Corporate social responsibility

Boots is the UK’s most trusted pharmacy brand, with a fantastic heritage and reputation built on the contribution we've made to the nation's health over a century and a half. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is integral to who we are, embedded into every aspect of our business. It is brought to life every day through our local community pharmacists making a real difference to people's lives; through the generosity of our colleagues, customers and business partners supporting our charity partnerships; and through our holistic approach to sustainability, a key driver of business growth while ensuring that we use our planet's resources responsibly.

Alex Gourlay
Chief Executive, Health & Beauty Division, Alliance Boots

This area of our website provides details of the processes, policies, initiatives and performance against a wide range of targets within Boots UK, the UK's leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer.

As a member of Alliance Boots, the Boots UK information provided here is supplementary to the Alliance Boots CSR Report 2011/12 which covers CSR activities and processes across the whole Group.

We have a long and proud history of providing information on our performance and approach to a wide range of issues typically included within today's leading CSR reports. For example, data on our carbon emissions first appeared in our Environment Report in 1999.

We hope you enjoy browsing our website and viewing some of the exciting and innovative work we're doing.