Our data
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)1
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| 3.0 | 3.02 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
1 LTIFR is the number of lost time injuries and medical treatment injuries per million hours worked.
2 Restated due to maturation of data.
Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR)1
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| 19.4 | 27.82 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 38.0 |
1 TRIFR is the number of lost time injuries and medical treatment injuries per million hours worked.
2 Restated due to maturation of data.
Workers' compensation claims
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| 249 | 2831 | 396 | 483 | 518 |
1 Restated due to maturation of data.
Greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes CO2e)
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 & 21 | Scope 32 | Total | Scope 1 & 2 | Scope 3 | Total | Scope 1 & 2 | Scope 3 | Total | Scope 1 & 2 | Scope 3 | Total | Scope 1 & 2 | Scope 3 | Total |
| 124,257 | 25,926 | 150,183 | 140,510 | 30,751 | 171,261 | 167,947 | 34,627 | 202,575 | 187,522 | 39,690 | 227,213 | 214,845 | 46,551 | 261,396 |
1 Scope 1 and 2 data includes emissions for businesses where we have operational control under the NGER Act, our emissions in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and several Asian countries and businesses.
2 Scope 3 data includes the indirect component of our scope 1 and 2 emissions (such as transmitting the electricity we use), emissions from waste disposal and air travel.
Energy use (petajoules)
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.88 |
Water use (megalitres)
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | 132 |
NR means data was not recorded or reported due to the acquisition of Bunnings UK & Ireland in 2016 or it is not material to the business.
Waste (tonnes)
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposed | Recycled | Disposed | Recycled | Disposed | Recycled | Disposed | Recycled | Disposed | Recycled |
| 6,211 | 16,101 | 7,925 | 17,871 | 8,225 | 21,129 | 7,663 | 20,231 | 7,717 | 22,231 |
Community contributions ($ million)
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct1 | Indirect2 | Total | Direct | Indirect | Total | Direct | Indirect | Total | Direct | Indirect | Total | Direct | Indirect | Total |
| 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
1 Direct contributions include cash, product at cost and in-kind contributions at cost. This approach is consistent with the methodology outlined in the London Benchmarking Group Guidance on community contributions.
2 Indirect contributions are those made by others where a Wesfarmers business facilitated and supported the contribution, such as customer donations to an appeal at point of sale. This approach is consistent with the methodology outlined in the London Benchmarking Group Guidance on community contributions, which is specifically applied by Coles, Target and WesCEF.
Indigenous employment
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| 175 | 155 | 136 | 161 | 107 |