Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Woolworths Group (Woolworths) demonstrates policy engagement that is partially aligned with policy pathways aiming to deliver the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement, yet its recent transparent engagement appears to be largely limited to support for circular economy policies and the decarbonization of transport in Australia.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Woolworths displays limited yet broadly positive top-line messaging on climate policy. The company appeared to support emissions reductions in line with the 1.5°C target in its 2024 Sustainability Report, published in August 2024, and supported the goals of the Paris Agreement in the same report.
Engagement with Climate-Related Policies: Woolworths’ transparent engagement with specific climate policies is mostly limited to advocacy supporting the development of circular economy legislations in Australia. In a November 2024 consultation submission to the inquiry into opportunities in the circular economy, Woolworths supported the introduction of targeted measures to accelerate businesses' transition toward adopting circularity practices. Similarly, Woolworths appeared supportive of the creation of a Recycling Modernisation Fund in a November 2023 consultation submission.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Woolworths displays limited yet generally supportive positioning on the energy transition. The company appeared to support the decarbonization of industry in Australia and New Zealand in its 2024 Annual Report, published in August 2024. Woolworths also supported the decarbonization of transportation in Australia, calling for targets aimed to increase uptakes of commercial and heavy vehicle electric vehicles in a September 2023 consultation submission.
Industry Association Governance: Woolworths has not published a review of its alignment with its industry associations' positions on climate, though the company has disclosed a partial list of its industry association memberships in its Government, Policy and Industry Engagement Principles document, accessed July 2025. The company maintains membership to several associations that promote a prolonged role for fossil gas in the energy mix, including the Business Council of Australia and Energy Users Association of Australia.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q3 2025.