Climate Change Data

Bunzl Asia Pacific

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Ethical Supply Chains
  • Workforce Diversity and Inclusion
  • Climate Action
  • Circular Economy

Environmental Achievements

  • 75% of larger distribution sites have solar panels installed.
  • New Pemulwuy distribution centre built to a 6-star Green Star rating.
  • 16% of fleet is now hybrid or electric.
  • Over 2000 workwear SKUs redesigned to remove all plastic packaging.
  • Reduced a customer's plastic usage by 140 tonnes annually.
  • More than 50% of operational waste is recycled.
  • Increased recycling rate at Erskine Park distribution centre from 0% to 55% in 2023.

Social Achievements

  • Senior leadership team is 44% women.
  • Gender Pay Gap audit result less than 5%.
  • Partnership with OzHarvest, donating 13,370 meals since November 2022.
  • Collaboration with First Nations communities through procurement and the Reconciliation Action Plan.
  • Corporate sponsorship of the Clontarf Foundation.
  • Participation in mentorship, work experience, and traineeship programs for First Nations people.

Governance Achievements

  • EcoVadis bronze medal awarded since 2022.
  • Implementation of Ethical Sourcing Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct.
  • Conducted 1022 supplier audits in 2023.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero across scope 1, 2, & 3 emissions by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Net Zero 2030 for scope 1 & 2 Asia-Pacific emissions.
  • 80% of suppliers to have science-based targets by 2027.
Short-term Goals:
  • 90% of global spend on products from high-risk regions sourced from assessed and compliant suppliers by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Addressing scope 3 emissions associated with goods and services supplied.
  • Reducing waste and driving industry-wide adoption of sustainable alternatives.
  • Meeting single-use plastics state bans.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Engaging with largest supply partners to learn about their carbon reduction journey.
  • Transitioning to recyclable and reusable products.
  • Eliminating problematic materials from supply chain.
  • Training 26 Sustainability Ambassadors to support customers.
  • Partnering with a waste service provider to improve waste data collection and reporting.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 1022 audits in 2023

Responsible Procurement
  • Ethical Sourcing Policy
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Use of Supply Nation to source from First Nations businesses

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals, TCFD, CDP

Certifications: ISO 14001, Great Place to Work, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sustain and Revive food service ranges
  • Redesigned workwear packaging

Awards & Recognition

  • Labelling and Decoration Award for Sustain’s OzHarvest Collection at the WorldStar Packaging Awards (2024)
  • PIDA Award for sustainable packaging design in workwear (2024)
  • Our Packaging Future Award for Industry Engagement at the APCO Awards (2022)
  • Banksia Sustainability Awards finalist for Diversity (2023)
  • Banksia Foundation Awards finalist in the Business Transformation category (2023)