Acushnet is a global organization and we work, live and interact with many communities. It is in our interest to be respectful of those communities, to be good corporate citizens and to do what we can do to respect and protect the environment and the workers that make our products – wherever they are located. It is good business – and it is the right thing to do. Protection of the environment is one of our biggest responsibilities and we respect the needs and concerns of the communities in which we live and work. We are committed to responsible environmental practices that minimize our impact on the environment and protect the safety and health of our associates and the public. We will comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations and we continuously look for ways to reduce the environmental impact of our operations.Our Environmental Compliance Risk Mitigation effort has been in place for over 30 years. Due to the complexity and changing nature of environmental rules and regulations, we employ a team of environmental compliance specialists and also contract with experienced, professional environmental consultants in pursuit of our goal of 100% compliance, and resulting mitigation of risk of damage to the environment. We have also made considerable investments in equipment and processes to reduce our emissions far below permitted levels In addition, our Energy Management Team has been in place since 2008. This team seeks to ensure that our facilities have reliable, cost effective energy supplies, with a focus on conservation, to reduce our overall energy usage. Acushnet maintains a long standing interest in energy conservation, and regularly explores and implements renewable energy opportunities such as solar and wind. Corporate policy requires that that all capital projects funding requests to be accompanied by a “Project Impact Report” that requires project managers to identify the impact (positive or negative) on energy consumption and the environment. This impact is one of the key criteria we use to determine how to allocate capital funds. We also dedicate resources to studying and understanding all the latest incentives provided by Federal, State and local utility programs to ensure that capital dollars are invested in the most cost effective manner possible.