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REDCARE PHARMACY.

RDC.XETRA | Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores

Redcare Pharmacy, formerly known as Shop Apotheke Europe, is a leading online pharmacy in Europe. The company offers a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as beauty and personal care products, and other pharmacy-related items. Redcare Pharmacy operates primarily thro...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Redcare Pharmacy presents a mixed ethical profile. While its core business provides convenient healthcare access, supported by an AAA MSCI ESG rating and 'Very Good' BREEAM certification, concerns arise in fair pay. Reports suggest a significant ethnicity pay gap in the UK pharmacy sector, with Black pharmacists allegedly earning 10.2% less and Chinese pharmacists 23.9% less than white colleagues, even adjusted for experience. Environmentally, the company shows strong progress, achieving a 74% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions since 2020, utilizing 98.1% renewable energy, and an 81% waste diversion rate.

Value Scores

Better Health for All-20
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect20
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business10
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business-40
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

-20

The company reported CO2 emissions of 0.837 kg per order in 2023.

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It achieved a 72% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2023, uses 83% renewable energy, and 93% recycled packaging.
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Since 2020, the company has offset 65,653 tons of CO2.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess REDCARE PHARMACY on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

20

Redcare Pharmacy reported a rate of recordable work-related accidents for its own workforce of 3.16 accidents per 1,000,000 hours worked, with zero fatalities for both its own workforce and other workers.

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The company has an overall gender pay gap of 16.3%.
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Employee satisfaction is rated at 4.1 out of 5 stars, and 77% of employees would recommend working there to a friend.
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The total voluntary employee turnover rate is 27.6%, with a shop-floor turnover rate of 34.9%.
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The company has not reported any substantiated labor-law or human-rights violations in the past two years.
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All Redcare employees are covered by employer-funded health insurance or equivalent coverage.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs. Information available primarily describes the launch of a Supplier Code of Conduct and general expectations for suppliers, rather than concrete data on certification percentages, audit frequencies, incident numbers, traceability coverage, remediation times, contractual clause coverage, high-risk material spend, or supplier diversity spend.

1

Honest & Fair Business

10

The company has a 'Speak Up Policy' introduced in October 2024, which includes a 24/7 anonymous Speak Up line available in all languages via phone, portal, or app, operated by an independent service provider.

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The policy commits to protecting confidentiality, solid investigation of procedures, anonymity, safeguarding privacy, and non-retaliation, with 14 reports addressed in 2024.
2
The company restated its base year (2020) and 2023 Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions due to additional Scope 3 category analyses and data quality improvements.
3
Redcare Pharmacy received a Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG rating upgrade from medium to low risk in January 2024, placing it in the upper quartile of all global companies, and holds an AAA MSCI ESG rating.
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All Supervisory Board members (100%) are deemed independent.
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While a Code of Conduct defines general anti-bribery and corruption guidelines, the company has not published a dedicated policy on preventing and detecting corruption and bribery in line with the United Nations Convention but plans to do so annually, along with developing a training program for at-risk functions.
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The external auditor, Forvis Mazars Accountants N.V., has been requested to provide limited assurance on the sustainability statements, and the company is ISO 27001 certified, with an aim to be ISO 27701 certified for data privacy.
7

Kind to Animals

0

No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles to assess RDC.XETRA against any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. The articles discuss general industry trends, regulatory changes, and available alternative testing technologies, but do not provide any data on RDC.XETRA's specific practices, policies, or investments related to animal welfare, animal testing, or animal-derived ingredients. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted.

No War, No Weapons

0

The provided articles discuss Express Scripts' contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for the Tricare pharmacy program. There is no information in the articles pertaining to RDC.XETRA (REDCARE PHARMACY) or its involvement in any defense-related activities, dual-use technologies, sales to sanctioned regimes, or peacebuilding initiatives.

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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored for RDC.XETRA based on the evidence provided.

Planet-Friendly Business

-40

Redcare Pharmacy reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions of 173,842 tCO₂e in 2024, an increase of 14.58% from 151,715 tCO₂e in 2023.

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The company has a net-zero target year of 2040.
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In 2024, 87.1% of its total energy consumption was sourced from renewables.
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The waste diversion rate was 81% in 2023.
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Only one building, the Sevenum office, holds a BREAAM 'Very Good' certification from 2020.
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In 2024, 0% of the company's capital expenditure was aligned with the EU Taxonomy.
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Redcare Pharmacy compensated almost 48,000 tons of CO₂ through certified climate protection projects, but specific certifications for these offsets are not named.
7

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantitative data points for any of the KPIs related to Respect for Cultures & Communities. There is no evidence regarding formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, percentage of revenue reinvested in local community development, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, proportion of workforce recruited from local communities, grievance mechanisms for community concerns, average complaint resolution time, FPIC participation rate, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investment, local procurement share, indigenous or minority-owned suppliers, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural heritage organizations, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural sensitivity training completion.

1

Safe & Smart Tech

10

Redcare Pharmacy obtained ISO 27001 certification for its information security management system on September 19, 2022.

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No other specific information is available regarding data breach history, cybersecurity investment, AI ethics governance, encryption implementation, user data control, or other security and privacy practices.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, concrete data points or relevant information regarding RDC.XETRA's performance on waste reduction, sustainable products, or circular economy initiatives were found in the provided articles.

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All articles were identified as placeholder content lacking substantive data.
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