ALLIANCE BOOTS

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Royal Mail

“As Royal Mail our mission is to be recognised as the best organisation in the World delivering text and packages”

Royal mail is a Public Sector Profit Organisation. As the mission suggests, the company strives to be the best in its field. The main objective of the company, like any other profit based organisation, is to earn maximum revenues and profits.

Alliance Boots

“Our mission is to become the world's leading pharmacy-led health and beauty group. We seek to develop our core businesses of pharmacy-led health and beauty retailing and pharmaceutical wholesaling across the world and become a significant player in many major international markets”

Alliance Boots plc is a Private Sector Profit based Organisation. The company is a retailer of pharmaceuticals, OTC healthcare products and health and beauty related products.

Citizens Advice Service

“The Citizens Advice service provides advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination”

Citizen Services is a public not for profit Organisation. As the mission suggest, the company is working to promote equality without the intention of earning any monetary profit.

Oxfam

“The purpose of Oxfam is to help create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty. We are part of a global movement for change, one that empowers people to create a future that is secure, just, and free from poverty”

Oxfam is a private not for Profit Organisation. The company provides assistance to the affected and destitute people at national and international level.

Stakeholders

Shareholders

The main objective of any organisation is to increase the shareholder's wealth. Alliance Boots has maintained transparent system of financial reporting and corporate governance to satisfy the shareholders.

Customers

As per the company's officials, Customers are the reason for company's existence. Alliance Boots plc employs innovative methods to improve the products and services that are being delivered to the customer.

Suppliers

Alliance Boots Plc deals with several suppliers and vendors including consultants and advisers. The company maintains healthy relationship with these stakeholders.

Government officials

The company complies with the governmental rules and regulations. It has maintained good relationship with public officials and ensures that all employees abide by all the relevant legal obligations.

Employees

The employees of Alliance boots expect growth and development opportunities. Alliance Boots Plc is known for recruitment of the basis of skills, aptitude, merit and ability. Any kind of discrimination, based on gender, race, caste, ethnicity and religion is highly discouraged (Crable & Vibbert, 1985, p. 3-16). The company's equal opportunity policy is the evidence of the importance that the company attach to equal employment and growth opportunities.

Charitable Organisations

The company is highly responsible to the external stakeholder. It has been an active participant in several charitable events with handsome charities and non commercial sponsorships.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The above figure depicts the company's framework of CSR. Alliance Boots Plc has been highly ardent in terms of corporate social responsibility. The company follows a framework as per which different business units are allowed to implement the CSR policies within their own area. The organisation has worked with numerous agencies, ...