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Looking after Partners is key and we’ve been investing in Partners' health and wellbeing since 1929, 19 years before the NHS – when we introduced free in-house health and medical services to all our Partners. Today, this continues through the new Health and Wellbeing team. Check out this week's podcast to meet some of this team, and find out what the John Lewis Partnership has to offer!

In this week's episode, we talk about all things Democracy! What is Democracy? How did it begin in the Partnership? What is Democratic Vitality? These questions will be answered by this week's guests Chris Earnshaw, Partner & President Partnership Council, and colleagues Ellen Fox, Jane Barnett-Roberts, and Jeran Kent. 

In this first episode to kick of series 3 of the Partnership Podcast, Anya Gillespie and Sim Sanni, two Independent Advisors shed light on why the Independent Side was created, what the team does and the importance of them, encouraging Partners to get in touch.

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Partnership Podcast 2nd series - our final podcast of the series. This latest episode offers an insight into our ethics and sustainability strategy, following on from the launch of our Ethics & Sustainability Progress report last week.

Host Bethany Nicholls is joined by guest Marija Rompani, Director of Ethics & Sustainability, who explores our key areas of focus, what we are doing well, where we could improve and where we want to be.

You'd be forgiven for not knowing much about these reports, but they're important for Partners as co-owners to understand. In this special episode Bethany Nicholls talks to Clare Matthai, Senior Manager, External Financial Reporting and Policy, Emma Sullivan, Assistant Company Secretary and Kate Towler, CSR Reporting & Assurance Manager about the information in the report and what they think Partners should read.  

In this Partnership Podcast episode Bethany Nicholls chats to James Bailey, Executive Director, Waitrose about the short and long term vision and priorities for Waitrose over the next 2 to 5 years and how they support the Partnership Plan.  

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Partnership Podcast 2nd series - which introduces ANYDAY, the new entry tier own brand from John Lewis. This latest episode provides you with all the key information you need to know about the new value offering from John Lewis.

In this special episode on Diversity & Inclusion Josephine Hatch, Insight Manager and Adnan Siddiqui, Supply Chain Planning Manager and Network Lead for the Partnership Faith, Belief and Religion network talk about the work they've recently been involved in on Ramadan and Eid in the Partnership.   

On this weeks episode of the Partnership Podcast - James Bailey, Partner & Executive Director for Waitrose, and Elen Ormson, Partner & Brand Manager talk about the Waitrose Duchy Organic brand, its heritage, their favourite items, and how it links with our Partnership Plan - Force For Good. Get your Waitrose Duchy Organic snacks at the ready as this podcast will leave you feeling hungry for more!

Welcome to Episode 6 of our 2nd series of the Partnership Podcast. This latest episode provides further insight into the Partner Plan - an introduction of which was provided by John Vary and Catherine Muirden in episode 2.

In this episode we welcome back John, Futurologist, who this time is joined by Akrum Soliman, Team Manager at John Lewis Oxford Street, to discuss how young minds are helping to shape our Partner Plan and the importance they play in bringing it to life.