Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company believes that sustainability is an essential business
practice in today’s global economy. Our goal is to be a leader in the area of sustainability and
environmental responsibility for the industry and within the communities that we operate.

Hickory Springs’ strong focus on reducing, recycling and reuse has made us an industry
leader. Our production activities, as well as Research & Development efforts, continually
assess alternate materials and process improvements for our existing products and potential
new products. As part of our continuous improvement process, this allows Hickory Spring to
not only benefit from technology improvements and associated efficiencies, but to also reduce
the environmental footprint associated with our operations.

At Hickory Spring, we are passionate about our corporate vision, mission, and values. This
Environmental Policy is the cornerstone of our commitment to provide the latest innovations
and performance worldwide, which also allows us to better serve our customers and to protect
the environment in which we operate.

In support of this, Hickory Spring is committed to the following guiding environmental principals:

1. We will incorporate policies and procedures in the areas of environmental protection and stewardship and ensure all our employees understand their responsibilities.

2. We will respect all environmental laws, regulations, and governmental policies.

3. We will continually review our processes to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and to maintain our environmental commitments.

4. We will adapt and promote procedures to incorporate the “reduce, reuse, and recycle” principals at all Company locations.

5. We will reduce energy consumption at all Company locations.

6. We will develop products with consideration for environmental impact.

7. We will raise awareness of environment issues for our employees.

Sustainability is a matter of competitiveness for Hickory Springs. It is also a matter of
values. The customers we do business with, and the communities and environment we
do business in, are increasingly affected by sustainability issues. Hickory Springs is
dedicated to establishing a culture of sustainability and environmental responsibility at
each location to help ensure that we can continue to conduct business around the
world and take pride in what we do.