Corporate Social Responsibility and Timberland
Timberland
1. History
• 1952: Nathan Swartz bought a half interest in the Abington Shoe Company in Abington, Massachusetts.
• 1955: Nathan Swartz bought the remaining interest in Abington Shoe Company and welcomed his sons into the company, manufacturing private label shoes for leading brand manufacturers for almost 10 years.
• 1965: The Swartz family introduced injection-moulding technology to the footwear industry. This revolutionary technology fused soles to leather uppers without stitching, producing truly waterproof boots and shoes.
• 1987: Timberland went public on the American Stock Exchange.
• 1992: To sustain the communities in which its employees live and work, Timberland developed what later became The Path of Service program: a progressive corporate policy offering employees 16 hours paid leave to perform community service.
• 1997: Timberland increased the benefit of paid employee volunteer time to 40 hours.
2. Awards
• 1999: Timberland was selected as one of 1998's “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune Magazine.
• 2000: Timberland was once again voted one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine and also voted one of “New Hampshire's Top 10 Companies to Work For” by Business NH Magazine.
• Community IMPACT! Corporate Leadership Award
• 2000: The Company was listed as one of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” by Business Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
• 2001: The Timberland Company won Business Ethics' Corporate Social Responsibility Report's Corporate Citizenship Award. The award was designed to recognise a company that embodies what it means to be a good corporate citizen, helping move corporations towards ever-better practices in stakeholder relations.
• 2002: For the fifth consecutive year, Timberland placed on Fortune magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the year 2001 and was also ranked on Forbes magazine's “Platinum 400 - The Best Big Companies In America” list for 2001.
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1. History
• 1952: Nathan Swartz bought a half interest in the Abington Shoe Company in Abington, Massachusetts.
• 1955: Nathan Swartz bought the remaining interest in Abington Shoe Company and welcomed his sons into the company, manufacturing private label shoes for leading brand manufacturers for almost 10 years.
• 1965: The Swartz family introduced injection-moulding technology to the footwear industry. This revolutionary technology fused soles to leather uppers without stitching, producing truly waterproof boots and shoes.
• 1987: Timberland went public on the American Stock Exchange.
• 1992: To sustain the communities in which its employees live and work, Timberland developed what later became The Path of Service program: a progressive corporate policy offering employees 16 hours paid leave to perform community service.
• 1997: Timberland increased the benefit of paid employee volunteer time to 40 hours.
2. Awards
• 1999: Timberland was selected as one of 1998's “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune Magazine.
• 2000: Timberland was once again voted one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine and also voted one of “New Hampshire's Top 10 Companies to Work For” by Business NH Magazine.
• Community IMPACT! Corporate Leadership Award
• 2000: The Company was listed as one of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” by Business Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
• 2001: The Timberland Company won Business Ethics' Corporate Social Responsibility Report's Corporate Citizenship Award. The award was designed to recognise a company that embodies what it means to be a good corporate citizen, helping move corporations towards ever-better practices in stakeholder relations.
• 2002: For the fifth consecutive year, Timberland placed on Fortune magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the year 2001 and was also ranked on Forbes magazine's “Platinum 400 - The Best Big Companies In America” list for 2001.
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