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Industry Group:Discount Stores

The Disclosure rating covers 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals including: 'Affordable & Clean Energy', 'Responsible Production & Consumption' and 'Life on Land'. The analysis of Dollar General Corp is prepared by All Street Sevva using proprietary Cognitive Robots. Comprehensive Sustainability analysis of Dollar General Corp can be accessed by signing in.

Dollar General Corp in the Discount Stores industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 5.8; made up of an environmental score of 5.0, social score of 6.2 and governance score of 5.7.

SDG Transparency Score for Dollar General Corp 
Low
0 - 3

5.8

Medium Impact
4 - 6
High
7 - 10
Last Score Update: 2023-07-01
What drives the score for Dollar General Corp 
5.0

Environmental

6.2

Social

5.7

Governance

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Peer Group Comparison

RankCompanySDG Transparency Score Performance
1Walmart Inc
8.8
High
2Target Corp
8.6
High
17Pepco Group NV
6.4
High
18Dollarama Inc
6.1
High
19Dollar General Corp
5.8
High
19SRP Groupe SA
5.8
High
21Big Lots Inc
5.5
High
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45Yumemitsuketai Co Ltd
0.0
Low
45Shonghoya Intl Group Inc
0.0
Low
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Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine. The company's consumable products also comprise snacks, such as candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, including over-the-counter medicines and personal care products, such as soaps, body washes, shampoos, cosmetics, and dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. In addition, it offers seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, and automotive and home office supplies; and home products that include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Further, the company provides apparel, which comprise casual everyday apparel for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women, and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. As of February 25, 2022, it operated 18,190 stores in 47 states in the United States. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

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