SHOPRITE CDP CLIMATE
CHANGE RESPONSE
2022
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C0. Introduction
C0.1
(C0.1) Give a general description and introduction to your organization.
Shoprite Holdings Limited is an investment holding company whose combined subsidiaries constitute the largest fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) retail operation on the African continent. Shoprite operates more than 2 525 facilities in 11 countries across Africa, employing over 144 000 people across its operations. It's turnover in the past reporting period amounted to R182bn. At the heart of Shoprite's purpose is the aspiration to be Africa's most accessible, affordable and innovative retailer, by being relentless in its efforts to keep its business efficient, and sustain its price leadership. Shoprite's energy and climate strategy is based on this mindset to improve energy efficiency as much as possible and then to use renewable energy across its operations of stores, distribution centres, trucks and trailers.
Shoprite's absolute emissions are 2 399 925 tonnes of CO2e of which 22% account for Scope 1 emissions and 78% for Scope 2 (market-based) emissions. This is 1.27% lower than the previous reporting period.
For Shoprite, Scope 1 emissions includes stationary combustion (from standby diesel generators at stores, distribution centres and offices); fugitive refrigerant emissions (from HVAC and refrigeration systems); and mobile combustion (from its fleet of delivery vehicles). Scope 2 emissions are from the consumption of electricity at stores, distribution centres and offices.
Shoprite operates a centralised distribution network with its own fleet of trucks and trailers, some of which are refrigerated, as opposed to relying on third party transporters.
Shoprite is reporting detailed Scope 3 emissions based on its own calculations and the Quantis Scope 3 Evaluator.
Shoprite has a Position Statement on Climate Change, which was approved by the Social and Ethics Committee. The full statement is shown in section C-FI.
C0.2
(C0.2) State the start and end date of the year for which you are reporting data.
Start date | End date | Indicate if you are providing emissions data for past | |
reporting years | |||
Reporting | July 1, | June 30, | No |
year | 2021 | 2022 | |
C0.3
(C0.3) Select the countries/areas in which you operate.
Angola
Botswana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eswatini
Ghana
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
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South Africa
Zambia
C0.4
(C0.4) Select the currency used for all financial information disclosed throughout your response.
ZAR
C0.5
(C0.5) Select the option that describes the reporting boundary for which climate-related impacts on your business are being reported. Note that this option should align with your chosen approach for consolidating your GHG inventory.
Operational control
C0.8
(C0.8) Does your organization have an ISIN code or another unique identifier (e.g., Ticker, CUSIP, etc.)?
Indicate whether you are able to provide a unique identifier for your | Provide your unique |
organization | identifier |
No | |
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C1. Governance
C1.1
(C1.1) Is there board-level oversight of climate-related issues within your organization?
Yes
C1.1a
(C1.1a) Identify the position(s) (do not include any names) of the individual(s) on the board with responsibility for climate-related issues.
Position of | Please explain |
individual(s) | |
The Board delegates its oversight duties with respect to environmental and climate- | |
related issues to the Social and Ethics Committee (Board-level committee). The Chief | |
Financial Officer (CFO) is the highest ranked executive director on the Social and Ethics | |
Chief Financial | Committee. |
Officer (CFO) | As the CFO, this role signs off the Board Resolutions for the investigations of the |
installation of solar PV systems for Shoprite. 102 004 MWh worth of detailed | |
investigations (i.e. sufficient roof structure strength, PV panel layout design, etc.) were | |
signed off in this reporting period. | |
The Social and Ethics Board Committee is made up of five non-executive Board | |
members (including the Chairman of the Board) and the company CFO. Invited roles | |
include the Company Secretary, Group Corporate Relations and Communications | |
Manager, Group Risk and Compliance Manager and Group Sustainability Manager. This | |
committee provides oversight on the Group's activities within communities, its | |
environmental aspects and impacts, public health and safety, and customer complaints | |
Board-level | amongst others. |
committee | An Environmental Sustainability Update is presented to this Committee (3 times per |
year), for its deliberation and feedback. This includes the company's performance | |
regarding energy use (renewable and non-renewable) and climate change related | |
matters. Position statements for Responsible Sourcing and Biodiversity, Climate Change | |
and Water Security were approved by this committee. These Position Statements | |
articulate the Group's stance on these issues, including its overarching strategy, plans | |
and commitments. | |
Deputy CEO: | |
The Shoprite Group Deputy CEO is responsible for a number of areas in the company, | |
including environmental and social sustainability and engineering. | |
Other C-Suite | The Deputy CEO role plays an oversight role on environmental sustainability matters, |
Officer | |
including energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The Group's Sustainability | |
Dashboard is presented to him monthly for his consideration and overview. This | |
dashboard includes various climate related KPIs (e.g. electricity consumption, diesel | |
consumption, renewable electricity consumption and refrigerant leaks). | |
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C1.1b
(C1.1b) Provide further details on the board's oversight of climate-related issues.
Frequency with | Governance | |
which climate- | ||
mechanisms into which | ||
related issues are | Please explain | |
climate-related issues | ||
a scheduled | ||
are integrated | ||
agenda item | ||
Reviewing and guiding | The Social and Ethics Committee (SEC), tasked by the | |
strategy | Board to perform an oversight role on its behalf, addresses | |
Reviewing and guiding | climate-related issues, as a standing agenda item during | |
its meetings. This committee meets three times per year. | ||
major plans of action | ||
Any relevant and material issues are brought to the | ||
Reviewing and guiding | attention of the Board by means of the Social and Ethics | |
risk management policies | Committee Chairman Report. The SEC is made up of five | |
Reviewing and guiding | non-executive Board members (including the Chairman of | |
annual budgets | the Board) and the company CFO. | |
Reviewing and guiding | A report detailing compliance with United Nations 10 | |
business plans | Global Compact Principles is a standing Agenda point at | |
Setting performance | this meeting. The environmental principles of the Compact | |
Scheduled - all | include supporting a precautionary approach to | |
objectives | ||
meetings | environmental challenges; promoting greater | |
Monitoring | environmental responsibility; and the development and | |
implementation and | diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. | |
performance of objectives | Company Position Statements for Responsible Sourcing | |
Overseeing major capital | and Biodiversity, Climate Change and Water Security were | |
expenditures, | approved by the SEC. These Position Statements | |
acquisitions and | articulate the Group's stance on these issues, including its | |
divestitures | overarching strategy, plans and commitments. | |
Monitoring and | An Environmental Sustainability Update is presented to | |
overseeing progress | this Committee (3 times per year), for its deliberation and | |
against goals and targets | feedback. This includes the company's performance | |
for addressing climate- | regarding energy use (renewable and non-renewable) and | |
related issues | other climate change related matters. | |
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