Social Responsbility

COMMUNITY

Our philosophy of community building by investing in people goes back nearly a century to the days of our first store on Main St. in old "Bradentown" Florida. Robert M. Beall believed in helping others and he acted on his convictions. He received many awards for his community service over a span of more than 60 years, dating back to the 1910's. While times and needs have changed, Bealls' commitment to helping others has not.

Today, the focus of Bealls charitable outreach touches four areas, with the greatest emphasis on Children/Youth and Education.

CHILDREN & YOUTH

Bealls is a longtime contributor to agencies that aid young people, including the United Way, March of Dimes, Police Athletic League, and Palmetto Youth Center.

EDUCATION

For over 20 years the R. M. Beall Foundation has provided college scholarships to hundreds of employees and their dependants. Bealls Department Stores sponsors the "Bealls and Whistles" program, awarding funds for special school projects in the state of Florida.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Bealls awards annual scholarships for students in Criminal Justice education at the State College of Florida and the Manatee Technical Institute's Criminal Justice Academy. We also strongly support several recognition programs for law enforcement personnel.

ENVIRONMENT

Bealls cares strongly about the environment in which we live and work. We were early adopters of recycling programs at our headquarters and distribution centers. Bealls is a member of the SmartWay Transportation Partnership, working for cleaner air by reducing carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide air pollutants. In addition, Bealls has contributed to the Nature Conservancy for its Gulf of Mexico shoreline work, and is a Partner of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, helping support its mission to protect our marine environment.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

At Beall's Inc., which includes Beall's Department Stores, Inc., Beall's Outlet Stores, Inc. and Burke's Outlet, LLC, we are committed to ensure that the products we sell to our customers are obtained from vendors and suppliers that meet all local, state and federal laws and regulations including but not limited to health, workplace safety, labor compensation, human rights labor and all other social responsibility issues to include slavery, child labor, prison or forced labor and human trafficking.

Vendors and suppliers are bound to the terms and conditions of our purchase orders and must comply completely with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Beall's Inc. conducts supplier audits by using independent agents to assist, monitor, review and assess product quality control and factory working environments to accomplish human right compliance for all current and prospective vendors and suppliers. We work closely with our independent agents to address any and all compliance issues that arise out of the audit process.

Beall's Code of Ethics includes the compliance of rules and regulations of all federal, state, provincial and local governments as well as other private and public regulatory agencies. Beall's Inc. will cease purchasing activities with vendors and suppliers that violate those rules and ethical standards and will terminate employees that knowingly conduct business with vendors and suppliers in violation of those laws and ethical standards. Annual training is conducted internally at Beall's Inc. and focuses on such compliance to include issues of social responsibility as outlined in this statement.