Walgreens Boots Alliance has hosted its annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, celebrating the positive impact that it makes in thousands of communities around the world.

Boots is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Our business was founded with a strong sense of purpose and it has never been more important to our customers, our team members and society at large that we operate in a way that cares for the environment and makes a positive impact on the communities in which we operate.

Here are some of our recent ESG highlights at Boots, with more details in the full report:

• We introduced 160 new drop-off points for our charity partner, The Hygiene Bank, in our stores. We now have over 500 points where customers can donate essential hygiene products. Together with our customers, we have donated over 27 tonnes of products to help more people affected by hygiene poverty
• We donated over 39,000 care bags for refugees
• Our pharmacy teams were about to support hundreds of vulnerable people through the Ask for ANI codeword scheme
• Our team members have logged over 77,000 hours of volunteering for community causes
• 29 Nottingham projects have received additional funding from the Boots Charitable Trust
• Fundraised over £75k for Macmillan Cancer Support – taking our partnership lifetime total to £20m - helping thousands of people who are living with cancer
• Our Recycle at Boots scheme continues to go from strength to strength, with customers recycling 34.6 tonnes of their hard to recycle health and beauty products, which otherwise would have ended up in landfill
• Completed our commitment to completely remove any wet wipes containing plastic fibres from our stores and boots.com
• Raised over £629,000 for our charity partner, the Prince’s Trust, to help more young people to get the support needed to stabilise their lives, help to develop their confidence and gain core skills needed to thrive.

 

The WBA ESG report covers highlights from Boots alongside other businesses within Walgreens Boots Alliance on its health-centred Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, made up of four key pillars: Healthy Community, Healthy Planet, Healthy and Inclusive Workplace and Sustainable Marketplace.

To mark its launch, WBA hosted a virtual event featuring thought-provoking discussions on critical ESG themes and topics with speakers from across the business, including Roz Brewer, CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Amy Brachio, Global Deputy Vice Chair, Sustainability, EY, Kris Licht, President, Health and Global Chief Customer Officer, Reckitt and Joe Riddle, Director, Neurodiversity in the workplace.

 Download the full ESG Report at WalgreensBootsAlliance.com or watch the event highlights here.