Officeworks recognised for its commitment to sustainability
Retailer named a leading sustainability-driven company for its ‘Bring it Back’ initiative.
Ófficeworks’ “Bring it Back’ scheme, which allows customers to recycle unwanted technology or stationery items, was awarded as a Retail Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment category innovator by the Australian Financial Review.
Sarah Hunter, managing director of Officeworks said: “Since 2015, we have recycled more than 7000 tonnes of waste including batteries, printer cartridges, pens and e-waste.
“We have planted a million trees as part of our Restoring Australia initiative, planting two trees for every one used based on the weight of paper and wood products sold, restoring landscapes and habitats.
“And we're on track to achieve our goal of using 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025 and we will install solar panels on 50 more stores over the next 18 months,” she said.
In February, Officeworks announced that it had acquired a 21 per cent stake in Brisbane-based social enterprise, World’s Biggest Garage Sale (WBGS), which drives profit for a purpose by repairing, repurposing and re-selling imperfect and unwanted products.
In the coming months, the Australian retailer plans to help expand WBGS under a new brand called Circonomy, and grow the existing collection and repair service beyond Queensland and furniture and office supplies.
Officeworks makes a million dollar difference
This year’s Officeworks Make A Difference Appeal has raised $1,000,496 for local causes across the country.
The focus for this year was children’s health and education, with 14 local community organisations benefiting from the support by Officeworks and its customers.
Officeworks store teams selected the organisations they wanted to help based on what felt most relevant to their local communities and during the month of June, customers were encouraged to round up the cost of their Officeworks purchase or make a direct contribution at the check-out in store or online.
The 2022 community organisations and total donations include:
- Little Dreamers - $59,206
- Koala Kids - $65,937
- The Les Twentyman Foundation - $79,823
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) - $93,615
- Puddle Jumpers - $46,832 ● Children’s Hospital Foundation - $74,042
- Tasmania PCYC - $11,871
- The Pyjama Foundation - $107,898
- Daniel Morcombe Foundation - $63,736 Telethon - $65,747
- Caring Kids - $84,716
- Bear Cottage - $93,424
- Youth Off The Streets - $75,940
- Little Wings - $77,701
The initiative has raised a total of $4,357,455 to date.
Date Published:
12 July 2022