Coles
Coles Group Limited, commonly known as Coles, is a leading Australian supermarket chain headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1914, Coles has established itself as a key player in the retail industry, primarily operating in the grocery sector. With a strong presence across major regions in Australia, Coles offers a diverse range of products, including fresh produce, bakery items, and household essentials, all aimed at delivering quality and value to customers. Coles is renowned for its commitment to sustainability and innovation, having introduced various initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. The company has achieved significant milestones, including the launch of its private label products, which have become popular for their affordability and quality. As one of Australia's largest supermarket chains, Coles continues to enhance its market position through customer-centric services and a focus on community engagement.
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Coles's score of 54 is higher than 76% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.
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Coles's reported carbon emissions
In 2024, Coles Group Limited reported total greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 19,060,000,000 kg CO2e across all scopes. This includes about 267,913,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions and approximately 697,896,200 kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions (market-based). The Scope 3 emissions were significant, totalling around 19,060,000,000 kg CO2e, with the largest contributions from purchased goods and services (approximately 15,600,000,000 kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (about 660,000,000 kg CO2e). Coles has set ambitious climate commitments, aiming to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by FY2030 from a FY2020 baseline. Additionally, the company has committed that 75% of its suppliers, by spend, covering purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution, will have science-based targets by FY2027. For Scope 3 emissions, Coles aims for a reduction of 30.3% by FY2030 from a FY2024 baseline. In previous years, Coles had set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from a 2009 baseline by 2020, which reflects their ongoing commitment to sustainability and climate action. The company is actively working towards these targets, aligning with industry standards and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to ensure their goals are consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 298,429,000 | 000,000,000 | 000,000,000 | 000,000,000 | 000,000,000 | 000,000,000 | 000,000,000 |
| Scope 2 | 1,422,681,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 0,000,000,000 | 000,000,000 | 000,000,000 |
| Scope 3 | 322,749,000 | 000,000,000 | - | - | 00,000,000,000 | 00,000,000,000 | 00,000,000,000 |
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Coles is participating in some of the initiatives that we track. This may change over time as the company engages with new initiatives or updates its commitments. DitchCarbon will update this information as it becomes available.
