Shoprite Holdings | Sustainability highlights

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Sustainability Highlights

Tackling packaging waste

We’re hard at work to ensure that 100% of our plastic packaging is reusable and/or recyclable by 2025. We are already using 4 000 tons of plastic returned annually to our distribution centres to produce our 100% recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags.

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Communities are central to Shoprite’s strategy to give back

We take hands with various community partners in long-term projects to #ActForChange in our communities.

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Pensioner’s garden provides for 120 families

When Susan Davies retired 16 years ago she wanted to help disadvantaged people in the area, so she established the Catch Community Centre in Gonubie, Eastern Cape. With Checkers’ help, she is reinvigorating the food garden that provides fresh vegetables for 120 families.

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Preschools get boost from Shoprite

Support for preschools includes education and governance training, meals for the children and critical structural upgrades. Recently 15 preschools in and around Kathu in the Northern Cape benefited from an extensive teacher training programme.

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Entrepreneur and Shoprite supplier now employs 35 people

From baking a few cakes and employing just over five people, Shanaaz Essa’s business Exquisite Cakes started supplying Shoprite and can now employ over 30 people.

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Rooftop solar PV powers shopping centre

The Gordon's Bay Mall is the seventh solar PV plant installed by the Shoprite Group. Together these plants already reduced the Group’s carbon emissions by 7350 tCO2e.

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Tackling packaging waste

We’re hard at work to ensure that 100% of our plastic packaging is reusable and/or recyclable by 2025. We are already using 4 000 tons of plastic returned annually to our distribution centres to produce our 100% recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags.

READ MORE

Communities are central to Shoprite’s strategy to give back

We take hands with various community partners in long-term projects to #ActForChange in our communities.

SEE HOW

Pensioner’s garden provides for 120 families

When Susan Davies retired 16 years ago she wanted to help disadvantaged people in the area, so she established the Catch Community Centre in Gonubie, Eastern Cape. With Checkers’ help, she is reinvigorating the food garden that provides fresh vegetables for 120 families.

READ MORE

Preschools get boost from Shoprite

Support for preschools includes education and governance training, meals for the children and critical structural upgrades. Recently 15 preschools in and around Kathu in the Northern Cape benefited from an extensive teacher training programme.

READ MORE

Entrepreneur and Shoprite supplier now employs 35 people

From baking a few cakes and employing just over five people, Shanaaz Essa’s business Exquisite Cakes started supplying Shoprite and can now employ over 30 people.

READ MORE

Rooftop solar PV powers shopping centre

The Gordon's Bay Mall is the seventh solar PV plant installed by the Shoprite Group. Together these plants already reduced the Group’s carbon emissions by 7350 tCO2e.

READ MORE

Our Partners

We cannot act for change on our own, which is why we ground our social investment in local community partnerships. Some of our key partnerships include:

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Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA)

Helps us establish and support our growing food garden programme.

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Gift of the Givers

A global disaster response organisation that we work with to provide emergency relief.

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The Lunchbox Fund

We help fund this organisation to provide nutritious meals to ECDs.

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The Early Care Foundation

Provides necessary resources and practitioner training for preschool education.

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Centre for Early Childhood Development

Provides training and support to ECD facilities and practitioners.

Brownie Points Africa

A non-profit organisation that connects stakeholders for innovative campaigns.

South African Department of Water and Sanitation

We collaborate on a range of informative projects with the department.

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South African Department of Social Development

We partner with the department on hunger relief and ECD programmes.

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Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs)

We collaborate to offer access to skills training and economic empowerment through digital platforms.

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Empowerment Capital Investment Partners (Pty) Ltd

A majority black-owned asset manager in the enterprise and supplier development sector.

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Consumer Goods Council of South Africa

We participate in initiatives focused on food safety, crime, health and safety and sustainability.

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WWF – South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative

Together, we advocate the sustainable procurement and consumption of seafood. Click to read our Sustainable Seafood Policy.

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OUTsurance

An innovative South African financial services company known for offering value-for-money products.

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