Sustainability overview

Working for a clean and healthy environment

Environmental efforts are focused on reducing consumption, minimising waste and optimising our logistics network. We have realised substantial energy and cost savings in our stores and have seen a steady decrease in waste sent to landfill from our distribution centres.

Key Performance Indicator	2011	2010

Carbon footprint (Scope 1 and 2)	602 782 tonnes	642 351 tonnes
Waste volumes recycled: Distribution centres	161 tonnes	*
Waste volumes recycled: Inland stores	3 105 tonnes	*
Waste volumes recycled: Coastal stores	3 179 tonnes	2 689 tonnes
Total energy use for stores, distribution centres and offices	557 million kWh	569 million kWh
Energy use per m2 for corporate stores	518 kWh	550 kWh

*Roll-out of waste recycling completed in 2011. Comparative data will be available in 2012.

	Achievements	Key challenges

	Our carbon footprint calculation was reduced by 6%. We have completed the roll-out of recycling to all our corporate stores and recycled more than 6 000 tonnes of waste during the year under review. We opened our new “green” Longmeadow Distribution Centre grocery extension and our Pick n Pay on Nicol store. An Energy Efficiency Programme is in place across all stores. We have initiated a shift to less harmful refrigerant gases.	Growing our business while significantly reducing our consumption and impact on natural resources. Improving productivity and business efficiency.

Lightweight boxes and the use of cardboard made from 80% recycled material, are now used to package a range of Pick n Pay corporate branded products.

Supporting communities in their contribution to change

Our policy remains to allocate in excess of five percent of after-tax profits to benefit the communities within which we operate. We continue to liaise with the Pick n Pay Foundation to ensure these initiatives are aligned with our sustainability thinking and efforts.

Key Performance Indicator	2011	2010

CSI spend and % of post-tax profit	R54.4 million (6.9%)	R61.0 million (5.1%)

Velokhaya Life Cycle Academy

Pick n Pay has partnered with the Life Cycle Academy on a project that encourages kids to get off the streets and get on a bicycle. The Life Cycle Academy is dedicated to the promotion of safe, recreational and competitive cycling in South Africa’s previously disadvantaged communities that will have meaningful effects on the individuals who take part, and on the sport of cycling.

Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags

We have made significant headway in actively promoting and incorporating sustainable practices in our core activities. Partnering with our customers and communities is central to our sustainable journey. One example of this collaboration is the manufacturing of our Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags where employment has been generated for more than 80 previously unemployed women, who are now the owners and managers of 7 sewing co-operatives in Khayelitsha and Manenberg.