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EDITORIAL Sylvain Cuperlier, VP of Worldwide Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability In our past editions, I spoke about several important projects in which our CR&S Department is actively involved: the implementation of an IT tool supporting the Company in consolidating metrics measuring our worldwide performance on key sustainability subjects and the review of our supply chain management monitoring when it comes to CR&S related issues. First concrete results are expected towards the end of this year. In the meantime, I am pleased to provide you, in this 5th edition, with new CR&S initiatives going on, thanks to the unwavering support of our worldwide CR&S team. When writing this newsletter, I was impressed by the number of different locations in which Dole received CR&S exposure over these last months. From Canada to Germany, the Philippines to Ecuador, the Netherlands to the United Sates or Costa Rica to Peru, this virtual travel is just another example that CR&S is part of our DNA worldwide. You may be surprised to see that our CR&S team recently interacted with some important people, like Michael Sommer, the head of a trade union organization representing 87 million workers as well as Bill Clinton, former President of the United States. In fact, our team is in contact with many different actors, including our workers and their representatives, independent farmers, civil society organizations, customers, governments, the media, academics, etc. You will find in the “Did You Know” section more details regarding some of the multi-stakeholder initiatives we are involved in and learn about who we talk to and work with when it comes to sustainable agriculture. In addition to being an open company by sharing views with our stakeholders, Dole also seeks to be a transparent company, particularly with end- consumers who are increasingly interested in “knowing the story behind the product”. To this end, I am also pleased to share with you in the “Who’s Who” section, an interview with Dole Europe’s Communications & Marketing department. The Department recently launched Dole-Earth, a new web platform aimed at providing European end- consumers with CR&S related information regarding the farm in which their bananas were produced.
WHAT’S NEW? Mr. Sommer, accompanied by Dole and COSIBACR representatives 3 MEETING WITH OXFAM GERMANY Following the January publication of a report � on working conditions in the Ecuadorian banana industry by Oxfam Germany, our CR&S team visited Oxfam in Berlin to discuss findings and talk about achievements as well as the future challenges to be taken up by the Ecuadorian banana industry. The meeting was also a good opportunity to provide Oxfam with more information on the Dale Foundation, since the original report forgot to mention this important organization which is a partnership between Dole and our independent producers. FIGURE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNIONISM VISITS A DOLE PLANATION IN COSTA RICA On April 11, Michael Sommer, head of several confederations of trade unions, visited our Zurquí farm in Costa Rica to become more acquainted with banana production. Since 2002, Mr. Sommer has been President of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund - DGB). In 2010 he was also elected President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the main international trade union organization. DGB has 6 million members and ITUC 87 million. During his visit, Mr. Sommer was accompanied by representatives from COSIBACR, the Coordination of Costa Rica Banana Unions. COSTA RICA: A DOLE-OWNED PINEAPPLE FARM RECEIVES FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION In June, Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade produces in the United States certified Ecopiñas del Arenal, a Dole-owned farm producing organic pineapples in Costa Rica to Fair Trade. Fair Trade uses a market-based approach that empower farmers to get a fair price for their harvest, helps workers create safe working conditions, provides a decent living wage and guarantees the right to organize. Ecopiñas del Arenal is the first Dole-owned farm to receive Fair Trade certification. 3
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