Chiquita & Fresh ExpressCorporate Social Responsibility

2009

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Our Company

International producer and marketer of high-quality fresh and value-added produce• 106-year-old company

• $4.5 billion in annualized revenues

• Premium brand

• Healthy, convenient, high-quality, fresh

• Operations in more than 60 countries

• 25,000 employees worldwide

• More than 14,000 farm workers, about two-thirds unionized

• June 2005 acquisition of Fresh Express,U.S. market leader of packaged salads

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Corporate Responsibility – Part of Our Core Values

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Chiquita® Core Values

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Our Definition of Corporate Responsibility

At Chiquita, we define corporate responsibility to include social responsibilities, such as respect for the environment and the communities where we do business, the health and safety of our workers, labor rights and food safety.

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Core Values * Code of Conduct * Standards Chiquita is the Industry Leader in Corporate Social Responsibility

Labor

• Credible and verifiable

• Based on core International Labor Organization and other human rights standards

• Multi-stakeholder supported

• Management systems

• External verification

• Continuous Improvement

• 100% Owned; 14% AP’s certified

Food Safety

• Minimum standards acceptable to leading European retailers

• Food Safety

• Environmental stewardship

• Reduced use of agrichemicals

• Worker health and safety

• Traceability

• Record keeping and documentation; evidence of good practices

• Third-party certification

• 100% Owned; 56% AP’s certified

Environmental

• 9 measurable and verifiable standards

• Environmental and social

• Tailored to address industry issues

• Third-party Certification

• Annual recertification farm by farm

• Continuous improvement

• 100% Owned; 96% AP’s certified

Certification to Leading Standards

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Environmental: Rainforest Alliance• 10 measurable and verifiable environmental and social standards for sustainable

banana production

• Measures performance from biodiversity, water and soil conservation to integrated pest and waste management

• Validated by Conservation International and Tropical Science Center

• Annual certification audits of each farm by independent conservation groups to ensure continued compliance

Social, Labor and Human Rights: Social Accountability 8000• Based on core International Labor Organization and UN human rights conventions

• Similar to Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code

• External verification and certification by accredited auditors

Food Safety: EUREPGAP• Standards and procedures for good agricultural practices in

fresh produce production

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Rainforest AllianceEnvironmental Certification

Rainforest Alliance certification: Much more than a management system - a real performance standard• 100% of bananas from owned farms certified annually since 2000

• 93% of purchased bananas certified in 2005, up from 33% in 2001

• Chiquita uses only the least-toxic agrichemicals necessary for quality banana production and only products approved for use by the EPA and the European Union

"The Rainforest Alliance and associated members of the Sustainable Agriculture Network have been auditing Chiquita farms for more than ten years. We have seen remarkable progress toward more eco-friendly production and healthier working and living conditions. … We once again assessed all of the farms against our rigorous standards. Many of the audits were done without warning the farm managers in advance. I am pleased to report that all of the 115 farms were once again recertified.“

Tensie WhelanExecutive DirectorRainforest Alliance

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Rainforest Alliance

Environmental Certification - Benefits

Environmental benefits of RA certification• Reforestation conserves water and soils – more than 1 million trees

planted

• Groundcover reduces herbicide use

• Better storage and closed systems to avoid agrichemical runoff and improve safety

• Improved waste management reduces pollution

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SA8000

Social, Labor, Human Rights Certification

All of our farm employees now work at SA8000-certified operations• 100% of bananas from owned farms are SA8000-certified

• Costa Rica (2002), Panama (2003), Honduras and Guatemala (2004)

• 14% of bananas from independent growers are certified

• Colombia farms certified prior to sale in 2004

• Chiquita farms were the first-ever to achieve SA8000 certification in each of these countries

“Chiquita continues to impress. The transparency of its corporate responsibility reporting and the use of highly respected independent observers…is a track record which is unmatched in our work in Latin America. While the road is long, Chiquita has traveled far in a few short years.”

Stephen CoatsExecutive Director

U.S./LEAP

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IUF/COLSIBA/Chiquita

Labor Engagement

Landmark IUF-COLSIBA-Chiquita Agreement signed June 14, 2001• Based on core ILO conventions

• Collaboration on worker health and safety

• Fair dealing and continuous improvement

• Negotiate in good faith

• Communicate in open, honest and straightforward manner

• Avoid public international campaigns or anti-union retaliatory tactics

• Committee to review serious or systemic violations

“We have seen real progress as a result of the Agreement in a number of Chiquita operations. … I remain impressed with the good faith and serious intent Chiquita has brought to this process.”

Ron OswaldGeneral Secretary

International Union of Foodworkers

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EurepGAP

Food-Safety Certification

Added assurance of product safety and quality through risk-based food-safety standards of the Euro-Retailer Produce Working Group• 100% of bananas from owned farms are EUREPGAP-certified

• 56% of bananas from independent growers are certified (2005)

“Chiquita is a trailblazer, and I truly hope others will follow down the path toward sustainability.”

Deborah KaneExecutive Director

Food Alliance

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Research & Projects

• Opened in Costa Rica in 2004 with Swiss retailer Migros and the Rainforest Alliance

• In 2005, GTZ, a German sustainable development organization, made a sizable commitment to expand

• In early 2006, Costa Rican government awarded Nogal official wildlife refuge status

• With Clean Cargo Working Group, developed new environmental performance measurement tool to gauge the impact manufacturers, retailers and shippers make when moving goods by sea

• Food and Agriculture Working Group addressing sustainable agriculture issues

• August 2005: six-year agreement with World Wildlife Fund to reduce environmental impacts caused by commercial agriculture in Honduras & Guatemala

• Evaluate current agricultural practices to reduce negative downstream impacts of banana & pineapple production on Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef

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Research & Projects

EPA SmartWay – Chiquita-Fresh Express North American Logistics Group has recently joined the EPA program SmartWay, as a full-participation member dedicated to decreasing GHG and air pollution

Water Management – Companywide working group is actively engaged in water management strategies throughout our facilities (E.g., Fresh Express HQ already testing to waterless urinals each with a savings of 40,000 gallons of water per year)

Recycling and Reuse – We are actively pursuing recycling and plastics reuse programs. (E.g., Fresh Express West Plant is recipient of local Mayor’s award for environmental stewardship; recycles vegetable waste; acts as model for other facilities)

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Timeline of Key Corporate Responsibility Events Continuous Improvement Yields Significant Accomplishments

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2001

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1999

Steering CommitteeCreated

Code of Conduct(SA8000)

CR Officer

1st internal audits

100% RA Certification

IUF / COLSIBA Agreement

1st CR Report

2nd internal audit with observers

ETI member

Worker training

Top 20 Sustainable Stock Picks (SB20)

SA8000 in Costa Rica

BSR Board

Core Values

3rd-party pilot audits

2003CERES-ACCA Sustainability Reporting Award

SAI AdvisoryBoard; Corporate Conscience Award

SA8000 in Colombia and Panama

EurepGAP in Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica

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RainforestAllianceEngagement

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OAS Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award

100% SA8000 certification

2005100% EurepGAP certification

KLD’s Domini 400 Social Index

Chiquita / RA campaign in Europe

WWF Agreement on Mesoamerican Reef

Italian Ethic Award; Swiss Ethics Finalist

2006Nogal Named Official Wildlife Refuge

Contribution to Community Award from AmCham (Costa Rica)

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Corporate Social ResponsibilityAn Integral Part of Our Global Business Strategy

• Respect for the environment

• Respect for the communities where we do business

• Commitment to the health and safety of our workers

• Commitment to labor rights

• Commitment to consumers through food safety

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