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MNO3704 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 17 September 2025; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. For assistance, Whats-App 0.6.7-1.7.1-1.7.3.9. Ensure your success with us.. All JSE listed companies are required to address ethical and environmental aspects in their annual reports which are uploaded on the companies’ websites and are available for public scrutiny. In the same way, many companies also publish their sustainability policies on their webpages to create public awareness. Woolworths, adopts a philosophy of showing their commitment to sustainability through their Good Business Journey and Sustainability Programmes. OUR.GOOD BUSINESS JOURNEY Our sustainability programme, the Good Business Journey, is our commitment to caring for people, our communities and the environment. Conduct a search on the internet to access the Sustainability Policies and Position Statements of Woolworths (South Africa). For your convenience, the links below will route you to the Woolworths webpage where sustainability is addressed. Chapter/ /N-139f6z Chapter/ /N-1kpzqkw Navigate the information provided on the website, using the above links, to answer the questions that follow. Question 1 [10] Human and industry activity has a great impact on the environment. Managing this impact is the first step in being environmentally responsible. Woolworths is committed to playing their part in ensuring that the Woolies business is resilient in the face of climate change, while always making every effort to reduce their impact on the environment, by doing everything they can to think ahead, reduce their energy consumption and carbon emissions, and use more renewable energy sources wherever possible. With specific reference to the information on the Woolworths website, indicate how Woolworths is using energy responsibly and efficiently to help reduce their impact on the environment. MNO3704/Assessment 4 2025 Question 2 [10] The Sustainable Development Goals are unique in calling for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet and stimulate action in particular areas. Explain the areas which are of critical importance for humanity and the planet. Question 3 [10] Based on the information, to which United Nations Sustainable Development Goals do the Woolworths Energy and Climate Change Programmes contribute towards? Question 4 [10] Woolworths states that water availability and quality impacts everything from the health and well-being of their employees and communities, to keeping their production facilities running smoothly and growing the food sold on their shelves. With water as such a critical resource to their operations — and that of every household and business — they aim to monitor and manage water consumption across everything in their business operations and add that their greatest impact is in the supply chain. Explain how Woolworths have made water stewardship one of their focus areas and how they are committed to reducing water consumption and managing wastewater across their operations and supply chain.

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QUESTION 1

How Woolworths Uses Energy Responsibly & Efficiently

1. Green Building / Green Store Design

Woolworths has its own Green-Store rating model. Stores are rated Silver, Gold, or Platinum
depending on how many sustainable design features they incorporate. These include
automatic doors to manage temperature, LED lighting that adjusts with natural light, natural
ventilation, roof vents admitting daylight, under-floor heating using waste heat from
refrigeration, closed-door refrigeration and CO₂ or natural gas-based refrigeration systems.
The Palmyra Junction store in Cape Town is a flagship example, verified as a 5-star Green
Building by the Green Building Council of South Africa.

2. Real-Time Monitoring of Electricity Use

Woolworths monitors electricity usage for most of its stores, distribution centres, and head
offices using online real-time monitoring systems. These systems allow them to trackTerms of use
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