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Sustainability Policy

Earth Friendly Products is committed to the principles that are outlined in this Sustainability Policy. Compliance with environmental regulations applicable to our operations and supply chain, products and packaging are continuing priorities. At our owned and operated manufacturing and distribution facilities in United States of America, we strive for 100 percent environmental compliance and are committed to conducting independent, third-party audits. We continually work to raise environmental awareness of employees across the company and build a sustainability culture through effective networking, programs and training. As a Green Company, Earth Friendly Products has an ethical and civic obligation to safeguard a critical public resource – the natural environment. The company also has a duty to establish physical environments and organizational practices that are conducive to learning and the health, well-being, and effectiveness of all people within Earth Friendly Products.

This includes office management, procurement and the way we communicate. We will use our position, purchasing power and marketing voice to influence others towards sustainability in business.

Environmental, Health and Safety Compliances

Earth Friendly Products is committed to integrating the environment and safety principles into our operations and products, and achieving an incident and injury free environment for our employees and contractors.

Earth Friendly Products will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements wherever we operate. We will engage with stakeholders to develop responsible regulations and innovative programs that provide safeguards for the community, the workplace, and the environment while providing flexibility to meet the needs of our business.
Earth Friendly Products is committed to provide a safe, injury-free workplace by integrating safety into our daily business decisions and processes. Management leads the effort behind this important value, and all employees are responsible for both their safety and the safety of those around them. We actively promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage employees to proactively manage their personal health. As we expand our knowledge and understanding of the impact of our operations and our products, we will share this knowledge with the broader community.

Earth Friendly Products is committed to continually improving our Environmental, Health and Safety standards, culture and performance, and will transparently report our performance goals and metrics. We will continue to maintain appropriate controls, including periodic review, to ensure that this policy is being followed.

Stakeholders Engagement

Objective:
Engage all Earth Friendly Products stakeholders in our path toward sustainability.

Actions:
Develop products and services that challenge conventional construction paradigms and provide more sustainable alternatives. Work with the stakeholders to evolve the industry to a more sustainable model. Earth Friendly Products stakeholders include its members, customers, dealers, suppliers, field sales force, the media, trade associations, certifying organizations, and all communities in which a Earth Friendly Products facility operates. As a member of these extended circles of influence, Earth Friendly Products will conduct its day-to-day business using practices that result in the least environmental harm. Earth Friendly Products shall establish a system to promote environmental sustainability in our contracts and purchasing by including environmental sustainability as a criterion for the point evaluation of vendors and contractors doing business with Earth Friendly Products. We will encourage our suppliers, dealers, customers, and others to seek sustainable solutions in the choices they make every day by:

1. Engaging consumers, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders to identify sustainability opportunities and concerns regarding our operations and products.
Collaborating with these stakeholders to develop mutually-beneficial initiatives and solutions.
2. Earth Friendly Products is committed to the following principles for achieving our corporate vision in a sustainable manner and will seek to integrate sustainability considerations into all business decisions, including but not limited to:

Energy management
Procurement practices
Materials and resource management
Landscaping and grounds maintenance
Transportation
Building construction, renovation and maintenance

Green Building and Sustainable Site Management

Objective:
Use green building design and practices to construct new buildings and interior renovations for all Earth Friendly Products facilities and ensure sites in use are managed for sustainability.

Policy and Target:
Earth Friendly Products is committed to green building for our own facilities. Our green buildings provide us with living laboratories for ideas and products and the opportunity to collaborate with our customers.

All bond, facilities and instructional equipment expenditures shall comply with this policy. Earth Friendly Products is committed to sustainable landscaping and grounds design, construction and maintenance practices which promote integrated pest management and use of drought tolerant, fire safe, and native vegetation types and shall establish and implement appropriate procedures consistent with these commitments.

Earth Friendly Products is committed to utilizing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) or equivalent certification criteria in all of its renovation and in all new-building construction. All buildings shall be maintained and/or regularly re-commissioned to insure the integrity of their environmental sustainability standards.

Social Responsibility

Objective:
Support the communities in which we conduct business and operate as an ethical organization. To support local businesses and contribute to our local community and the environment.

Policies and Targets:
Earth Friendly Products is committed to playing a constructive and collaborative role in the life of the surrounding community, including disadvantage communities. We seek to take a leadership role in the community and support an inclusive and collaborative approach to sustainability. Earth Friendly Products' strategy for social responsibility is to do business with an eye to improvement in these three areas: All employees, their families and communities. Our employees are the basis of our success around the world. Earth Friendly Products provides an environment that facilitates equal opportunities for all individual staff members to develop themselves for success.

Actions
Earth Friendly Products shall seek to:

Establish partnerships with government, business and community organizations that strive to foster environmental consciousness and lead to the betterment of our campus and surrounding communities;
Encourage activities that benefits local communities, businesses and organizations;
Share experiences and provide outreach to the community wherever feasible;
Increase awareness and inform the community on sustainability related issues.

Implementation

Integration: Earth Friendly Products shall develop relevant sustainability criteria for processes of budgeting, facilities and land use practices, and administrative staff reviews and promotion. Such criteria, when appropriate, shall be reflected in reports and materials prepared for Board consideration. Integrate sustainability across the entire corporation, including business processes, products and day-to-day decision-making. We shall engage in pollution prevention activities and develop and promote practices that maximize beneficial effects and minimize harmful effects of operations and activities on the surrounding environment.

Communication and Training
Earth Friendly Products regularly shares best practices and sustainability knowledge through targeted electronic communications, seminar presentations, membership in trade, sustainability-focused organizations, and by electronically publishing our annual Sustainability Report. Earth Friendly Products aims to empower employees to practice these principles on a daily basis through adequate education and training, and by creating a workplace with a supportive culture in which our sustainability efforts are regularly discussed, and opportunities for improvement are sought out, shared and implemented when possible. Earth Friendly Products will seek to:

Educate staff on the Sustainability Policy and commitments to sustainability;
Promote development and expansion of sustainability related research and curriculum;
Support sustainability related service and learning opportunities on and off manufacturing sites;
Encourage sustainability themed programming opportunities and events.
Review: Earth Friendly Products is committed to the assessment and review of the implementation of this policy and we will develop and track measures of our progress.

Reporting: An annual report on environmental programs and the implementation of this policy shall be presented to the Board by the end of the first calendar quarter of each year by the Director of Sustainability. This report shall include quantifiable measures of major sustainability goals including but not limited to electricity and gas use, water conservation, solid waste reduction and diversion, recycling implementation, LEED building and renovation certification, greenhouse gas reductions, environmentally preferred purchasing, community relations, and the provision of environmentally sustainable food services within Earth Friendly Products.