1. Laura KerimovaCole HardwareTechnology: Hardware# of Employees: 108Make money? Hardware & Tools , Paint & Electrical, Home & Cleaning, Garden &Plumbing, Home Repair Referral ServiceGive back? CSR Practices (Environment, Community, & Employees)SF Green Business Recognition: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (old batteries, cell phones, paint, fluorescent bulbs, printer cartridges)Reduction of toxic materials: (environment & employee health protection)- Promote environmentally friendly products (non-toxic cleaning, Energy Star)Reusable shopping bags (Cole Hardware Earth Friendly Bags!),Conserve energy, water, & natural resources - Tree free paper, promote public transit, spare the air campaignEducate: environmental awareness (newsletters)Community Assistance Partnership Program: Gives $75,000/year in goods & giftcards to 500 partnering schools & NPOs Quadruple Bottom Line : Environmental Advocacy, Social Advocacy, WorkplaceAdvocacy, Operate Profitable Business (value in local community) 2. Employee Education: - Zero Waste Events (no waste generated in companypicnics & meetings) Key Stakeholders: Community, Environment, StaffWhy should we be interested in Cole Hardware?They make every effort to show how much they care by doing good things for the environment, community, and staff by incorporating sustainability intotheir business practices.ReferencesCole hardware. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.colehardware.com/Lawrence, A. T. & Weber, J. (2011). Business & Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy(13th ed). New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin: pp. 45.67.Literacy for environmental justice. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.lejyouth.org/Contact Interview: Rick Karp, Owner, aka Keeper of the KarmaEmail: rick@colehardware.comDate of Interview: April 10, 2012