Safeguarding Employee Well-Being

To protect the safety of our employees in operations around the world, we have established a Reinforcement Behavioral-based Safety (RBS) process. RBS focuses on observable safety behaviors and encourages constructive feedback to positively impact safety performance day-to-day. As a result, we have continuously reduced our employee injury rate over the past years. In fact, our current 1.0 employee injury rate is five times less than the industry average (U.S. comparable).

Promoting Fair Labor Practices

We are committed to operating according to internationally accepted minimum standards for employment. Our Employment Standards address fair compensation, non-discrimination, work hours and freedom of association for employees of our facilities. Our Global Labor Standards apply these same requirements to our critical suppliers. We do not tolerate child or forced labor. In addition, because employment norms vary across the globe, we are currently engaged with one of our major customers and Business for Social Responsibility in a pilot project in China to implement these standards and create sustainable change in otherwise customary practices.

Operating Globally – Giving Back Locally

Because community is one of our core values, socially responsible actions are deeply embedded in our Company culture. From responsible corporate citizenship and philanthropy to effective employee development, Avery Dennison has a more than 70-year tradition of supporting employee and community well-being in developed markets as well as developing regions around the world.

Currently, through philanthropic initiatives and partnerships, the Company is promoting environmental responsibility, health and safety, education, technology advancement and entrepreneurship around the world in these and other ways:

• Company-sponsored graduate student internship programs at universities and colleges in the US, Europe and Asia to develop the next generation of environmentally focused scientists
• Special matching fund programs to support disaster relief and reconstruction efforts throughout the world
• Employee community teams in our operations around the globe to identify and implement giving and employee volunteerism opportunities on a local level

To find out more about the many ways in which we work to fulfill our commitment to social responsibility, visit our Sustainability in Action section.