Ben & Jerry’s 2006 Social & Environmental Assessment Report

Welcome!
1. A letter from
our CEO
2. 2006 Highlights
3. Our Company
4. Values-Led
Sourcing
5. Scoop Shops
- 5.0 Scoop Shops
  Main Page
- 5.1 PartnerShops
- 5.2 Cones to Careers
- 5.3 Scoopers Making
  Change
- 5.4 Franchise
  Ownership
  Diversity
- 5.5 Local Community
  Action
- 5.6 Free Cone Day
6. Environment
- 6.0 Environment
  Main Page
- 6.1 Sustainable
  Agriculture
- 6.2 Energy Use &
  Air Emissions
  - 6.2.0 Energy Use &
    Air Emissions
    Main Page
  - 6.2.1 Energy
            Statement &
            Greenhouse
            Gas
            Reduction
  - 6.2.2 Energy Use
  - 6.2.3 Emissions
  - 6.2.4 NativeEnergy
    & Green Tags
  - 6.2.5 Distribution &
    Transportation
  - 6.2.6 Global Warming
    Social Footprint
- 6.3 Packaging
  - 6.3.1 The Eco Pint
  - 6.3.2 Scoop Shop
    Packaging
- 6.4 Waste
  Management
  - 6.4.0 Environmental
    Management
    System
  - 6.4.1 Wastewater
  - 6.4.2 High Strength
    Dairy Waste
  - 6.4.3 Solid Waste
  - 6.4.4 Hazardous
    Waste
  - 6.4.5 Environmental
    Tracking/Cost
    Accounting
- 6.5 Regulatory
  Compliance
- 6.6 Green Teams
- 6.7 Thermoacoustic
  Refrigeration
7. Workplace
- 7.0 Workplace
  Practices
- 7.1 Compensation
- 7.2 Benefits
- 7.3 Diversity &
  Gender Balance
- 7.4 Global People
  Survey
- 7.5 Company Culture
8. Giving Back &
Community
- 8.0 Giving Back
- 8.1 The Ben &
  Jerry’s
  Foundation
  - 8.1.0 The Ben &
    Jerry’s
    Foundation
  - 8.1.1 Employee-
    directed
    Grant-making
  - 8.1.2 The U Fund
  - 8.1.3 Other Grants
  - 8.1.4 CAT Teams
- 8.2 Product Donations
- 8.3 Factory Seconds
  Program
- 8.4 Community
  Action
9. Connecting with
Consumers
- 9.0 Connecting with
  Consumers
- 9.1 Social Mission
  Campaigns
  - 9.1.0 Social Mission
    Campaigns
  - 9.1.1 American Pie
    Campaign
  - 9.1.2 Cool Your Jets
    the ANWR
  - 9.1.3 An Inconvenient
    Truth
  - 9.1.4 Fair Trade
    Month
  - 9.1.5 Family Farms
    Campaign
- 9.2 Social Mission
  Flavors
- 9.3 Public Relations
- 9.4 Consumer Affairs
- 9.5 Marketing
  Materials
10. Global Business
- 10.0 Global
  Social
  Mission
- 10.1 Sustainable
  Agriculture —
  The Netherlands
- 10.2 Environmental
  Management —
  The Netherlands
- 10.3 Global Values-
  Led Sourcing
- 10.4 Climate Change
  College
- 10.5 Country Capsules
11. Previous
Reports

6. Environment >
6.4 Waste Management >
6.4.5 Environmental Tracking/Cost Accounting

Environmental Tracking/
Cost Accounting

In 1994, Ben &Jerry’s initiated an environmental tracking system that measures key environmental indicators. The areas measured include energy, carbon dioxide emissions, recycling, solid waste, wastewater, composted waste ice cream, water use and wastewater parameters. All of these indicators are normalized to gallons of production.

In addition, we collect the financial data associated with each one of the performance measures. For example, we measure not only solid waste per gallon of ice cream, we also measure the cost of solid waste per gallon of ice cream. This analysis is completed for all the areas in which we measure. We set annual goals and examine progress towards these goals on a monthly basis. The tracking tables continue to be a valuable source of information.