During COVID-19, everyone at Walgreens Boots Alliance – from pharmacy, store and beauty colleagues to delivery drivers, warehouse workers and office staff – has had a direct role to play in undertaking our purpose “to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives.”
In WBA Magazine: The COVID-19 Issue, we’re shining a light on some of these incredible efforts through this collection of stories from across our global business that reflect on the last 12 months. In the U.S., a Walgreens pharmacist administered the COVID-19 vaccine to a 104-year-old woman who had been through not one, but two pandemics. In our Boots and Farmacias Ahumada pharmacies in the U.K. and Chile, respectively, we created safe havens for victims of domestic abuse, which were especially important during lockdown restrictions.
Read the stories below, and take some time to appreciate very moment, big and small, when our teams went above and beyond the call of duty, and look to the future as we continue to help the world prepare for a life beyond COVID-19.
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Breaking down barriers, one BRG at a time
These three letters may seem small, but they’re making a mighty impact at WBA. Learn how four of our business resource groups are empowering employees who have been disproportionately affected by the...Race. Ethnicity. Disability status. Gender identity. Sexual orientation. How can key characteristics of our identity that are so intrinsic to who we are, have the potential to make us more vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic? For those who experience this inequitable reality, our business resource groups (BRGs) have become a powerful source of support. Not only are these voluntary, colleague... -
WBA senior leaders share COVID-19 lessons learned
If there’s one thing they can all agree on, it’s that business will never be the same – and that’s a good thing.They say you learn something new every day, and that phrase couldn’t be truer than during a year-long global pandemic. While some of us became culinary connoisseurs with freshly baked batches of banana bread, the more athletically ambitious decided to dust off their yoga mats or resurface their running shoes. However, the results of some of our lockdown learnings are a lot less tangible than... -
An unprecedented year in photos
Colleagues reflect on the last year, share glimpses of what life has been like and look to the future as WBA continues helping the world recover from COVID-19.If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then this collection of images is priceless. WBA Magazine asked colleagues around the world to share photos of moments that meant something to them as they looked back on the last year and all that has changed during COVID-19. These are their lives, and these are their photos. Expand Image Download Image Expand Image Download Image Expand Image Download Image...
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Boots -
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Providing a lifeline during lockdown
