252 0 Kommentare WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. SHARES PROGRESS TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH RELEASE OF 2018 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY SCORECARD - Seite 2

Other highlights from the 2018 Corporate Responsibility Scorecard include:

Fair Trade Certified^TM: By the end of 2018, we were close to our 2020 goal of $3M in community development premiums, and today we are pleased to announce that, as of the middle of 2019, we have exceeded this goal by $600,000. Fair Trade Certified^TM products were first introduced in 2014 by West Elm, which today alone has driven over $1.8M in premiums back to workers. We are tremendously excited to see the program scale across our family of brands – amplifying the positive impact on our workers and the communities in which we do business.
Worker Well-Being: We remain well on track to reach our goal of educating and empowering 100,000 workers by 2020 through our partnership with HERproject and VisionSpring. Through these partnerships and others, we have helped improve the financial and health-related knowledge of over 40,000 workers in our supply chain and have provided free access to vision exams and correction to over 20,000 workers in our supply chain.
Sustainably-Sourced Materials: Across our brands, our assortment of sustainably sourced products continues to grow. Whether it’s furniture made with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood or cotton certified to the Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS), we are on track to meet our goals. In 2018, we reached 69% sustainably-sourced cotton across the company, which is over two-thirds of the way to our goal of 100% responsibly-sourced cotton by 2021. In 2018, we also reached 43% responsibly-sourced wood, nearly reaching our goal of 50% sustainably-sourced wood (and 100% traceable wood) by 2021. These achievements have earned Williams-Sonoma, Inc. recognition from Barron’s as the 24th most sustainable company worldwide, Textile Exchange as a top 10 company using organic cotton and preferred fibers, and the Sustainable Furnishings Council as a top scoring wood furniture retailer.
GreenGuard: Pottery Barn Kids is proud to have reached nearly 100% GREENGUARD Gold Certified bedroom and nursery furniture, which means these products are screened for over 10,000 chemicals to ensure they are low-emitting in indoor environments. This achievement reflects our commitment to making products for children that meet the highest standards for indoor air quality. We are also expanding our GREENGUARD assortment across our family of brands, giving our customers a variety of choices in creating a healthy home.