Our planet
A community-first approach means making choices that reflect our commitment to ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship and social responsibility, choices that contribute to a healthier society and planet.
Climate change resiliency and responsibility
We have a responsibility to our planet, and our desire to do right by our communities and our team members drive our decision making around sustainability issues.
- We have achieved a 38% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions since fiscal year 2019! Approximately 5,000 stores fitted with smart lighting and 3,000 with efficient HVAC systems contributed to this reduction.
- We implemented climate responsibility initiatives including diverting hazardous waste and investing in community solar in fiscal 2025.
- Our extensive product donation and liquidation programs led to over $17 million of product diverted from landfill and going to communities in need.
Transparency in our supply chains
We responsibly produce our owned brand products, taking human and animal rights into account along with a commitment to sustainability, and expect our suppliers to do the same. This allows Walgreens to meet patients’ and customers’ expectations for sustainable production, packaging and contributions to a circular economy.
Supply chain sustainability and efficiency
Our customers should have confidence that everything they buy in store or order online has traceability, and is sourced, produced, packaged and delivered in an ethical and sustainable way.
- We implemented climate responsibility initiatives including diverting hazardous waste and investing in community solar in FY25.
- We strengthened our impact through pharmacy waste diversion, expanded recycling with reverse vending machines, launched better recycling training in New York and supported bag bans across nine states.
- We partnered with CleanEarth, a leader in environmental and regulated waste management services, to enhance our impact by optimizing hazardous waste pickups to reduce emissions and improve recycling and reclamation efforts.
Product donation and liquidation
The Circular Economy model emphasizes our collective need to move away from a single use waste model to one that encourages repurpose, reuse, repair, refurbish of inventory with recycling as a minimum.
- Our extensive product donation and liquidation programs led to over $17 million of product diverted from landfill and going to communities in need.
- We’re working to implement Circular Economy and reduce waste through reverse logistics: A process of moving products from their final destination back to a point of origin for reasons such as returns, recycling, repair or resale.
Did you know?
Walgreens Distribution Centers implement recycling solutions tailored for individual material streams, boosting our average diversion rate to over 99%.
See our progress in action
Track our company milestones, read executive perspectives and discover how we’re reimagining pharmacy care across America. Real stories, real impact, real time.
Dive deeper into our impact
Walgreens publishes an Impact Report on an annual basis, in an effort to be transparent about our sustainability commitments and to show meaningful progress. It’s a mark of our commitment to our stakeholders, including patients, team members and communities, and a way to hold ourselves accountable as we continue to be the best corporate citizens we can be.