Welcome to The Q2 Huddle

Responsible Sourcing Through Collaboration

Shannon Hess Senior Manager, Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability

The Clorox Company

Global Shea Alliance NY Meeting

May 12th 2014

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Burt’s Bees… a little bit about us

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The Beginning of Burt’s Bees

• Burt was a beekeeper

• Sustainability and natural were part of our heritage

from the beginning

• The Greater GoodTM

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The Greater Good

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The Clorox Company

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Burt’s Bees & Clorox

• Burt’s Bees was acquired by

The Clorox Company in 2007

• Commitment to Responsible

Sourcing & Sustainability

• Business Partner Code of

Conduct

• Audit Program & Site Visits

• Supplier Ethical Data

Exchange (SEDEX)

• AIM-Progress

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Burt’s Bees 2020 Sustainability Goals

Goal Area Current 2020 Goal Long-Term Ambition

Responsible Sourcing Trace, evaluate, and monitor

priority raw materials (per

Burt’s Bees Responsible

Sourcing Roadmap).

Achieve raw material supply

chain transparency verified by

site visits, audits, and/or

certifications.

Global Supplier

Community Investment

Identify and begin investing

in at least 10 Global Supplier

Communities.

Achieve world-class practices in

responsible sourcing by going

beyond risk management to

global supplier community

development.

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• Started with waxes, butters, and vegetable oils, including shea butter.

Clorox Confidential

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BEESWAX SOURCING

Gum Belt of Africa

SHEA SOURCING

Uganda and West Africa

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West African Shea

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Ugandan Shea Nilotica

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Tree Conservation

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Research

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Borderless Project

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Thank You