Business, Society and Planet

Running head: BUSINESS, SOCIETY AND PLANET
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About the companies, Industries and Social reporting
Coles has been ranked as the leading Australian retailer with more than 2500 retail outlets
distributed all over Australia (Colesgroup, 2019). Coles has made it easier for Australians
through providing quality products, value, and dedicated service to more than 21 million who
shop with the supermarket weekly.
Coles businesses
Coles supermarkets
Coles supermarkets are categorized as a national full-package supermarket retailer and
has at least 800 supermarkets.
Coles online
Coles online offers customers with shopping proposition where they can shop anywhere
and at any time by providing a variety of home delivery based on same-day or overnight drops.
Coles liquor
It is a national liquor with more than 900 stores selling as Liquorland.
Coles financial services
Is supported by some of the reputable companies in financial services, Coles Financial
Services offers insurance and individual loans to Australian families.
Social responsibility
Coles has been associated with social issues such as establishing long-term relationships
with suppliers. The company also values the need for protecting the environment as it protects
marine life through controlled fishing.
Loblaw companies limited

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It has been ranked as Canada’s leader in both food and pharmacy sectors and has a
network involving corporate and autonomous store that operates among communities across
Canada and has employed more than 200,000 Canadians (Loblaw, 2019).
Loblaw divisions
Market
The market has more than 400 stores offering customers a variety of quality products and
peculiar food experiences.
Shoppers drug mart
The drug mart has been ranked as the most extensive pharmacy network in Canada with
over 1300 locations providing customized services and availability through health, grocery
products, and beauty.
PC Financial
This Financial has helped Canadians by providing a variety of services such as daily
banking, insurance, and mortgages.
The social report Coles entails protecting the environment by reducing the use of plastic
bags. It also involves the use of energy efficient methods such as the use of Tesla made trucks
that will be using electricity.
Differences and similarities in social reports
Both companies share similarities in their animal welfare. For instance, at Coles, they
care about how the food they sell to customers gets produced and where it originates from. Coles
is also committed to ensuring that it is dedicated to enhancing a sustainable future that promotes
farmers locally and producers of food while observing the welfare of the animals. Coles has a
brand for pork known as sow stall-free that is produced without the use of synthetic growth

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boosters. Coles animal welfare policy stipulates the expectations entailing the treatment of
animals in the production of meat, fresh food, and grocery products in the supply chain that is
used for Coles brand commodities (Coles, 2019). Coles’ animal policy welfare is a clear
indication of the company’s dedication to obtaining meat and animal products from farming
activities that meet the set threshold and entail welfare certification. Similarly, Loblaw’s animal
welfare principles enable it to cultivate a positive influence in the way animals are catered for.
Despite the fact the company is not involved directly in the processing of animal products, it
believes that it is the responsibility of suppliers to exercise care when dealing with the animals in
compliance with the government and industry framework regarding humane treatment.
Both companies also support produce grown locally where Loblaw takes reputation in
providing a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are grown locally streamlined to Canadian
purchasing dedication (Loblaw, 2017). Coles also supports the locally produced farm products
by engaging with the farmers who are the suppliers of grocery and fruits as one of the ways the
company takes pride in its locally produced commodities.
On the part of the environment, Loblaw seems to have a different approach to the use of
plastic bags (Loblaw, 2017). Loblaw businesses have been associated with producing a lot of
plastic waste. However, Loblaw has made efforts at improving the diversion rates associated
with wastes. Loblaw has targeted a diversion rate of about 80% in the long-term at the corporate
level by 2030. On the other hand, Coles removed the use of plastic bags used as shopping bags in
all its Coles businesses in mid-2018 (Coles, 2019). The move was aligned with states such as
Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory for Coles complying with the bans
implemented on the single use of bans. Coles encourages its customers to use reusable bags
when shopping in its stores as it provides a variety of reusable bags for customers to buy.