Empire Company (Sobeys) | Sustainability Performance
Empire Company is a Canadian conglomerate primarily engaged in food retail through its ownership of the Sobeys supermarket chain, and corporate investments.
1963
United States
10,001+ employees
Supermarkets
$10B+ in revenue
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#3017
Overallⓘ#586
in United Statesⓘ#10
in SupermarketsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
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Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
22.8
B/M 26.0
685.0
B/M 616.0
13.3
B/M 55.1
6.9
B/M 11.9
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Controversy level
- Empire Company Limited (Sobeys/Safeway Canada/IGA Quebec parent, Sobey family controlled), Canadian major grocery retailer, has faced sustained Canadian Competition Bureau enforcement scrutiny including the contested 2024 Canadian grocery sector affordability inquiry (alongside Loblaw, Metro, Walmart Canada, Costco) affecting Sobeys customer relationships, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility affecting Canadian institutional shareholders amid Canadian grocery sector regulatory pressure.
Sustainability employees
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1
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.