Avery Dennison

The Company's businesses are organized in three segments, along with other Specialty Converting Businesses:

Pressure-sensitive Materials manufactures Fasson-brand pressure-sensitive base materials, reflective and graphic materials and performance polymers.

Office and Consumer Products manufactures a variety of consumer products under the Avery-brand for the office, school and home.

Retail Information Services provides the retail and apparel manufacturing industries with a variety of price marking and brand identification products.

Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology, self-adhesive base materials and self-adhesive consumer and office products.	The Company is best known for its Avery-brand office automation and consumer products, Fasson-brand self-adhesive materials, reflective and graphic materials, peel-and-stick postage stamps, industrial labeling solutions, specialty tapes and performance polymers.
The Company employs more than 30,000 men and women in over 150 manufacturing and distribution facilities in more than 60 countries around the world.	Avery Dennison's self-adhesive technology and applications are an integral part of products used in virtually every major market and industry, with product sales in over 89 countries worldwide.
For 2007, sales were $6.3 billion and the Company ranked number 382 on the 2007 Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. industrial and service companies.

• Live by our core values and Code of Business Conduct
• Protect the health and safety of our employees and communities
• Meet customer needs with innovative solutions that drive sustainable growth
• Provide our investors an attractive return on their investment
• Minimize environmental impact through responsible manufacturing processes
• Invest in responsible community organizations to improve the quality of life

1. Activate more energy efficiency initiatives to lower our carbon footprint and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
2. Manage waste reduction through regional assessments and solution identification
3. Achieve responsible paper sourcing through supply chain collaboration, engagement with responsible forestry organizations and third-party chain of custody certification of operations.
4. Develop and offer innovative eco-friendly products
5. Promote fair labor and safe factory operations by implementing global labor standards
6. Meet community needs as a socially responsible company

• Adhere to the highest standards for corporate governance and stakeholder engagement, including global corporate codes of conduct and public reporting
• Create innovative customer solutions that drive growth and create economic opportunities for communities where we operate and strong returns for shareholders
• Partner with investor-related reporting organizations that monitor and rate corporate sustainability performance, such as Sustainable Investment Research International Ltd and KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.