities
Material Issues
Economic and community contribution
Approach
Supporting the communities in which we operate
By being connected to and invested in our local communities, we help them to succeed. Connected and creative communities are more agile, inclusive and innovative.
Suppliers
Material Issues
Ethical sourcing and human rights
Approach
Engaging fairly with our suppliers and sourcing ethically and sustainably
By sourcing products and services in a responsible, sustainable way, we strengthen critical supplier relationships and support workers in our supply chain. Customers value our ethical approach.
Team Members
Material Issues
People development, diversity and inclusion
Advancing reconciliation
Safety, health and wellbeing
Approach
Looking after our team members and providing a safe and fulfilling work environment
We support gender balance, and employment parity for Indigenous team members because diverse teams perform better. Safe and fulfilling workplaces strengthen business productivity and performance and team member retention and engagement.
Reporting
At Wesfarmers, we believe sustainability is about understanding and responsibly managing the ways we impact the communities and environments in which we operate. To provide our stakeholders with a clear understanding of our ESG progress, Wesfarmers has a long track record of reporting transparently on our sustainability performance. Browse through our sustainability reports here.