• COUNTRY OF HQ
  • South Africa
  • SELECTION OF SUBSIDIARIES
  • Country Road
  • Witchery
  • Mimco and Trenery
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS COTTON RANKING 2020

How is the company performing?

Score
34.3
Policy
17
Uptake
15.5
Traceability
1.8

Where is Woolworths Holdings Ltd on the journey to sustainable cotton?

Not yet started
Starting the journey
Well on the way Woolworths Holdings Ltd in 2017, 2020
Leading the way
Company performance analysis
OVERALL

Woolworths scores 34.3 out of 100 points in this ranking (up from 30.3 in 2017), and is well on its way towards cotton sustainability.

POLICY

Woolworths has a strategy in place to address sustainability of cotton in its supply chain, mainly through its membership of the Better Cotton Initiative. The company does not have separate specific policies in place to address water reduction, biodiversity and pesticide use in cotton cultivation. The company has committed to sourcing 100% sustainable cotton (Better Cotton and organic cotton) by 2020.

UPTAKE

In 2018, Woolworths sourced 60% of sustainable cotton.

TRACEABILITY

Woolworths does not publish information on the absolute volume and origin of the cotton used in its products. The company does publish a list of finished product manufacturers for some of its brands but does not provide information on its other suppliers (fabric manufacturers, yarn spinners).

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