In its third annual Corporate Responsibility Report, “Bringing Impact Home,” Wayfair Inc. highlighted its 2023 work and advancement in achieving milestones across sustainability efforts, social impact, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The company is also driving toward zero waste throughout its worldwide operations and plans to reach this goal by 2030, keeping more than 90% of operational waste out of landfills and incinerators. Additionally, Wayfair is targeting 2035 as the year by which it will have lowered Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 63%.
“I’m proud to be sharing this year’s Corporate Responsibility Report, which highlights the important progress we’ve made toward our ongoing support of our communities, our people, and our planet,” said Kate Gulliver, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at Wayfair. “While this report is a retrospective of our impact and progress over the past year, we know that this work is never truly done. Looking ahead, we remain committed to investing our time and resources in these crucial areas, and I’m thrilled to be adding our zero waste goal as a key commitment.”
The report spotlights:
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The Wayfair Neighborhood Fund, designed to combat homelessness through grants made to organizations serving local neighborhoods
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25 Habitat for Humanity projects
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The Celebrate Black Makers initiative, which seeks to increase the number of Black-owned suppliers, as well as business from the same
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Wayfair’s Employee Resource Groups, also called Affinity Groups
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The brand’s Shop Sustainability program, which focuses on third-party certified products
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Liberty Solar virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) participation
Additionally, observing the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) frameworks in the Corporate Responsibility Report further strengthens the brand’s commitment to leveraging data to develop strategies in support of goals.
Download the entire report at this link.
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