Patagonia

Corporate Responsibility

Promoting fair labor practices and safe working conditions throughout Patagonia’s supply
chain.Corporate Responsibility (CR) is a broad-based movement in business that encourages
companies to take responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, employees,
communities and the environment. Companies committed to corporate responsibility also agree
to abide by international labor and human rights standards.Here’s what we’re doing to ensure that
Patagonia products are produced under safe, fair, legal and humane working conditions
throughout the supply chain – and some background on how we got to where we are today.

Patagonia is the pioneer and poster child. Patagonia has found distinct ways to integrate product
function with environmental values. Their business model raises a lot of money for environmental
causes and their technological innovation reduces the environmental impact of their products.
Since 1986 they have donated 10% of profits or 1% of sales, whichever is greater, to
environmental efforts, and employees can take up to two weeks of paid leave annually to work for
a nonprofit environmental group of their choosing. In 1996 they switched over to organic cotton
and every cotton garment they've made since then has been from organic fabric. The company has
also implemented a recycling program for old clothes, where customers can bring back old coats
or other apparel items to have its fibers recycled into new products.

Timberland
Our journey & commitment
The wealth of stories and performance achievements that live on the pages of this website
underscore Timberland’s constant pursuit of both bottom-line business value and social justice.
Our commitment to sustainability dates back nearly 40 years and continues today, a core belief
that business can create positive impact in the world.

Our initiatives have proven that corporate responsibility doesn’t need to be an add-on, but instead
can be a powerful competitive advantage. We have saved money by reducing energy costs and
greenhouse gas emissions and are creating top line growth by meeting consumers’ growing desire
for eco-friendly products. We also recognize our responsibility for preserving the outdoors we
need for our industry to thrive.
Timberland’s corporate responsibility leadership was one of the drivers in the company’s
acquisition by VF Corporation in 2011. When a $9 billion apparel and footwear powerhouse is
attracted to a brand (in part) due to its innovative approach to sustainability, you know there’s
business value.

Timberland’s passion for preserving the environment drives us to constantly develop new
practices for generating clean energy sources. Turns out, we’re in good company. In November
2012, we were recognized as the Corporate Citizen of the Year at the New England Clean Energy
Council’s 5th Annual Green Tie Gala. Timberland was the only non-energy company to receive an
award.

Whole Foods

Due to its focus on organic and naturally produced food, Whole Foods Market(NAS: WFM) might
seem like a socially responsible investor's dream stock. Yet the upscale supermarket has not
avoided its fair share of negative media attention and even a major boycott. So does this stock
have a place in your socially responsible investing portfolio? Let's take a look.
By supporting organic and natural food suppliers, as well as giving consumers access to these
products, Whole Foods improves the sustainability of the agriculture industry and avoids
supporting the environmental pitfalls of conventional agriculture. Such problems include pesticide
use, pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations, and land degradation from expansive
monoculture. These environmental issues are liabilities for competitors Safeway(NYS: SWY)
and Kroger (NYS: KR) , whose suppliers' costs could increase if regulations stiffen or shareholders
exert more pressure. Whole Foods avoids these risks by stocking food from sustainable suppliers.

Unsurprisingly, Whole Foods has several other environmental initiatives beyond its general
business model. The company joined the Marine Stewardship Council, a global nonprofit
promoting sustainable fishing practices to preserve fish stocks, in 1999. Whole Foods began selling
MSC-certified seafood in 2000, and continues to partner with MSC today. In 2006, it became the
only Fortune 500 company to completely offset 100% of energy costs using wind power credits.

K – Mart
Here at Kmart, we are committed to introducing initiatives to reduce our environmental impact
and improve the understanding of environmental initiatives to our team, customers, suppliers and
other stakeholders.

That's where our corporate social responsibility report comes in. This annual report summarises
and communicates our performance and focus across key areas relating to corporate social
responsibility.

For the past three years, we have distributed a printed version of the report to our team members
and selected stakeholders. This year, we wanted to do something better. Something bold that
didn’t involve printing and allowed us to reach more people…

And so we became the first retailer in Australia to produce a publically available CSR report for
iPhone and iPad.
 You can navigate your way through this visually rich report and effortlessly explore great content
including:

 Interactive graphs covering results for the last three years

 Over 100 high quality images
 11 videos covering diversity, greenhouse gases and how we recycle
 Team, safety and financial results
 Details on our work in the community
 Information on our revised ethical sourcing program
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Wal – Mart

Walmart has a responsibility to lead, and we're proud of what we've accomplished so far on our
journey to become a more sustainable and more responsible business.

By working collaboratively with our many fantastic partners around the globe, we had a
productive year. Here are a few examples:

 Renewable energy now provides 21% of Walmart's electricity globally, and we became the largest
onsite green power generator in the United States;
 Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are increasing training, market access, and career
opportunities for nearly 1 million women worldwide;
 Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $1 billion to support organizations that
impact local communities around the world;
 The Walmart Foundation became the first partner of Feeding America to donate 1 billion meals
(since 2005);
 We saved our customers $2.3 billion on fresh fruits and vegetables since 2011; and
 Walmart committed to hire any honorably discharged U.S. veteran in his or her first year off active
duty.

Target
Target released four new corporate responsibility goals in 2011:

 Increase sustainable seafood selection

 Improve owned-brand packaging sustainability
 Increase diabetes HbA1c testing compliance
 Increase reading proficiency

Now, Target's 2011 CSR Report offers pages of graphs measuring the Minneapolis-based retailer's
progress against these goals. While the graphs look promising and underscore the challenges of
operating in a competitive market with multiple layers of stakeholders, I wanted to understand
the context behind these goals and what the execution would look like.
Toms
At TOMS, we believe we can improve people’s lives through business. Founded in 2006, we
understand the imperative for our company to operate responsibly and know that you want to
buy from a company that works hard to integrate sustainable and responsible practices into all
that they do. Our efforts are focused on making sure that we operate in a manner that’s
consistent with our brand values. We’ll continue to travel this path and communicate with you
along the journey.

Corporate Responsibility at TOMS provides focus on the environmental and social impacts of our
products and operations, responsible giving and employee life. We know that our customers will
look to us for our accomplishments, which currently include:

We offer shoes with sustainable and vegan materials and are working to expand these offerings.
These shoes include natural hemp, organic cotton, and/or recycled polyester and these materials
are used on the upper, liner and/or the insole cover (instead of our standard suede insole). All of
our shoe boxes are made from 80% recycled post-consumer waste and are printed with soy ink.

As we’ve disclosed previously in our Giving Report, our shoes are made in China, Ethiopia and
Argentina.

Greek Suply
The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce is organizing its 9th annual Corporate Social
Responsibility conference, “Building Responsible Companies – Maximizing Benefits through a
Sustainable Supply Chain” to take place on June 1, 2011.

In today’s economy, companies are challenged to meet the demands of a variety of stakeholders
and generate better standards of living, from suppliers to consumers. Central to this challenge is
managing supply chain issues.

The 9th annual Corporate Social Responsibility conference will focus on the demanding
relationships that all companies face in their supply chains and how improving supply chain
interactions leads to a more complementary, productive, and sustainable business environment.
The interactive panel discussions will include: Responsible Procurement and Production – Building
Relationships That Make a Difference and Responsible Consumption Encouraging Sustainability
through Principled Decisions.
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