Sustainability scorecard

In Focus: Energy efficiency

Coles’ greenhouse gas emissions held steady year on year, as energy efficiency initiatives such as night blinds on open refrigeration cases, helped to reduce night-time energy use.
Other divisional highlights:
Bunnings Continued roll-out of energy efficient lighting initiatives to stores This included 29 stores fitted with energy efficient e-tronic lights and the introduction of LED lighting in outdoor areas as a standard in the new store design brief.
Kmart New trials to reduce the amount of energy consumed in stores Kmart will soon trial energy efficient initiatives including using the sun to provide light; installing more energy efficient lighting; monitoring and controlling where and when energy is used; using natural ventilation; and making air conditioning systems more efficient.
Officeworks Making better use of available electricity After a successful trial, power-factor correction devices are now standard in new store design specifications.
Industrial and Safety Implementation of a pilot project for efficient warehouse lights Successfully piloted energy efficient warehouse lights that meet light quality requirements while being cost effective.
Target Changing the store temperature settings Target started a program to adjust store temperature settings by between one and two degrees, reducing energy consumption.

In Focus: Packaging

Wesfarmers is a signatory to the AustralianPackaging Covenant (APC), a voluntary initiative aimed at reducing the effects of packaging on the environment. The first  Action Plan was signed in March 2011.
Other divisional highlights:
Coles 1,800 products assessed More than 1,800 Coles-branded products assessed against the APC's sustainable packaging guidelines.
Target 63 tonnes saved Target developed sustainable packaging guidelines for key merchandise areas, such as footwear, which saved 63 tonnes of excess packaging.
Bunnings 60% of store waste diverted from landfill 60% of all store-generated waste was diverted from landfill, and Western Australian stores began recycling polystyrene packing by backloading to their distribution centre.
Kmart 100% recycled material Kmart will begin offering reusable shopping bags made from 100 per cent recycled material, rather than using virgin plastic.

In Focus: Ethical sourcing

99% of Bunnings timber products are now sourced from low-risk plantations or other verified legal or certified sustainable forest operations. More than 37% of these timber products are FSC certified.
Other divisional highlights:
Coles 85 suppliers audited 85 suppliers operating in non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries audited. Coles' approach is to ensure suppliers of Coles-brand products comply with its ethical sourcing policy.
Industrial and Safety Improved auditing Updated and improved the supplier survey to manage risks in ethical sourcing. Continued to work with international suppliers to improve the sustainability of our sourced products, which included auditing all of our major Asian suppliers of our own branded products.
Kmart 95 factories approved 95 factories gained approval through Kmart's Ethical Sourcing Code. Kmart undertook a comprehensive review of its ethical sourcing program, and will launch a new code by the end of 2011.
Target 430 factory audits Conducted 430 factory audits. Target completed a full review of its Ethical Sourcing Code and business procedures including specification of our mutually recognised codes.

In Focus: Wesfarmers in the community

The Wesfarmers Group contributed a total of $77.57 million in community support (including both direct and indirect activities). This is an increase of 69 per cent on last year, in part due to one-off contributions to the significant natural disasters that occurred during the year, as well as an increase in our general community partnerships.
Other divisional highlights:
Kmart 5 million Christmas gifts distributed More than five million Christmas gifts distributed over the past 24 years through the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal.
Coles 7,600 schools assisted $7 million of sporting equipment distributed to more than 7,600 schools across Australia as part of Coles' Sports for Schools program.
Bunnings $26m contributed and helped raise Contributed and helped raise more than $26 million and our team supported well over 42,000 community activities through sausage sizzles, hands-on DIY projects and renovations, local fundraising activities, community workshops and more.
Target $1m milestone reached More than $1 million raised for The Alannah and Madeline Foundation from the sale of red re-usable bags since Target's partnership with the organisation started.
Resources Support for young people Continued support for Life Education Australia, delivering drug and alcohol education for young people in central Queensland and south-west Western Australia.

In Focus: Greenhouse gas reduction

WesCEF started trials of nitrous oxide reduction technology using a catalyst, pictured, in one of its nitric acid plants at Kwinana (Western Australia) to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Other divisional highlights:
Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers Nitrous oxide reduction technology trialled Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas emitted during the production of nitric acid. Each emitted unit is equivalent to 310 units of carbon dioxide, representing approximately 46% of WesCEF's total CO2e in 2009/10.
Kmart Saving electricity use Introduced new technology and systems to only recharge electric forklifts when they fall below 25% charge, hence saving considerable electricity use and carbon emissions.
Bunnings Focused on energy efficiency Total carbon footprint increased by 5%, which remains 1% lower than net store growth due to store energy efficiency initiatives.
Resources Improving
measurement		 Participating in a joint government/industry project to more accurately measure fugitive methane emissions from coal mining. It is expected that a methodology will be agreed in 2012 that we believe will reduce our reported emissions.
Coles 42 stores Installed voltage optimisation technology in 42 stores, allowing Coles to draw less energy from the public grid and reduce total store power consumption.

In Focus: Safety

Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety piloted programs to improve forklift safety, such as driver training, introducing swipe card access, monitoring operator licences, fitting impact sensors, speed limits, and reporting.
Other divisional highlights:
Kmart Better safety initiatives Introduced new initiatives, such as boom gates and safety rails, to reduce the potential for falls from Kmart loading docks.
Target Improved manual handling Redesigned an existing carton conveyor system which eliminated the need to manually push cartons down the conveyor, reducing awkward reaching and twisting by team members.
Bunnings 10,000 training hours More than 10,000 hours dedicated to further train and up-skill Bunnings safety improvement teams to ensure they are effective in supporting health and safety onsite.
Officeworks Improved safety performance All Injury Frequency Rate reduced from 47.20 in 2009/10 to 36.22 this year.
Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers Increased team member participation Increased focus on safety metrics resulting in increased team member participation in safety meetings, risk assessments, task observations and hazard identification in the workplace.
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