Our community target highlights

Highlights of progress against the targets we set and published during 2010/11 are as follows:

Target: To work with health bodies and government departments where we operate to deliver initiatives that improve the health and wellbeing of people in the communities in which we operate.

Achievements: We continue to launch a range of products, partnerships and services as part of our commitment to making high quality healthcare more available and accessible. Working in partnership with the NHS in the UK, our services include eye clinics, health checks and stop smoking services. In addition, Boots has 13 doctors’ surgeries operating in its stores in the UK.

Target: To develop campaigns and information which support the public health agenda, particularly those most relevant to women.

Achievements: Boots has embarked on a three-year charity partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, which aims to provide the two million people living with cancer in the UK, and their family and friends increased access to information and support. For example, in February, during Cancertalk Week, Macmillan Cancer Support and Boots hosted drop-in cancer information sessions in over 100 Boots stores across the UK. In addition, we continue to work with charities including Action for Blind People. Our UK wholesale business has a number of charity partners including The Prostate Cancer Charity, Leonard Cheshire Disability and CLIC Sargent.

Target: To share knowledge and experience across the Group via an active corporate social responsibility network, with a dedication to continuous improvement.

Achievements: We continue to promote our corporate social responsibility efforts and ensure that our approach is shared across the Group. Our network of CSR Champions is now well established and they work closely with communications and fi nance departments on data generation and audit. We continue to encourage sharing of ideas across the Group.

Target: To encourage employee commitment to our corporate social responsibilities activities, particularly through volunteering and charitable giving programmes.

Achievements: In 2010/11 a large number of our people across the Group were involved in volunteering activities linked to the communities we serve. Additionally, in the UK approximately 4% of Boots employees contributed to Give As You Earn schemes and approximately 470 benefi ted from a “Matched Giving Scheme” where the company matched the employee’s donation and/or paid the administration fee.