| Woolworths Limited is made up of some of the most recognisable and trusted brands in retailing, serving millions of customers every day with great choice, low prices and excellent quality.
Our retailing expertise stretches across food & grocery, liquor, petrol, general merchandise and consumer electronics, serving millions of customers each and every day across Australia and New Zealand.
Woolworths Limited is also a major investor in Australian & New Zealand communities in three key ways:
- Economically - through job creation, growth in shareholder wealth, infrastructure development, new product innovations and as a significant customer of domestic agricultural and manufacturing production
- Socially - through the training and educational development of thousands of employees, the advancement of food industry quality standards, workplace safety standards and retail technology improvements, and by enabling local charities to receive direct donations, in-kind support and facilitation of fundraising
- Environmentally - In November 2007 we launched our Sustainability Strategy 2007-15, identifying our material environmental impacts, setting targets and commitments for improvement, and starting us on the pathway to change. Click here to view our Sustainability Strategy.
Quick Facts
- We are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
- We celebrated our 85th birthday in 2009
- We employ more than 191,000 people and are one of the largest private sector employers in Australia
- In the 2009 financial year our community investment in Australia and New Zealand was calculated to be more than $27 Million
- Our support office is located at Norwest Business Park, Bella Vista, Sydney. It houses more than 3,000 support staff.
- More than 95% of the fresh meat, fruit, vegetables and seafood we sell comes from Australia. We are absolutely committed to domestic sourcing
- We have more than 420,000 shareholders. 40,000 shareholders are also employees of the company
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