A team that is better together

Fostering an open and welcoming culture where every team member feels valued. We do this by:

1. Developing the inclusive skill of people leaders, so that we create diverse teams reflecting the communities in which we live and work.
2. Making work flexible at Coles, so we can all thrive in our careers.
3. Improving engagement of all diverse groups so that everyone at Coles can be at their best.

We are focussed on fairness for all genders and addressing historical imbalance in access to opportunities. Everyone benefits from gender equity. Our gender balance commitments are:

1. Reaching 40% women in leadership roles at an organisational level. Improving male and female representation in each function to 30% of each gender. 
2. Achieving pay parity to support achievement of gender equality. 
3. Being recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality enabling us to attract and retain the best talent at Coles.

Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) 

We’ve complied with our reporting requirements under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth) for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. You can find more information in the following reports:

• Questionnaire
• Workplace Profile
• Workplace Management Statistics

Recognise and enable people with all kinds of abilities by:

1. Achieving 90% completion of Disability Confidence Training by customer-facing team members so we can support every customer. 
2. Continuing to improve the accessibility of our in-store and online experience, including Quiet Hour being available in over 420 supermarkets nationally. 
3. Taking part in the Australian Network on Disability’s Access and Inclusion Index to make sure we’re always working to improve our inclusion score.

Championing LGBTQI+ inclusion in the workplace and beyond, through:

1. Building a strong Pride at Coles network and actively contribute to local LGBTQI+ communities and events in all states. 
2. Providing LGBTQI+ inclusion training to all team members to create a place where everyone feels like they can be their authentic selves at work. 
3. Improving our status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index and be recognised as an active and influential leader in LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion.

We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tiered Employer at the 2021 LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Awards.

Providing more opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, suppliers, customers and communities to engage with our business. We will do this through:

1. Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team member representation to 5% of our workforce and 3% of trade and management roles by providing great careers at Coles. 
2. Increasing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suppliers to participate in our supply chain. 
3. Progressing sustainable relationships with Indigenous customers and communities to increase our understanding, value and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, knowledge and rights.