Our approach to environmental sustainability and social impact

We are driven by our purpose - helping Canadians Live Life Well® - and goals of creating long-term value for our business and communities. By embedding objectives related to fighting climate change and advancing social equity into its business strategy, the Company is ensuring that its actions contribute to the prosperity of the business, its customers, and the nation as a whole.

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change requires decisive action to help mitigate the environmental causes and effects of climate change. It entails reducing CO2 emissions, achieving net-zero goals, minimizing food waste, and aligning with the Golden Design Rules for plastic packaging.

Advancing social equity

Advancing social equity involves building a diverse and inclusive workforce that adds rich perspectives and skill sets to how we deliver our customer experience and that reflects the communities we serve. It also involves supporting the health and well-being of women and children – both of which are key to the success and prosperity of Canada as a whole.

Our commitments and performance highlights

Achieve net-zero by 2040 for our enterprise operating footprint¹, and 2050 for scope 3 emissions.

500
carbon reduction projects completed in 2024.
Inaugural
TCFD-aligned report published in 2022.
16% reduction
in greenhouse gas emissions relative to 2020 baseline.

Reduce plastic waste by making all control brand and in-store plastic packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

90%+ compliance
with the Golden Design Rules for control brand and in-store packaging achieved.
Award winning
recyclable packaging² used across our President's Choice®, no name® and PC® Organics whole bean and ground coffees.
100%
of Joe-Fresh e-commerce packaging is made with recyclable materials³

Send zero food to landfill by 2030.

100%
of our food retail stores and DCs, and eligible Shoppers Drug Mart®/Pharmaprix® associate-owned locations donated to a food recovery partner.
More than 80,000
metric tonnes of food donated or diverted in 2024.

Be Canada's most diverse and inclusive employer.

39.5%
of executive roles represented by women (on track to achieve 40% by 2024).
46%
of management roles represented by women, exceeding our 2024 goal of 43%.
28%
of executive roles represented by visible minorities, exceeding our 2024 goal of 25%.
34%
of management roles represented by visible minorities (exceeding our 2024 goal of 30%).

Supporting the health and wellbeing of children and women.

$212 million
raised and donated (including in-kind donations) to support research, charities and non-profits across Canada.
997k
kids reached in partnership with President's Choice Children's Charity.
$12.5 Million
provided by the Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health to initiatives that improve women's access to health care.
In 2022
we pledged to donate 1 billion pounds of food to help Feed more Families.

Take a deeper look at our key priorities

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Environmental sustainability

We're reducing the impact of our operations on the environment.

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Social impact

We make a positive difference in our communities.

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Corporate governance

We stay true to our values all the way through our supply chain.

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Our partners

Better Cotton logo.
Canadian Climate Institute logo.
The Consumer Goods Forum logo.
Canada Plastics Pact logo.
Canadian red cross logo
Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef logo.
Flashfood logo.
Food Banks Canada logo
MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) logo.
Ocean Wise logo.
OCFB (Ontario Corn Fed Beef) logo.
OP2B logo
PC Children's Charity logo
Second harvest logo
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World wildlife foundation logo
ZooShare logo.

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