Making a True Difference™ for Individuals, Communities and The Planet - every day
DUBLIN, OH, April 5, 2012/PRNewswire/ - Tim Hortons today released its second annual 2011 sustainability and responsibility report titled Making a True Difference™, outlining the company's fiscal year 2011 performance against goals and commitments set in 2009.
The company made firm commitments and reported results focusing on three sustainability pillars which include individuals, communities and the planet.
"Sustainability and responsibility is a key corporate priority for Tim Hortons and although we've had many initiatives in place for many years, this is only our second year formally reporting and sharing our performance publicly," said Paul House, Executive Chairman, President and CEO, Tim Hortons. "We are continually looking at opportunities to enhance our performance and within this report we also share our next steps and future goals."
Highlights of the 2011 Making a True Difference™ report include:
Individuals
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Healthier menu options made available across product
categories and increased communication of positive
attributes and options within the Tim Hortons menu
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Continued focus on sodium reduction resulting in lowered
sodium levels in hot beverages, muffins and deli
meats
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100 per cent response rate on guest enquiries received by
Corporate Guest Services team
Communities
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Tim Horton Children's Foundation (THCF) welcomed
13,414 campers in 2011
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In 2011, THCF gave out 243 bursaries for post-secondary
education worth $600,000to graduates of the
Youth Leadership Program
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Approximately $9.9 millionwas raised on Camp
Day in 2011, benefitting the THCF
- $16 millioninvested in community initiatives
across Canadaand the United
States
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Smile Cookie program raised $4 millionfor
local charities across Canadaand the
United States
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Developed and implemented programs and initiatives within
the Education, Employment, Empowering Youth and Economic
Development pillars of "Horizons" - Tim Hortons
Aboriginal Relations Program
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In 2011, the Tim Hortons Coffee Partnership performed
more than 10,000 technical training demonstrations for
project farmers, recycled and/or treated 80 per cent of
water on project farms and successfully discouraged 100
per cent of farmers from using banned pesticides
The Planet
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The number of restaurants diverting our hot beverage cups
and other paper packaging increased by 22 per cent in
2011 to more than 800 restaurants
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"Cup-to-Tray" program which recycles the
company's hot beverage cups into take-out trays was
launched in 156 restaurants in Nova
Scotia
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Four restaurants were registered for LEED certification
in 2011 and the company has set a goal for 30 additional
restaurants for LEED certification by the end of 2016
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Achievement of a 6.7 per cent increase in fuel efficiency
of the company's distribution fleet since 2008
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Animal Welfare Policy was revised and commitment made to
source one per cent of system-wide eggs from
enriched-cage hen housing systems as well as to encourage
the pork industry to move away from using gestation
crates over time
The full report can be found at sustainabilityreport.timhortons.com/index.html
Other report highlights include the company responding to the CarbonDisclosure Project and placing in the Top 5 disclosure scorers in Canada, and being added to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI). Tim Hortons was also awarded the 2011 Canadian Franchise Association Corporate Citizen Award.
In the creation of Tim Hortons'2011 Making a True Difference™ report, the company followed the Global Reporting Initiative G3.1 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
About Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons is one of the largest publicly-traded
restaurant chains in North Americabased on
market capitalization, and the largest in
Canada. Operating in the quick service segment
of the restaurant industry, Tim Hortons appeals to a broad
range of consumer tastes, with a menu that includes premium
coffee, espresso-based hot and cold specialty drinks
including lattes, cappuccinos and espresso shots, specialty
teas, fruit smoothies, home-style soups, fresh sandwiches,
wraps, hot breakfast sandwiches and fresh baked goods,
including our trademark donuts. As of January
1st, 2012, Tim Hortons had 4,014 systemwide
restaurants, including 3,295 in Canada, 714 in
the United Statesand five in the Gulf
Cooperation Council. More information about the Company is
available at www.timhortons.com
SOURCE Tim Hortons Inc.
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