Keys for Building a Collaborative and Transparent Supplier Relationship President, Senior Scientist McFadden and Associates, LLC (Former Vice President, Senior Scientist, Staples, Inc.) Roger McFadden Chief Science and Sustainability Officer Replenish, LLC Environmental Leaders Conference June 23, Panel “Going Beyond Basic Regulatory Compliance and Eco Labeling Schemes: Making an Orderly Transition to Safer Chemicals, Materials and Products" Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC

Keys For Building a Collaborative and Transparent Supplier Relationship Communicating Your Vision and Mission Making the business case Defining the Problem and Challenging the status quo Attracting and collaborating with the right suppliers Establishing accountability Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC

We Share Our Vision With Suppliers Our Vision Green chemistry, green engineering and design for the environment are standard practice throughout the economy, contributing to innovation, improving public health and protecting the environment. Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC Communicating Your Vision

Our Mission Promote safer chemicals, materials and products across supply and value chains. We Share Our Mission With Suppliers Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC Communicating Your Mission

We Share Key Drivers With Our Suppliers Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC New foreign and domestic chemicals legislation. Emerging science on health and environmental hazards. NGO campaigns focused on retailers. Increased customer demand for transparency and safer consumer products. Rising role of social media allowing for instant access to information. Making the Business Case

We Reinforce the Value of Strong Brands Organizations with strong brands have a higher market share. Strong brands project a positive corporate image. Strong brands create value and differentiation. Consumers choose strong brands because we trust them. Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC Making the Business Case

We Provide Examples of How Undesirable Chemicals in Consumer Products Can Be a Risk to Brand and/or Reputation Lead in the paint used on children’s toys Cadmium in children’s jewelry Brominated flame retardants in office furniture Triclosan in pencils used by school children Bisphenol A in thermal paper receipts Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC Making the Business Case

We Share Our Safer Chemical’s Policy With Suppliers To avoid and/or eliminate chemicals of concern from our supply chain and replace them with safer and more benign alternatives whenever possible. Replenish seeks to offer customers products that are inherently safer for human and environmental health and that address environmental impacts throughout their lifecycle. Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC

Consider chemicals of high concern to be pollutants or contaminants; Consider direct and indirect chemical exposure to vulnerable sub-populations including children, women of child-bearing age and workers; Consider life cycle impacts of chemicals including harmful degradation and combustion by-products; Consider full life-cycle costing when making a product; Consider reporting via the Chemical Footprint Project We Challenge Our Suppliers to Help Us Meet Our Safer Chemical’s Objectives Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC Attracting and Collaborating with the Right Suppliers

Provides a metric to compare and measure continuous improvement of suppliers Recognizes and rewards suppliers for doing what matters most to us and our customers Creates greater accountability across supply chains Encourages chemical information sharing We Explain to Suppliers Why We Would Like Them to Participate in CFP Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC Establishing Accountability

Building a New Safer Model “You never change something by fighting with the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC

Thank You Contact Information: Roger McFadden Chief Science and Sustainability Officer Replenish, LLC President, Senior Scientist McFadden and Associates, LLC Phone – Replenish, LLC McFadden and Associates, LLC