George Weston Ltd

Food & Drug Retailing

Company Summary

George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. It operates retail drug stores under the Shoppers Drug Mart name. This segment also provides credit card services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, and manages commercial, residential, tenant, industrial, and office properties. It provides products under the President's Choice, no name, Life Brand, and Farmer's Market brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.

ESG Rating Overview

Sustainalytics

Overall ESG Rating :

27.7
Rating Scale
0-10Negligible10-20Low20-30Med30-40High40+Severe
0100E7.7S12.6G6.4

Refinitiv

Overall ESG Rating :

77
Rating Scale
0-25Poor 25-50Satisfactory 50-75Good75-100Excellent
0100E85S73G78

Overall ESG Rating :

AA
Rating Scale
CCCB
Laggard
BBBBBA
Average
AAAAA
Leader

GWL is a leader among 44 companies in the retail - food & staples industry.

Temperature Rise :

1.6℃
CLIMATE SCALE
≥ 3.85°CLagging > 2°C - < 3.85°CMisaligned ≤ 2°CAligned