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Cancer Support we care for people that live with cancer by providing information and support in their local communities.It is in our hands to build the world we want for our children and our grandchildren. In the Environment area we take our responsibility to safeguard our world for future generations seriously. We are determined to address the threat of climate change and take action to reduce our carbon footprint. Our Walgreens distribution center in Moreno Valley, CA, was sending approximately an average of 22 metric tonnes of waste per month to landfill in fiscal 2015. Following a great team effort and a structural change in April 2016, we have so far achieved a reduction in waste of approximately 82 per cent from the monthly average in fiscal 2015. Additionally, Walgreens is committed to reducing energy use by 20 per cent from 2010 to 2020 across 100 million square feet of real estate. As part of this initiative, we opened our ‘net zero’ store in Evanston, Illinois in November 2013, which we believe is the first net zero energy retail store in the US, that is capable of producing at least as much energy as the store uses. Also the Boots UK EnergyCare programme, formed in 2012, enables future growth through energy reduction and increasing the security of supply. This programme has now been rolled out across Walgreens to encourage an energy conscious culture. Within Marketplace, we are creating a global process to enable transparency of ingredients and their traceability for our exclusive consumer retail product brands and we continue to drive ethical sourcing practices. Our work with a wide range of stakeholders helps to forge a strategy, especially through our partnerships with Forum for the Future and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.Finally, we know our people are our greatest asset and our social responsibility includes managing the health, wellbeing and development of our more than 400,000 employees across the globe. We take our employer responsibility very seriously. For this, Walgreens earnt Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality Recognition in the 2017 Corporate Equality Index. Furthermore, to support our efforts hiring and retaining women, WBA hosted 250 female directors and vice presidents to discuss topics related to women in leadership at our Global Executive Women’s Conference in July 2016. We are also proud to promote our Retail Employees with Disabilities Initiative (REDI), launched in 2012, which includes in-store training to help people with disabilities gain retail and customer service skills. And while these initiatives – one step at a time – truly make the world a better place for our “BY GETTING VACCINATED AT OUR STORES, FAMILIES CAN HELP A CHILD STAY PROTECTED IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD TOO”074 HEALTH