Environment
RESEARCH
Environmental Impacts of Shopping Bags, prepared for Woolworths Limited by Sustainable Packaging Alliance and RMIT. This paper is available on our website www.woolworthslimited.com.au
AWARDS
Woolworths Limited was a Banksia 2009 finalist in the Large Business Sustainability Award category. Other finalists in this category were GPT Group, Yarra Valley Water, Tasmanian Alkoloids and University of Technology (UTS). We congratulate the finalists and the category winner, The GPT Group.
Woolworths Limited was awarded the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Australia and New Zealand (ACCA) 2009 Sustainability Reporting Award in the retail sector for its 2008 Corporate Responsibility report.
Foodbank Australia CEO Bronwyn Broekenstein presented Woolworths with an award recognising it as the first organisation (retailer or manufacturer) to donate 1,000,000 kg of product to Foodbank. This award joins the Leadership award that was awarded to Woolworths at the Australian Food and Grocery Council dinner, held in Canberra during September 2008.
MEMBERSHIPS AND INDUSTRY CODES
Some of the organisations of which Woolworths is a member are:
Australia
- Australian National Retailers Association
- Food & Beverage Importers Association
- Australian Food & Grocery Council (AFGC) - Allergen Bureau
- Australian Liquor Stores Association
- Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology
- Australian Institute of Packaging
- Packaging Council of Australia
- Property Council of Australia
- Business Council of Australia
- Australian Logistics Council
- Australasian Compliance Institute
- Compliance and Ethics Leadership Council
- Produce Marketing Association
- Horticulture Australia Limited
- Australian Citrus Growers
- Efficient Consumer Response Australasia
- Sydney Chamber of Commerce
- Australian Employers Network on Disability
- Environment Business Australia
- Victorian Transport Association
- NSW Road Freight Advisory Council
- Safety Institute of Australia
- Victorian Storage Industry Alliance
- Procurement Strategy Council
- Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia
- Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association
- National Retail Technical Standards Committee
- Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Retail Trade Association)
- Australian Hotels Association
- Urban Taskforce
- Retail Traders Association - WA
- NSW Central Coast Chamber of Commerce
- National Retail Association - Queensland
- Energy Users Association of Australia
- National Australian Testing Authority
- Australian Toy Association
- National Safety Council of Australia (NSW Division) - Life Member
- New South Wales Self Insurers Association
- Self Insurers of South Australia
- Self Insurers Association of Western Australia
- Association of Self Insured Employers of Queensland
- Self Insurers Association of Victoria
- Self Insurer Association of Tasmania
- Photographic Members Association.
New Zealand
- New Zealand Retailers Association Board member
- New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Packaging Council of New Zealand and a signatory to the New Zealand Packaging Accord
- New Zealand Business Roundtable
- Property Institute of New Zealand
- Association of New Zealand Advertisers
- The New Zealand Marketing Association
- Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
- New Zealand Fresh Produce Importers Association
- New Zealand Retail Meat Industry Training Organisation
- Retail Meat New Zealand
- Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
- Employers Disability Network
- Seafood Industry Training Organisation.
International
- CIES - The Food Business Forum - www.ciesnet.com
- Global Social Compliance Program (GSCP)
- United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
Industry codes
Woolworths is a signatory to the following industry codes:
- Electronic Product Code
- Produce and Grocery Industry Code
- Retail Logistics Supply Chain Code of Conduct
- AS 3806 - Australian Standard for Compliance Programs.
Product requirements
All products must meet the current New Zealand and Australian Commonwealth, State or Territory's regulatory requirements relevant to the product type/category.
The following is a list of applicable product standards:
Food
- Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) - Governs all food legislation in Australia relating to food safety, labelling
- Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) - Stipulates the requirements relating to country of origin statements and deceptive and misleading labelling
- New Zealand Commerce Commission
- Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA - Stipulates the requirements relating to country of origin statements and deceptive and misleading labelling.
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) - Body accountable for inspection of all imported goods
- Trade Weights and Measurements - Legislation governed by the Department Fair Trading within each Australian state/territory
- Trade Weights and Measurements (New Zealand)
- New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)
- Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA)
- New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe).
Alcohol
- Australian Liquor Stores Association (including the various state branches)
- Various state and territory based mandatory licensing restrictions and voluntary product restrictions.
Consumer Electronics Standards
- AS/NZS61558 Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar
- AS/NZS60335 Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Safety
- AS/NZS60065 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus—Safety requirements
- AS/NZS60950 Information technology equipment - Safety
- AS/NZS3197 Portable Electrical Control or Conditioning Devices
- AS/NZS3112 Plugs and Socket Outlets
- Radiocommunications (UHF CB Radio Equipment) Standard
- Radiocommunications (Short Range Devices) Standard
- AS/NZS4763 Safety of Portable Inverters
- AS/NZS3820 Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
- AS/NZS3105 Electrical Portale Outlet Devices
- ASA/NZS3191 Electric Flexible Cords
- AS/NZS ISO 8124 Safety of Toys
- Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard
- Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation - Human Exposure) Standard
- Relevant standards specified in the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice
- AS/NZS60320 Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes
- AS/NZS4665 Performance of External Power Supplies
- AS/NZS62087 Power Consumption of Audio, Video and Related Equipment.