RONA has published its 2025 Overview of Sustainable Development Activities, which highlights the company’s environmental and social initiatives, as well as the progress it has made over the past year to reach its sustainable development goals.
Key achievements in 2025, it noted:
- 100% of new private-brand bathroom products are WaterSense® certified
- Nearly 2,000 tonnes of products were brought back by customers for recycling
- Over $2 M was presented to organizations by the RONA Foundation in support of their construction and renovation projects
“At RONA, sustainable development is part of our daily activities. Every day, it takes shape through our teams’ actions across Canada; whether it’s through the products we choose to market or the ways we operate in our network of stores, we have concrete opportunities to improve our practices and have a direct impact on people’s lives,” said J.P. Towner, President and CEO, RONA inc., in the report.
“In 2025, we chose to focus our efforts on our products to generate more value for our customers and the environment. Thanks to our private brands, we continued to offer eco-friendly products at affordable prices, while our in-store recycling programs enabled customers to bring back nearly 2,000 tonnes of products for recycling. We also expanded our recycling program for used air conditioners to 14 of our stores across Québec, a first in our industry.
“The key to our progress is our employees. Their health, safety, well-being and development remain top priorities. Throughout the year, we offered them new health and wellness resources, and we trained over 5,000 employees in best practices for sorting recyclable material.
“We strive to put people at the heart of our actions, and this goes well beyond our teams. In this uncertain geopolitical climate, our commitment to the community is stronger than ever. In 2025, the RONA Foundation presented over 2 million dollars to projects that meet very real needs, particularly in terms of access to safe housing.”
To find out more about RONA’s initiatives and to read the company’s 2025 Overview of Sustainable Development Activities, click HERE
As of the report, the retailer had 21,000 employees with 425 corporate and affiliated dealer stores across Canada and 11 distribution centres.
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