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At WHSmith we partner with Working Mums, Working Dads and Working Wise to find great people for our roles. We are continuing to work with them to build an inclusive organisation, ensuring we are tapping into all talent groups in the market and understanding how we can create an environment where all of our people are able to thrive. #WHSmith #ForEveryJourneyTheresAWHSmith #OurJourneyToBetter
What better way to kick start 2023 than to celebrate our annual People awards - The Smithies - and recognise all the great talent we have here at WHSmith! The awards have recognised our colleagues from across our UK Travel, International and High Street head office teams, with winners scooping up prizes in a range of categories from Entrepreneurial Spirit, Innovation and Creativity, Accountability Hero, Behind the Scenes Wonder and Stores Champion, to Team of the Year, Above and Beyond, Inspirational Leader, International Superstar and Rising Star, with special CEO awards presented as well. Congratulations to all our winners, runners up and nominees, and thank you again for your incredible contribution to the WHSmith Group over these last 12 months. #ForEveryJourneyTheresAWHSmith #WHSmith #Smithies #Awards
Today we released our Trading update ahead of our AGM for the 20 week period to 14 January 2023. We have delivered a strong performance, with Group revenue up 41% on last year. The Group is in its strongest ever position as a global travel retailer with total Travel revenue up 77% on last year and over 130 stores won and yet to open – and we are confident of another year of significant growth in 2023. Our High Street division also delivered a good performance. A huge thank you to our entire team across the globe.
We are pleased to announce that, for the third year running, WHSmith has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as one of the top eleven global sustainability leaders in the retail sector, recognising our responsible ESG performance. The DJSI is based on S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Congratulations to all those included. To learn more about our journey, visit our website for our recently published Annual Sustainability Report, which details our commitments to minimising our impact on the planet, engaging our people, and contributing to our communities #OurJourneyToBetter #DJSI #WHSmith #ESG #Sustainability
At WHSmith, we’re proud to support the communities where our stores, distribution centres and head offices operate. This Christmas we’ve worked with The Abbey Centre, a community centre local to our London Head Office, and Nickie Aiken MP to donate products as Christmas gifts to support their efforts to help families in need within the constituency give their children a Christmas gift this year. #OurJourneyToBetter #WHSmith
We are committed to reducing the environmental impacts of our operations and our supply chain, and we recognise that disclosure is the first step in effective action. We are delighted to share that WHSmith has been named on CDP's Climate Change A List for our commitment to environmental transparency We are also pleased to share that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved WHSmith’s near-term science-based emissions reduction target. Visit our website for further information about our journey to becoming a more sustainable business! #OurJourneyToBetter #CDPAList #SBTi #WHSmith #ESG #Sustainability
