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Alliance Boots

Headquarters London, UK
CEO Stefano Pessina; Chairman, Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
Total Revenue 11 502 Million £

£11 502 Million
Net Income 387 Million £
Reporting Cycle Annually

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Alliance Boots is a leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group which operates in both wholesale and retail. Alliance Boots was formed on July 31 2006 through the merger between Alliance UniChem and Boots Group. However, as of July 2007, the Company is now owned by AB Acquisitions Limited, a private equity firm. Alliance Boots is headquartered in London, England. In terms of retail space, Alliance Boots ranks as one of the largest high street retailers in the UK.

Alliance Boots is not a GRI reporting company, but their latest Corporate Social Responsibility 2007 report is available online. The report is their first as Alliance Boots, since the merger with Alliance UniChem and Boots Group.

Sector: Retail (Department & Discount)

Reducing Product/Service Impacts Greenhouse Gases Air Pollution (other than GHG) Energy Use Biodiversity Material Use Waste Water Use Hazardous Spills Environmental Compliance Environmental Expenditures Community Impact Local Procurement Capacity Building Child Labour Indigenous Rights Cancer Research HIV/AIDS Research Human Rights Employee Wages Training and Benefits Employment Equity Collective Bargaining Occupational Health and Safety Military Involvement Customer Health and Safety Accessibility to Product Information Customer Satisfaction Marketing Ethics Customer Privacy Organics Fair Trade Animal Testing Government Assistance Direct Economic Impact Political Contributions Anti-Corruption Anti-Competitive Behaviour CEO Compensation Category Breakdown
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Environment [login to edit summary]

Indicators
  1. Reducing Product/Service Impacts (5)
  2. Greenhouse Gases (5)
  3. Air Pollution (other than GHG)
  4. Energy Use (6)
  5. Biodiversity (8)
  6. Material Use (4)
  7. Waste (8)
  8. Water Use
  9. Hazardous Spills
  10. Environmental Compliance
  11. Environmental Expenditures

Alliance Boots were one of the first retailers to join the Round table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Alliance Boots is working with other RSPO members to develop a system to ensure that palm oil is grown more sustainably and that conditions in producing countries are improved.

To reduce waste going to landfill, Alliance Boots drafted a policy in which surplus, redundant, or otherwise un-sellable stock is made available for staff to purchase, or sent out as part of a charitable donation program.

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Society [login to edit summary]

Indicators
  1. Community Impact (1)
  2. Local Procurement
  3. Capacity Building
  4. Child Labour
  5. Indigenous Rights
  6. Cancer Research (2)
  7. HIV/AIDS Research
  8. Human Rights (2)
  9. Employee Wages Training and Benefits
  10. Employment Equity (1)
  11. Collective Bargaining
  12. Occupational Health and Safety
  13. Military Involvement

During 2006-2007, Boots donated a total of £1.7m to charity. The Company has also been involved in cancer research and fundraising, and is partners with the Breast Cancer Care and Cancer Research UK (SunSmart Policy).

Boots attends Ethical Trading Initiative meetings, and is committed to ensuring that their company is not complicit in human rights abuses.

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Product Responsibility [login to edit summary]

Indicators
  1. Customer Health and Safety
  2. Accessibility to Product Information
  3. Customer Satisfaction
  4. Marketing Ethics
  5. Customer Privacy
  6. Organics
  7. Fair Trade
  8. Animal Testing (1)

Alliance Boots reports they are committed to maintaining safe and environmentally sound operations and respecting the welfare of animals. However, detailed information regarding animal testing is not provided.

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Corporate Citizen [login to edit summary]

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  1. Government Assistance
  2. Direct Economic Impact
  3. Political Contributions (1)
  4. Anti-Corruption (1)
  5. Anti-Competitive Behaviour (1)
  6. CEO Compensation (2)

Richard Baker, former CEO , was paid more than £1.2million (2,241,701.10 USD ) in 2006.

However the following year, Stefano Pessina, the current CEO of Alliance Boots was rated # 407 of the world’s billionaires, according to Forbes. As of 2007, his net worth was USD $2.3 billion.