Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Scorecard, Demonstrating Leadership in the Home Industry
October 17 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Meeting and Exceeding Company-Wide Goals for
Worker Well-Being, Fair Trade, Organic Cotton and GreenGuard
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) today released their 2017
Corporate Responsibility Scorecard, demonstrating strong progress
towards company-wide goals for responsible sourcing, sustainable
design, landfill diversion, energy and carbon intensity, supply
chain development, corporate giving, and volunteering. For the
first time, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSI) has aligned the Corporate
Responsibility Scorecard to the United Nations’ Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), a global framework for achieving a
better, more sustainable future for all, and is actively
contributing to nine of the SDGs.
“As we meet and exceed the company-wide goals set out in our
annual Corporate Responsibility Scorecard, we are proud to know
that our breadth and scale expand our impact beyond our own company
into the global home industry,” said Laura Alber, President and
CEO, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. “Ultimately, at the center of everything
we do is our customer; they are the ones who drive change whenever
they purchase responsible, sustainable products. Their values are
our values, and we’re grateful to be on this journey with
them.”
Highlights from the 2017 Corporate Responsibility Scorecard
include:
- Worker Well-Being: A new goal of
educating and empowering 100,000 workers by 2020. Through
partnership with HERproject and VisionSpring, WSI has already
reached a third of this goal, reporting improved financial and
health-related knowledge of 30,000 workers in their supply
chain.
- Fair Trade: Fair Trade has
launched across all WSI brands, with over 5,000 Fair Trade
Certified SKUs from bedding at Pottery Barn, to rugs at West Elm,
to food at Williams Sonoma. To-date, WSI has also paid over one
million dollars in Fair Trade premiums, achieving a third of WSI’s
overall goal of paying three million dollars in Fair Trade premiums
by 2020.
- Organic Cotton: Through
partnerships with the Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS) and
the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), WSI has achieved 50%
responsibly sourced cotton across the company and is halfway to its
goal of 100% responsibly sourced cotton by 2021. These achievements
have earned WSI recognition from the Textile Exchange as a top 10
company using organic cotton and preferred fibers, the Sustainable
Furnishings Council as the 2nd highest-ranking company sourcing
responsible wood, and Barron’s as the 14th most sustainable company
worldwide.
- GreenGuard: WSI is on track to
reach 100% GreenGuard certification for Pottery Barn Kids brand
nursery and bedroom furniture by 2018, ensuring that brand
furniture products for WSI’s youngest customers meet the highest
standards for indoor air quality. This year, WSI launched the
Pottery Barn Modern Baby Collection, which features 100% organic
cotton and 100% GreenGuard certified bedroom and nursery
furniture.
Williams-Sonoma. Inc.’s corporate sustainability efforts extend
to every part of the business - from operations, to product and
materials, to people and communities. The company is constantly
seeking ways to support innovative programs that deliver social and
business impact to reinforce their commitment to creating quality
products and providing sustainable options for every room of the
house. To learn more about WSI’s commitments around these three
focus areas: operations, products and materials, and people and
communities, please visit the WSI CSR website.
About Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of high-quality
products for the home. These products, representing distinct
merchandise strategies — Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery
Barn Kids, West Elm, PBteen, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation,
and Mark and Graham — are marketed through e-commerce websites,
direct-mail catalogs and retail stores. These brands are also part
of The Key Rewards, our free-to-join loyalty program that offers
members exclusive benefits across the Williams-Sonoma family of
brands. We operate in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and
the United Kingdom, offer international shipping to customers
worldwide, and have unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in
the Middle East, the Philippines, Mexico and South Korea, as well
as e-commerce websites in certain locations. In 2017, we acquired
Outward, Inc., a 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform for the
home furnishings and décor industry.
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