Developing Workplace Policy for Woolworths Limited: Environmental Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Practices

Running head: DEVELOPING WORKPLACE POLICY
DEVELOPING WORKPLACE POLICY
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ASSIGNMENT 1:
1. Brief Background
Woolworths Limited is a company based in Australia, which deals in supermarkets and
grocery chains. The company came into existence in 1924 and today, it is one of the biggest
companies in the country (Woolworthsgroup.com.au, 2019). In fact, as per the Australian
Financial Review (AFR), the company is presently ranked top in the list of companies in
Australia and 14th globally (Afr.com 2019).
2. Vision
Woolworth’s vision is to put its customers first across all its brands and it has enlisted
certain priorities to achieve this vision. Some of these include connected, convenient and
personalized shopping experience; accelerate innovation in drinks business and so on.
3. Mission
The primary mission of Woolworths is to be the best in everything and remain at the
community’s heart being loved by all sections – kids, family and home. Apart from that, the
company is on a mission to provide the best in quality, value and convenience to its customers.
4. Purpose
 The purpose of the policy is to establish a workplace that encourages
environmental sustainability.
 In developing this policy, the primary stakeholders including the employees
should be involved as well as the government.

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5. PEST and SWOT Analysis
PEST (Political, Economic, Social, Technological) –
Political – The political factors are in favor of the company due to the introduction of
laws like the New White Paper. Known also as the Tesco Law, it allows the company to have its
own law company deal with legal issues and offer legal advice.
Economic factors – Due to dull consumer spending in the past few years has influenced
the company however, ease in economic regulations did help it stay put during the worldwide
economic crisis.
Social factors – The company has had poor relationships with the suppliers but now it is
on the way to improving its social image.
Technological factors – The implementation of a new merchandising system with SAP
has helped the company improve its efficiency. Apart from that, the self-service checkout
technology has also alleviated the company’s profits.
SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) –
Strengths – The Company’s biggest strength is the brand name it carries. It has been in
the business for almost a century now and people relate to the brand.
Weaknesses – The biggest weakness of Woolworths is that it is not recognized
internationally yet.
Opportunities – The retail sector is rapidly growing across the globe, which presents itself
as one of the best opportunities for Woolworths to expand.

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Threats – The other successful supermarket giants, Coles in particular, poses the biggest
threat for the company (Mortimer 2017). In addition, the new entrants in the retail business also
seem to threaten Woolworths’ position.
6. Objectives
Objective 1 – To ensure that the company promotes eco-friendly carry bags that are
customized for customers of Woolworths
Objective 2 – To encourage the manufacture of products that consume least non-
renewable energy
Objective 3 – To promote the use of products especially eatables that are naturally available
7. Action Plan
Initiatives How it will be
done
Desired Outcome Timeframe Responsibilities
1. To minimize the
use of plastic in
packaging
Request the
packaging
companies to use
eco-friendly
papers for
packaging
It will ensure that
there is minimum
risk posed to the
environment
although the cost
of packaging
might increase
1 year The higher
management
The suppliers
2. To replace
plastic bags with
Woolworths
Increase the supply
of paper bags
especially
It will motivate the
customers to make
minimum use of
6 months The suppliers
The higher
management