Sustainability

Sustainability at PGG Wrightson

At PGG Wrightson we demonstrate our dedication to ‘Helping grow the country’ through our commitment to protecting our natural environment for future generations.  To be ‘Leaders in the Field’ we recognise the need to balance issues of environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability in order to make a valuable contribution to our people, clients, communities and shareholders.

PGG Wrightson recognises that climate change is a major threat to life on this planet and believe that the agricultural and horticultural sectors have an important role to improve production efficiencies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, our people are at the heart of our health and wellbeing commitment and we know the best outcomes are achieved when we focus on our people.

We know that agriculture is one of the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of climate change. PGG Wrightson, as one of the largest and oldest agricultural supplies businesses in New Zealand has an important role to play to influence its suppliers and to assist its customers to address sustainability.

PGG Wrightson is committed to addressing sustainability across the three pillars of environment, social and governance. For more information about the way we are addressing this, please see our Sustainability Strategy to 2030.

Environment

PGG Wrightson recognises the need to address our environmental footprint and has committed to reduce our operational (scope 1 & 2) greenhouse gas emissions profile by 30% by FY30, based on a FY21 baseline. We have undertaken a comprehensive process to develop our greenhouse gas inventory and we disclose our inventory through regular reporting aligned to the GHG Protocol available in the link below:

Many of our activities are designed to meet the demand for more sustainable farming practices. As part of initiatives to help our customers to recycle farm and orchard plastics, we provide logistical support to the leading product stewardship programme Agrecovery – which collects and recycles plastic from farmers and growers throughout New Zealand.

PGG Wrightson also plays an active role in regional drought and flood management efforts and aim to develop and deliver products and services to help our customers operate with increased efficiency and effectiveness.

We have also adopted Meridian’s Certified Renewable Energy throughout our network of retail stores across New Zealand. This product allows us to match our electricity consumption with an equivalent amount of electricity production from Meridian’s hydro stations or wind farms, which have been certified as producing 100% renewable electricity.

Social

We aim to make a positive and meaningful contribution to the communities in which we operate. Our people are key members of their rural communities. As a result, we have been part of, and we have supported rural communities for multiple generations.

We are committed to providing our team with a safe and healthy work environment, with diverse training opportunities. We invest in development programmes to ensure our people are appropriately trained and equipped, facilitate individual growth and engagement, and enhance the skills of our teams to provide better service and advice for our customers.

The wellbeing of our people, our customers and those we work alongside is important to PGG Wrightson. We are proud to play a significant role in influencing the industry to create safer and healthier outcomes and this is a key focus of our company.
PGG Wrightson’s human resources policies are supported by our Code of Conduct and our core company values – accountability, leadership, integrity, smarter, and teamwork.

Social

We aim to make a positive and meaningful contribution to the communities in which we operate. Our people are key members of their rural communities. As a result, we have been part of, and we have supported rural communities for multiple generations.

We are committed to providing our team with a safe and healthy work environment, with diverse training opportunities. We invest in development programmes to ensure our people are appropriately trained and equipped, facilitate individual growth and engagement, and enhance the skills of our teams to provide better service and advice for our customers.

The wellbeing of our people, our customers and those we work alongside is important to PGG Wrightson. We are proud to play a significant role in influencing the industry to create safer and healthier outcomes and this is a key focus of our company.
PGG Wrightson’s human resources policies are supported by our Code of Conduct and our core company values – accountability, leadership, integrity, smarter, and teamwork.

Governance

We operate to high governance standards and ethical business practices. Our Corporate Governance Charter includes robust legal, regulatory, and compliance processes which align with our risk management procedures.

PGG Wrightson has adopted the GRI Standards for corporate reporting, to enhance the transparency and disclosures we provide to our people, community, customers and shareholders. Our sustainability reporting focuses on the issues that are most material to our business and our people.

We have adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for change within our business, we have assessed the goals at a target level to determine those that are most relevant to our operations.

Within our supply chain we are committed to responsible sourcing. We work with our supply chain partners and insist on compliance with specified social standards in our terms of trade including human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
Our directors recognise that it is their role to set high standards of ethical behaviour, to model this behaviour and hold management accountable for observing, fostering, and delivering high ethical standards.

We recognise the importance of an active and fully supported business continuity management to proactively manage disruption related risk. Our internal plans ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees, the availability of production systems and continued delivery of critical services and supplies for our customers and community.

Our corporate governance policies are as follows:

Governance

We operate to high governance standards and ethical business practices. Our Corporate Governance Charter includes robust legal, regulatory, and compliance processes which align with our risk management procedures.

PGG Wrightson has adopted the GRI Standards for corporate reporting, to enhance the transparency and disclosures we provide to our people, community, customers and shareholders. Our sustainability reporting focuses on the issues that are most material to our business and our people.

We have adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for change within our business, we have assessed the goals at a target level to determine those that are most relevant to our operations.

Within our supply chain we are committed to responsible sourcing. We work with our supply chain partners and insist on compliance with specified social standards in our terms of trade including human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
Our directors recognise that it is their role to set high standards of ethical behaviour, to model this behaviour and hold management accountable for observing, fostering, and delivering high ethical standards.

We recognise the importance of an active and fully supported business continuity management to proactively manage disruption related risk. Our internal plans ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees, the availability of production systems and continued delivery of critical services and supplies for our customers and community.

Our corporate governance policies are as follows:

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