WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. SHARES PROGRESS TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH RELEASE OF 2018 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY SCORECARD

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) today released its 2018 Corporate Responsibility Scorecard, with several milestones achieved company-wide toward responsible sourcing, sustainable design, landfill diversion, energy and carbon intensity, supply chain development, corporate giving and volunteering.

The company is also proud to celebrate five years of partnership with Fair Trade USA, the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America. As the first global home retailer to partner with the organization, to date Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has contributed $3.6 million in Fair Trade premiums to workers across its family of brands. This exceeds the company’s goal, announced in 2017 to reach $3 million in premiums paid to workers by 2020. The company has also grown its Fair Trade Certified^TM footprint to 15 factories in five countries, impacting over 12,000 workers. One of the most important aspects of Fair Trade is its ability to help realize economic empowerment in global communities and improve artisans’ and workers’ quality of life through the program’s community development fund. Not only must Fair Trade Certified^TM factories meet rigorous social and environmental criteria, but workers in Fair Trade Certified^TM factories also gain access to additional financial benefits through the premiums earned from each Fair Trade Certified^TM purchase. Premiums received from the sale of Fair Trade Certified^TM products are pooled into the program’s community development fund, and workers vote together on how to spend these funds to address pressing needs in their community such as water filtration, health clinics, access to affordable and healthy foods, and transportation.

“We want to make a positive impact in the world through our business. Corporate responsibility is central to who we are, the way we run our brands and our vision for our future. Every year, we aim to expand our customers’ access to high-quality, safe and sustainably-made products,” said Laura Alber, President and CEO of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. “Our dedication to sustainability is a key reason why customers choose us over our competitors, and we are proud to share the milestones that differentiate our business through our annual Corporate Responsibility Scorecard. As an industry leader in corporate responsibility, the changes we make in our global supply chain lead to big shifts in the way our industry operates, in our customers’ choices, and in the well-being of our workers and the communities in which we do business world-wide.”