Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report
23 Octubre 2023 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
Touching Lives for the Better Through its
Communities, People and Planet
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: GO) (“Grocery Outlet” or
the “Company”), a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality,
name-brand consumables and fresh products, today announced the
publication of its first annual Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) Report covering fiscal year 2022.
“At Grocery Outlet, our mission of Touching Lives for the Better
has been core to the business from the start, and fulfilling this
purpose has resulted in positive environmental and social impacts
throughout our 77-year history. We are proud of the work we have
done and we are excited to highlight our ESG strategy through our
first report,” said RJ Sheedy, President, CEO and member of the
Board of Directors of Grocery Outlet.
The Company’s inaugural ESG Report demonstrates Grocery Outlet’s
mission of Touching Lives for the Better, focusing on the positive
impact the Company has on its communities, people and planet. The
seven key impact areas highlighted in the Report are:
- Saving Customers Money: Grocery Outlet’s discounts and
bargains save customers money – an estimated 40% over conventional
grocers on average – enabling them to save for life’s other
expenses.
- Providing Affordable Quality Food: Grocery Outlet
increases food access in its communities by providing customers
with affordable quality food from trusted, name-brand
suppliers.
- Giving Back: Grocery Outlet partners with its
Independent Operators to give back to its communities by supporting
local food banks, educational programs and other initiatives that
uplift and empower those in need.
- Providing Opportunities to Independent Operators:
Grocery Outlet creates unique opportunities for Independent
Operators to be local business owners and entrepreneurs.
- Providing Opportunities for Employees: Grocery Outlet’s
focus on its values and culture, as well as its equity, diversity
and inclusion initiatives, help to create opportunities for its
employees to grow and thrive.
- Reducing Food Waste: Grocery Outlet’s opportunistic
sourcing model enables it to reduce food waste in partnership with
its suppliers and Independent Operators.
- Improving Operational Efficiency: By improving
operational efficiency, Grocery Outlet strives to reduce its
environmental impacts on energy use, food waste and carbon
emissions.
To learn more about Grocery Outlet’s Environmental, Social and
Governance activities, the 2022 Report is available for download
www.groceryoutlet.com/esg.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” that
reflect our current views about future events and involve known
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause our actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
those forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking
statements in this news release include, but are not limited to,
estimated savings passed to customers, employee development, and
future ESG strategy and initiatives.
About Grocery Outlet
Based in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet is a
high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand
consumables and fresh products sold through a network of
independently operated stores. Grocery Outlet has more than 450
stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Idaho,
Nevada, Maryland and New Jersey.
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