Climate Change Data

Rite Aid Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-02-28 to 2022-02-26, 2022-02-27 to 2023-03-04)

Reporting Period: 2021-02-28 to 2022-02-26

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:73,700 metric tons of GHG emissions avoided (2021)
Renewable Energy Share:6.29% (2021)
Total Energy Consumption:2,425,544 GJ (2021)
Water Consumption:99.8 million gallons (2021)
Waste Generated:76,000 tons (2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Thriving Planet
  • Thriving Business
  • Thriving Workplace
  • Thriving Community

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced passenger vehicle fleet by 77 vehicles, saving nearly 22,612 gallons of fuel and reducing emissions by 193 metric tons.
  • Improved delivery fleet miles per gallon by 4.3% in FY22.
  • Diverted more than 76,000 tons of recyclable material from landfills through four individual programs.
  • Cut overall advertising circular programs by approximately 2 million copies per week, reducing paper consumption by 2,000 tons.
  • Transitioned from plastic air dunnage pillows to a recyclable and biodegradable RanPak solution in eCommerce.
  • Safely disposed of 44 tons of pharmaceutical waste in 2021.

Social Achievements

  • Launched consumer-led product attribute program with 54 different attributes across 2,000 items.
  • Completed 333,000 MTM services to support the health and wellness of over 190,000 patients.
  • Administered over 14.3M COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Administered over 3.6 million COVID-19 tests.
  • Dispensed more than 89,000 Naloxone Prescriptions.

Governance Achievements

  • Increased racial and ethnic diversity on the Board of Directors.
  • Established Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and Supplier Code of Ethics.
  • Implemented NarxCare in 13 states to manage patients at risk for Controlled Substance Misuse and Abuse.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Incremental changes to distribution center locations based on optimization study
Short-term Goals:
  • 100% cage-free eggs by end of 2022
  • 100% LED lighting in stores by 2035

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Attraction and retention of talent
  • Managing climate risk
  • Opioid crisis
Mitigation Strategies
  • Supply chain optimization study
  • Referral bonuses, sign-on bonuses, pay adjustments, and Self Care Fridays.
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program.
  • Medication disposal kiosks, Naloxone dispensing, DisposeRx packets, and participation in prescription drug monitoring programs.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 51 factories received social accountability or security audits in 2021

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible Sourcing Guidelines
  • Ethical Sourcing Principles
  • Supplier sustainability summit
  • Integration of sustainability criteria into sourcing process

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 2: Zero Hunger
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing
  • Goal 5: Gender Equality
  • Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 10: Reduce Inequalities
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production
  • Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Alignment with SDGs detailed on page 11.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sustainable dunnage solution in eCommerce
  • Products with attributes like paraben-free, cruelty-free, organic

Awards & Recognition

  • #30 in 101 Best Companies for Women in Leadership Index
  • John R. Lewis Civil Rights Award

Reporting Period: 2022-02-27 to 2023-03-04

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:6.8%
Total Energy Consumption:2,187,058 GJ

ESG Focus Areas

  • Thriving Planet
  • Thriving Business
  • Thriving Workplace
  • Thriving Community

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced paper consumption by more than 6,000 tons by transitioning from paper advertising circular to digital only.
  • Diverted more than 38,000 tons of recyclable material from landfills.
  • Purchased 50% renewable energy at select stores in Southern California and 100% renewable energy at 110 stores in Northern California.
  • Improved delivery fleet miles per gallon by 4.3% in FY22, with continued gains in FY23.
  • Installed LED lighting at 49% of stores as of January 31, 2023, on track for 100% by 2035.

Social Achievements

  • Launched new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives.
  • Offered eligibility for new health benefit programs, expanding learning and development tools for associates.
  • Opened two small format stores in rural Virginia to improve access to pharmacy services in underserved communities.
  • Completed over 6,500 total onsite immunization clinics, more than 700 in underserved areas.
  • Administered over 140,000 total doses of vaccines through onsite clinics.

Governance Achievements

  • Extended engagement with stockholders by hosting a retail stockholder call.
  • Established a Code of Ethics applicable to associates, Board of Directors, suppliers, and other working companies.
  • Integrated ESG initiatives into operations, overseen by the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Complete installation of LED lighting at 100% of stores by 2035

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions (implied)
  • Maintaining data security and privacy
  • Managing chemicals of concern in products
  • Associate turnover (56% in FY23)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Supply chain optimization studies and implementation of new replenishment planning system.
  • Comprehensive information security program with yearly third-party reviews and layered security strategy.
  • Chemical policy and restricted substance list (RSL), collaboration with NGOs and UL.
  • Associate Experience Strategy and new Associate Value Proposition (AVP) to improve retention and attraction.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 50 factories audited in 2022

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier diversity screening
  • Product packaging criteria
  • Human rights considerations
  • Product sustainability certifications
  • Chemical management and emissions data

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, UN SDGs

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 2
  • Goal 3
  • Goal 5
  • Goal 7
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 10
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 16

Initiatives align with these goals as described in the appendix.

Awards & Recognition

  • Most Innovative MTM Provider by OutcomesMTMâ„¢