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SkirtiData Collectionngi. ............................... 6–13 Our Business Resource Groups Foster Inclusive Global Cultures ................ 14–21 All Together. Different. Împreună. Diferiți • Expanding Business Opportunities Todos juntos. Diferentes. • Hep birlikte. Farklby Attracting,ı. Nurturing Diverse Suppliers .......................... 22–25 • Svi zajedno. Različiti. • Všichni společně.WBA • Earns Wide Recognition for D&I Leadership ........................ 26–27 Každý jiný. • Eensgezind. Anders. • Tous ensemLooking Ahead ....................................- 29 ble, tous différents. • Einträchtig. Anders. • Tut- ti assieme, ma diversi. • Visi kartu. Skirtingi. • Alle sammen. Forskjellige • Todos juntos. Difer- 2 Walgreens Boots Alliance Diversity & Inclusion Report 2019 entes • Împreună. Diferiți • Todos juntos. Difer- entes. • Hep birlikte. Farklı. Deepening Our Diversity and Inclusion Emphasis At Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), We know that diverse teams improve and become a global leader in retail and we embrace the broadest definition of our performance, drive our growth and wholesale pharmacy with a purpose diversity. This is essential because our enhance engagement among ourselves to help people across the world lead 342,000 employees covered by our and with our customers and suppliers. D&I healthier, happier lives. diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives is in our DNA. It also reflects our corporate While the long-term effects of COVID-19 in more than 17 countries represent the vision, purpose and values and our and the racial equality movement remain broadest range of backgrounds, cultures, broader mission and strategy. uncertain, what we do know is that change experiences, perspectives and insights to This report covers a period before the will continue and that WBA will do its part foster and forge our successful business devastating coronavirus pandemic and to support positive outcomes during these strategy and to best serve our multicultural the racial equality movement in the U.S. unprecedented times. Therefore, we also customers and patients around the globe. that galvanized the world. The report seek in this report to spotlight how we This explains our 2018–2019 D&I Report’s strives to relate our D&I journey and the intend to move forward on the D&I front to theme: All Together. Different. We’re each evolutionary progress of the last two years meet the future needs of our employees, unique but, together, we perform best for of the five years since Walgreens and their families, the communities where WBA, ourselves and our customers. Alliance Boots merged to form WBA we work and live and, of course, our customers and patients. Walgreens Boots Alliance Diversity & Inclusion Report 2018–19 1 Letter from Our Chief Executive Officer Stefano Pessina A diverse and inclusive organization indicators show that a diverse and thoughts and ideas where everyone culture where diversity and inclusion must be an essential part of WBA’s inclusive culture positively impacts is valued for who they are and what are at the center of everything we do. business strategy if our company performance, propels growth and they contribute each and every is to remain relevant to customers, enhances employee engagement. day. If we are to achieve this goal, it Stefano Pessina patients and employees. Diversity requires holding myself, leadership, Executive Vice Chairman and and inclusion (D&I) are key enablers As your CEO, the commitment to a and all our people to a heightened Chief Executive Officer in fulfilling our commitment to diverse and inclusive organization level of accountability. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. helping people live healthier, begins with me and must be happier lives. To us, diversity amplified by all. We must remain The journey continues and there encompasses the broadest range of intensely focused on our goal to is still work to be done. We remain cultures, backgrounds, perspectives foster an environment of diverse focused on our vision of creating a and experiences. This is reflected in the diversity of our workforce, suppliers, customers, patients and communities where we have the privilege to serve. Business Letter from Our Global Chief Human Resources Officer Kathleen Wilson-Thompson All Together. Different. describes We are on a journey to create a our intent to nurture a diverse and “One WBA” mindset that delivers highly engaged global workforce to our employees a strong sense of where everyone’s voice matters, and belonging and full participation in everyone is treated with dignity and the organization’s success. We view respect. diversity and inclusion (D&I) as an essential driver of that success; a talented, diverse, and highly engaged workforce is what every purpose- 2 Walgreens Boots Alliance Diversity & Inclusion Report 2018–19 Letter from Our Global Chief Diversity Officer Carlos W. Cubia In our inaugural WBA D&I Report, we patients, suppliers and communities. • Implementing a leadership passionate about sustaining our are excited to share and highlight Over the past two years, many of our accountability model to measure and environment and about equality and how we are globalizing our strategy initiatives have gained momentum drive leader-led actions that result pride for the LGBTQ+ community. in the increase of women and people and demonstrating our commitment and are driving positive cultural of color in leadership positions and While progress is being made, we to creating a culture where D&I change within the organization. a more inclusive culture. must remain committed to an open is at the center of everything we and inclusive culture where diversity We are working to deliver our All do. D&I is about all of us, and the • Forming a Global Inclusion thrives for the advancement of the Together. Different. mindset through Council with leaders from across impact of this work extends beyond organization. We hope this report our employees, to our customers, several bold initiatives, including: WBA to help guide our journey and align our D&I objectives for maximum demonstrates our passion and drive global impact. to realize that mission. • Increasing business opportunities with diverse suppliers and supporting Carlos W. Cubia the development of these suppliers. Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Global Chief Diversity Officer • Expanding our employee-driven Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and company-sponsored Business Resource Groups (BRGs) in the U.S. driven organization such as WBA than 17 countries are able to be and internationally. In addition to women and racial/ethnic groups, seeks to acquire and retain. This their authentic selves at work, groups also exist for employees with demands that we strive to generate empowering them to bring their best disabilities, veterans and those positive, fair, and meaningful thinking and full potential to take on employee experiences as we build and resolve business challenges. teams across our differences such as gender, race, age, disability and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sexual orientation. When all these Executive Vice President and Global diverse perspectives and ideas Chief Human Resources Officer are welcome at the table, there is Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. nothing too big to overcome. Very simply stated, our D&I efforts are working to ensure that our 342,000-plus employees in more Walgreens Boots Alliance Diversity & Inclusion Report 2018–19 3 Our D&I Impact Is Expansive Diversity Objectives in Fiscal 2020 — and Expanding from Individual Goals to Division Goals: • Goal: Increase women in leadership positions by 3 percent over the prior year. • Goal: Increase POC in leadership positions by 2 percent over the prior year. All of us at WBA have a significant role to play in At the start of fiscal 2019, we introduced the fostering an environment in which each of us can Leadership Accountability Model. Recognizing • Goal: Leaders must facilitate and/or be our authentic selves while treating everyone that change often starts at the uppermost participate in a minimum of three with dignity and respect and generating diverse levels of an organization, we announced a D&I significant activities to foster inclusion perspectives in our work. In 2018–2019, we performance goal designed to hold leaders at within the organization. significantly accelerated our D&I program and the vice president level and above accountable initiatives. We expanded several of our Business for driving diverse representation and a more Resource Groups to include team members inclusive culture. Each leader was responsible everywhere. We continue to make strides to for increasing the representation