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WH Smith PLC in the Miscellaneous Specialty Retailers industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 7.7; made up of an environmental score of 8.0, social score of 7.0 and governance score of 8.0.
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1 | Card Factory PLC | 8.0 | High |
1 | Celestial Asia Securities Holdings Ltd | 8.0 | High |
1 | Phol Dhanya PCL | 8.0 | High |
1 | Shinseido Co Ltd | 8.0 | High |
13 | WH Smith PLC | 7.7 | High |
13 | ASOS PLC | 7.7 | High |
15 | Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd | 7.6 | High |
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152 | Zhejiang Lante Optics Co Ltd | 0.0 | Low |
152 | goeasy Ltd | 0.0 | Low |
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WH Smith PLC operates as a retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two segments, Travel and High Street. The Travel segment offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. As of August 31, 2021, it operated 1, 166 units primarily in airports, hospitals, railway stations, motorway service areas, and workplaces. The High Street segment sells stationery products, including greetings cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting products; news and impulse products, such as newspapers, magazines, confectionery, and drinks; and books. It operated 544 stores. This segment also offers its stationery, books, magazines, and gifts through whsmith.co.uk; personalized greetings cards and gifts through funkypigeon.com; pens through cultpens.com; and personalized stationery products through treeofhearts.co.uk and dottyaboutpaper.co.uk websites. The company was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.