In the 2024 financial year, Wesfarmers Health adopted a target for net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions by 2035, in part enabled by its new fulfilment and distribution centres utilising 100 per cent renewable electricity.

To date, Wesfarmers Health has undertaken a range of initiatives to support its targets:

Electrification:

Wesfarmers Health completed a multi-year investment in the electrification of its material handling equipment (MHE), such as forklifts. It has also begun deploying rooftop solar systems in its fulfilment and distribution centres.

During the 2024 financial year, as part of a three-year project spanning API’s nationwide network of seven distribution centres and 140 MHE, API decommissioned its last remaining LPG powered MHE. Electrification supports Scope 1 emissions reduction, while enabling decarbonisation as Wesfarmers Health’s distribution centres transition to renewable electricity in future years.

Rooftop solar:

Wesfarmers Health commenced the installation of its first rooftop solar system at its Sydney Fulfilment Centre (NSW) in June 2024. The 1.0 megawatt rooftop solar system is expected to reduce the site’s electricity usage and Scope 2 emissions by almost 28 per cent based on the technical specifications of the system.

Plans are in place to install solar systems in more fulfilment and distribution centres, with a solar array already installed at API’s new Brisbane Fulfilment Centre in Berrinba (QLD), which is slated to open during the 2025 financial year.