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We are committed to evolving the way we do business and embracing  circular thinking by treating all waste as a resource and making our packaging as sustainable as possible.

It also means making it easier for our customers to choose products that are healthier, and sustainably‑sourced.

Product
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Materially increase healthier choices in our customers’ baskets

Each year, our customers take active steps to make healthier choices. As one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailers, we are committed to making healthier easier for our customers. We aim to create meaningful initiatives that support, educate and inspire our customers to live healthier lives.

 

Our progress towards 2025

Supermarket

We are ranked

#1

Australia’s Healthiest Supermarket Own Brands, fourth year in a row ¹

Planet

We've had

61.7%

of Woolworths Supermarkets eligible sales from 3.5 or above Health Star Rating

Kids

We’ve given out

>19M

pieces of free fruit to kids

Stories & News

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1. The George Institute for Global Health’s FoodSwitch: State of the Food Supply report (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) based on mean Health Star Rating compared with Coles, Aldi and IGA.

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100% of own brand packaging is sustainable

Packaging is important for product integrity and there is a growing need for sustainable alternatives. By embracing circular thinking and the power of partnerships, we are working to reduce plastic, increase recycled content and influence packaging innovations in our value chain.

 

Our progress towards 2025

Supermarket food

We've reduced

>10,000

tonnes virgin plastic packaging vs baseline 

Planet

We've removed

4,262

tonnes of virgin plastic packaging from circulation in F22

Mini woolies

We've collected

4,608

tonnes of post consumer soft plastics
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Sourcing

100% of own brand sourcing is sustainable

Sourcing resource-intensive raw materials impacts the planet’s natural ecosystems. We are working to make it easier for customers to make sustainable choices by sourcing high-impact commodities through suppliers that have low risk of negative social and environmental impacts.

 

Our progress towards 2025

OzHarvest working with Live Free Project to deliver food from Woolworths Kotara store in Newcastle.27th April 2021. Photograph Dallas Kilponen/Woolworths

 

100% sustainably sourced single product tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar

sourcing

 

100% of food palm (kernel) oil is RSPO certified

cotton

 

Cotton Policy developed and published
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Lead the future of protein

Animal welfare is of fundamental concern to us and many of our customers. We work with our partners to source traditional proteins that meet the highest animal welfare standards.We are also diversifying our range of protein, including animal, plant and alternatives, to make it easier for our customers to eat sustainable and affordable proteins.

 

Our progress towards 2025

eggs

 

100%

own brand whole shell eggs cage free

seafood

 

100%

own brand seafood is ecologically sourced

Food

 

57%

increase in plant protein based food sales since F19
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Lead the responsible retailing and consumption of alcohol and tobacco

We recognise some products we sell can be unhealthy if misused or consumed too frequently. We take the responsibility of selling these seriously, and remain focused on being leaders in the highest standards of retailing of alcohol and tobacco.

 

Our progress towards 2025

I love taking drone shots of the ocean as the waves hit the beach, it is so peaceful and relaxing looking at these images. The colours summer brings about in this sun burnt county are amazing.

We've trained

4,238

team members in responsible service of alcohol

Planet

We have

100%

success rate on police led tests

countdown

We have

91

zero alcohol products in Countdown stores