Coles Group Ltd.
Industry Group: Food Retailers
Country/Region: Australia
Identifier: ASX:COL
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and is the country's third-largest liquor retailer. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australian live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process 17 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths serving about 30 million customers per week from Australia's population of 25 million.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Food Retailers 68 out of 192
Universe
Global Universe 4639 out of 15104
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Industry Comparison
| Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Coles Group Ltd. |
20.6
Medium
|
68 out of 192 |
| Woolworths Group Ltd. |
20.8
Medium
|
71 out of 192 |
| CP All Public Co. Ltd. |
21.2
Medium
|
77 out of 192 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. |
24.6
Medium
|
124 out of 192 |
| George Weston Ltd. |
29
Medium
|
169 out of 192 |
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