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How We Strive for Sustainability
At Home Hardware we are dedicated to ensuring our business operations occur with the well-being of our planet, people, and communities in mind. As the leading independent hardware retailer, we service the everyday Australian and feel that it is vital to do our part in supporting both current and future generations in building a sustainable, secure, and prosperous future. To do this we have focused on reducing the impact of our own operations, and also providing facilities and products to enable our customers to make environmentally and socially responsible purchases to improve their home, garden or next build.
Recycling Services Available in and Supported by Stores
Our Sustainability Goals
We have created an action plan to guide us in this endeavour and to help communicate our commitment. This action plan, known as the 2022-2025 Sustainability Plan, outlines our targets, initiatives, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This plan outlines our three key principles to guide our business activities toward a better tomorrow:
Energy
We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint to protect our climate for current and future generations.
- Commitments:
- 100% renewable energy by 2025 and Net Zero by 2040 for all our Distribution Centres and majority-owned stores.
- Assess and reduce our carbon footprint in our stores
- Achievements
- Roadmap to 100% renewables and Net Zero target created and in progress.
- Victorian Distribution Centre built in line with a 4 Star Green Star Rating.
- Identified potential energy savings of over 1 million kWh/year across our store network.
- Consistently implementing renewable energy across our stores.
Ethical and Environmental Sourcing
We strive to source our products to the highest ethical and environmental standards to ensure the wellbeing of our planet, people, and communities at all levels of the supply chain.
- Commitments:
- Assess and respond to any modern slavery risk within our supply chain.
- Responsibly source timber and wood products.
- Achievements:
- Delivered Modern Slavery training to all procurement staff to improve identification of risks and inform actions to take where risks are suspected.
- Continuously monitor and improve ethical sourcing in our Private Label supply chain through 3rd party audit reports, supplier surveys and media publications.
- Developed a Responsible Timber Sourcing Policy and are actively assessing and working with suppliers to achieve compliance.
Waste and Packaging
Throughout our operations we aim to support a circular economy, reduce waste to landfill, and facilitate sustainable living for consumers.
- Commitments
- Support product stewardship schemes across our store network to provide waste solutions to divert the following waste from landfill: Batteries, Plant Pots, Paint & Paint Packaging, and timber offcuts.
- 100% reusable or recyclable Private Label packaging aligned with APCO commitments.
- 80% waste diversion from landfill across our Distribution Centres by 2028.
- Achievements
- Recycle over 50,000kg of batteries through our store network every year.
- Reduced our branded timber wrap gauge by 38%, saving 84km of timber wrap annually.
- Plant Pot Recycling available across 20 stores, with approx.1 tonne of PP5 plastic diverted from landfill - the equivalent of 46,000 10cm PP5 plastic pots!
- Ongoing support and partnership with PaintBack.
Natural Disaster Relief Support
As an independent network of stores, we are deeply connected to our communities. This connection drives our dedication to providing support in times of need.
- Commitments:
- During times of natural disaster provide support to our affected store community.
- Achievements:
- Provided approximately $350,000 worth of funds and resources to flood affected communities since 2020.
Support Health and Wellbeing
The safety of our staff, customers and communities is of high importance to us, which is why we strive to meet and exceed the Work, Health, and Saftey requirements across our store network.
- Commitments:
- Provide access to Mental Health support to all stores.
- Provide access to purchase a defilbriillator to all stores.
- Achievements:
- All stores, including independents, provided access to mental health support via our Emergency Assistance Provider.
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