September 16th, 2014

To our stakeholders:

I am pleased to confirm that Pier2 Marketing reaffirms its commitment and support to the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact with respect to Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Anti-Corruption.

By presenting our Communication on Progress (COP), we seek to reinstate our Active Level status in the Global Compact for the next year. In this communication we describe our actions as a company to support the mission of the Global Compact and the Ten Principles, integrating them into our business strategy, operations, business relationships and culture.

Through our membership we have made our commitment visible to our stakeholders, our community, employees, and the general public. By making this Communication on Progress accessible through the UN Global Compact website, we make this commitment visible to all of them, reinforcing our commitment to this mission.

Sincerely,

Gimena Pena Malcampo
CEO & Co-Founder
Pier2 Marketing

We achieve this by:

> Raising awareness among all our employees, starting with our Executive Management team. From top to bottom of our company.
> Training our employees every year on Human Rights (do's and dont's)
> Allocation of responsibilities for the protection of Human Rights within the company. Establishing the right mechanism to make sure this is applied throughout the company.
> Establishing Human resource policies and procedures supporting Human Rights
> Treating all clients, partners, and employees with integrity, respect, fairness and honesty.
> All our employees are encouraged to act in an ethical manner as responsible corporate citizens, making a contribution to their community (in their respective locations) and the environment.
> All our offices within the US and abroad follow the Ten Principles of the Global Compact.

We measure and monitor this by:

> Providing the Ten Principles to each new employee and emphasizing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to each of them.
> Training our employees twice a year in Human Rights and the Ten Principles, to remind them of the behavior that is expected from them as part of our company.
> Track and monitor any complaints. To this point we had no incidents, violations or complaints.
> Assure Human resources complies with the established policies and promotes these procedures supporting Human Rights among employees and contractors.
> We provide incentives to our employees to act as responsible corporate citizens, and encourage their contributions to their community and the environment by giving them the time or in some cases resources to do so.
> Our policies describe specific actions to each of our offices on how to implement Human Rights policies, address any risks, and respond to any Human Rights violations, whether witnessed in our company or by any of our contractors or partners.
> All our partners and contractors and given the same policy and encouraged to comply in order to do business with us.

We measure and monitor this by:

> Providing the Ten Principles to each new employee and emphasizing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to each of them.
> Training our employees twice a year in Human Rights and the Ten Principles, to remind them of the behavior that is expected from them as part of our company.
> Track and monitor any complaints. To this point we had no incidents, violations or complaints.
> Assure Human resources complies with the established policies and promotes these procedures supporting Human Rights among employees and contractors.
> We provide incentives to our employees to act as responsible corporate citizens, and encourage their contributions to their community and the environment by giving them the time or in some cases resources to do so.
> Our policies describe specific actions to each of our offices on how to implement Human Rights policies, address any risks, and respond to any Human Rights violations, whether witnessed in our company or by any of our contractors or partners.
> All our partners and contractors and given the same policy and encouraged to comply in order to do business with us.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, any handicaps or disabilities.

Diversity is recognized as a value within our company, because we know that is what drives our company and the world forward. All employees and contractors are responsible and encouraged to build an atmosphere in each of our offices, free of discrimination and harassment on any basis. Values such as respect, teamwork, integrity, fairness and honesty are constantly reminded and encourage as an intrinsic part of our company culture.

For this we also have policies and procedures recognizing the rights of our employees, their compensations, and benefits.

> Our policies and procedures are distributed to all employees, and we provide special training to any recruiting manager to make sure they understand and follow these principles.
> We encourage diversity and this is reflected in our recruiting process.
> Our company does not tolerate any discrimination or harassment by anyone within our company. To assure this we have procedures establish so employees can raise any complaints and concerns to Human Resources or to their direct report, depending on the type of complaint. They can also make anonymous complaints.
> No employees are exempt from the requirements of this policy. Any individual who violates this policy will be subject to corrective action, up to and including unpaid suspension, or immediate termination.

> Our company has 55% male representation and 45% women. Women and men are equally encouraged to career advancement and growth within our company.
> 44% of our team is Caucasian, 56% represent different origin or ethnicities.
> This diversity is also represented in age breakdown, religions, marital status and other preferences.
> This is represented in our Executive Management team where we have team members from different nationalities, races, creeds, etc.
> We work with Veterans at Work to encourage employment of veterans and people with disabilities.
> Our CEO is a woman, from Hispanic/ Latino descend, so this culture is encourage from top to bottom in our company.
> We have clear processes for discrimination and harassment. So far we have never had any complaints or violations. We believe this is due to clear communication and training regarding this policy and zero tolerance for this behavior.
> Our staff is diverse and multicultural, this diversity assures that we are following our objectives to have a diverse and talented team.

We care for the environment and the world community. We encourage our customers to use environmentally sensitive printing processes and materials, in an attempt to minimize waste and reduce environmental impact.
We have clear policies and encourage our employees to print on recycled or used paper, only when needed. We also use soy ink cartridges in our printers.
We seek to conduct our business according to the three pillars of sustainability.
As a certified Green Business, we follow in all our offices the California Green Business principles as well.

We use smart energy bulbs, electronics, and computers in our offices. All employees are encourage to turn on the lights only when needed and to turn off the lights whenever they are not at the office.
We encourage and have policies for recycling and composting.
We encourage and incentivize all our employees to bike to work or use public transportation.
We promote green marketing alternatives among our clients and partners.

> We have written green policies that are distributed to all new employees. We also train our employees and contractors in these policies and incentivize them to follow each of these principles, not only at our office but also at home with their families.
> Our clients also know that we apply green marketing techniques, promoting green printing materials and using technology to reduce printing as much as possible.
> We have signage at our office to remind all our employees about these principles, such as recycling bins and signage of what is recyclable and compostable.
> Reminders to turn lights off.
> We have labeled bins for reusable paper that can be used for printing.
> We only buy 100% recycled paper in all our offices.
> We only purchase energy smart bulbs, computers, and other electronics - including printers.
> We use technology to share and revise documents vs. printing.
> We conduct electronic invoicing and reporting to clients and partners.

> Pier2 Marketing has been a certified Green Business since 2010. We obtained again our renewed certification (which is renewed every 3 years) for 2013-2016, which is a testament to the way we operate as a green business.
> We are also an active member of the California Green Business program and comply with very strict policies and procedures to assure we are sustainable business.
> We have been an example business case study for the San Francisco Green Business Program and other Green programs, given our commitment to the environment, and the application of these principles throughout our company.

We support the work of the UN Convention Against Corruption, we work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
We ensure all our employees behave in an ethical manner consistent with these values. This includes, but it is not limited to the United States, we apply these principles in any location we do business around the world.

> This is one of our core values, as a result we regulate the offering or receipt of gifts, hospitality or expenses.
> We maintain accurate books and records which properly and fairly document all financial transactions.
> We have a zero tolerance policy for systematic corruption or activities that could be seeing as malfeasance.
> We have strict policies that all employees must comply regarding this principle.

> There have been no reports of conflict of interest or bribery within the company or in any of our locations.
> We also have no incidences or other ethical breaches.
> The goal of zero is expected for the next years as we continue to emphasize our zero tolerance policy among all our employees.