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BE IT RESOLVED: The shareholders request that Kodak:
1) Adopt a plan for virtual elimination of persistent
bioaccumulative pollutants at Kodak Park which A) identifies, for
each building, all inputs and uses of chlorine, any sources of
dioxin and other bioaccumulative pollutants, and options for
elimination of these chemicals, and B) implements the most effective option; and 2) Provide an annual summary report to
shareholders on these virtual elimination options and progress
toward these goals.
Supporting Statement: This policy makes business sense because
preventing pollution is cost effective in the short term and avoids
costly long-term liabilities related to toxic chemical exposures.
It will improve our company's image if Kodak goes beyond its
existing policy to minimize pollution and joins the new efforts for
virtual elimination of toxic bioaccumulative pollutants.
This builds upon existing Kodak efforts to implement non-toxic
production strategies.
If you AGREE, please mark your proxy for this resolution."
The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal for the following reasons:
For many years the Company has designed, implemented and
conducted far reaching health, safety, and environmental
programs, which have reduced the use and release of toxic
chemicals generally, including the use and release of
bioaccumulative materials. In 1998 the Company publicly
announced a comprehensive series of environmental performance
improvement goals. The Company's aggressive efforts toward
achieving these goals have reduced emissions, conserved natural
resources and strengthened the environmental management
systems at its facilities worldwide. Significant reductions in the
use and release of bioaccumulative materials have been realized.
The Company's health, safety and environmental goals, the
Company's progress in achieving them, and the nature and results
of the Company's programs are made available to shareholders
and the public generally in the Company's Health, Safety and
Environment Annual Report. Indeed, much of the information
requested in the proposal is already included in this report,
which is available on-line at: www.kodak.com/go/HSE.
In addition, the Company is required to disclose extensive
information about emissions of chemicals listed on the U.S.
government's Toxics Release Inventory, including bioaccumulative
materials. This information is available to the public at
www.epa.gov/tri.
This shareholder proposal requests the Company to provide
more extensive, detailed information than is required by
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the SEC.
The Company complies with all the requirements of GAAP and
the SEC, including those related to environmental matters. All
material information regarding the Company's environmental
liabilities is disclosed.
The Company already has taken significant action to reduce the
use and emission of toxic chemicals including bioaccumulative
materials. We believe the Company's environmental disclosures
in its Annual Report and on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as well as
the availability of an easy-to-read description of the Company's
environmental programs and performance in its Health, Safety
and Environment Annual Report, meet the information needs
of shareholders.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal.
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