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At the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, we announced our intention to transition at least 50 percent of our wood fi ber sourced from natural forests to alternate fi ber sources by 2025.

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As used in this annual report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise requires or indicates, references to “the Company,” “our company,” “we,” “our” and “us” (1) for periods from and after September 24, 2010 and prior to January 30, 2013, refer to TRI Pointe Homes, LLC and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates, which we sometimes refer to as “TPH LLC,” and (2) following the completion of our formation transactions, refer to TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates; references to “the Starwood Fund” refer to VII/TPC Holdings, L.L.C., a private equity fund managed by an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group; and references to “Starwood Capital Group” refer to Starwood Capital Group Global, L.P., its predecessors and owned affiliates.

Combined with smart meters and time-of-day pricing, customers will see how power is being used to influence behavior to reduce energy consumption or shift demand in time to permit use of lower-carbon sources of electricity.

Development approaches that include economic opportunities for smallholder farmers around palm refineries have the potential to improve farmer livelihoods and encourage sustainable farming practices while protecting biodiversity.

In doing so, we focus on the copper-producing operations1 of Freeport Minerals Corporation (FMC); we exclude PTFI, which accounts for approximately 55 percent of the company’s total direct emissions primarily due to its self- generation of coal-fired electricity for reliant power as a result of its extremely remote location.

Given the historical volatility of certain of our food product prices, including proteins, seafood, produce, dairy products, and cooking oil, these fluctuations can materially impact our food costs.

The increase in revenue earning days was primarily due to downtime associated with the Ocean Monarch in 2011, partially offset by a decrease in revenue earning days in 2012 for other ultra-deepwater rigs as a result of scheduled surveys and shipyard projects as well as unscheduled downtime for repairs in 2012.

In addition, as we continue our long history of innovation, we anticipate the ability to leverage our management and mitigation capabilities to further reduce our GHG emissions and our climate impact.

The effect of this is a significant reduction in waste being diverted from landfill to be recycled and also a reduction in costs.

**Water usage rate target and progress are based on fiscal 2006 baseline data.

In Indiana in 2002, Dow Corning donated 165 acres to the Switzerland County Historical Society for a living history museum.

The pollination of trees and crops, seques- tration of GHGs and recreational opportunities are other examples.

Carbon sequestration Capturing and storing carbon dioxide in various ways, such as capture by vegetation or by injection into geologic formations for long-term storage, so that it does not enter or remain in the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.

Chain-of-custody often incorrectly assumes that a product's content comes from a certified forest.

Working with carbon-offset solutions providers, credits are used to fund rainforest protection projects in Malaysia and Australia, renewable energy projects in China and India, as well as enable energy-efficiency program roll-outs in Japan and Cambodia.

All materials selected are GREENGUARD-certified, low-volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or recyclable.

As I'm sure you have all observed, particularly here in Denmark, it has been, besides the effects I have mentioned, a relatively benign weather in Q1.

Accelerating the development of renewable energy is a linchpin in meeting this growth.

However, given the potential for this sector to impact sensitive ecosystems, in 2014, the team established specific environmental due diligence questions relating to clients or prospective clients that operate in the palm oil sector.

After successful trials, the Dunkerque plant in France is now re-using some of the water from the rinsing process and saving around 15,000 m3 a year.

Diamond Offshore’s diverse fleet enables it to offer a broad range of services worldwide in both the floater market (ultra-deepwater, deepwater and mid-water) and the non-floater, or jack-up market.

directors regarding a chief executive officer succession plan Prohibition on executive officers selling company stock until such officer is in compliance with the company’s stock ownership requirements Following the departure of board members who became directors of Spectra Energy Corp, the Duke Energy board determined that Jim rogers is its only non-independent director.

Algoma owns and operates the largest Canadian flag fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Waterway.

San Diego, California “Cold ironing” or “Plug-In” refers to the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship tied up at port while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off.

Topics of discussion included the impact of food choices, ecological principles and transportation.

As the reinvention of automotive ecosystems continues, Keysight is enabling the disruptive innovation of new mobility technologies.

All operating mines have developed Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) and Land Management Plans (LMPs), with the assistance of our corporate Biodiversity Task Force (BTF).

For example, we set out to perform a careful analysis of our water consumption to find solutions for an increase in our water use.

19 2011 SuStainability RepoRt – CateRpillaR on eneRGy eneRGy energy the world’s increasing demand for energy will encourage discovery of new supplies, conservation of energy, use of alternative/renewable energy sources and the environmentally efficient use of existing energy sources.

The volume of NOx, SOx and PM emissions depend on the quantities of the different types of fuel consumed by the ships.

Our printer, Sandy Alexander Inc., an ISO 14001:2004 Certified printer with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody certification, printed this report with the use of 100% certified renewable wind power sources which benefit the environment by preventing emissions of greenhouse gases.

Results from Cleveland and other Grind2Energy early adopters have demonstrated the solution’s ability to reduce landfill waste, generate significant energy from renewable resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, all at costs equal to or less than composting or other environmentally friendly options.

Pressures on natural resources, such as water and biodiversity along with pollution and waste are further prominent risks.

We are also committed to responsible aquaculture – so we can supplement the supply of seafood while avoiding the depletion of species.

The economic assistance received under this program must be used to acquire, construct, install, modernize, develop, convert or expand land, plant, buildings, equipment, or machinery.

China - an 8-kilometer sponsored walk helped Citi Volunteers raise funds for the Million tree project, which will pay for the planting of a 3,300-tree Citi Forest in inner Mongolia, offsetting carbon emissions and combating climate change.

There can be no assurance that we will achieve harvest levels in the future necessary to maintain or increase revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Suppliers can access guidance and training on the Code of Conduct and specific topics such as conflict minerals on our supplier sustainability website.

Each primary market has a Local Community Involvement Coordinator, who works with our National Employee Volunteer Program Manager to ensure that volunteering goals are met and that we follow best practices.

Account managers specializing in agriculture, film and television, health, high technology, real estate financing and business transfers are key business partners with its clients.

These solutions enable customers to remove pathogens from water and food, minimise waste, and in some cases develop breakthrough technologies.

LoyaltyOne continues to be successful in reducing its carbon footprint.

Indigenous Kamoro fishermen, who traditionally harvest and subsequently sell mangrove crabs, receive PTFI sponsored training on modern aquaculture techniques whereby wild caught crabs receive supplemental feeding.

First launched in 2008, this innovative federal program has resulted in nearly 180 new installations that have been installed on contaminated lands, landfills and mine sites, with a cumulative installed capacity of just over 1,124 megawatts nationwide.

The WICHITA FALLS TIMES RECORD NEWS is a morning newspaper serving Wichita Falls, Texas and 18 surrounding counties in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.

Annex I relates to oil leakage or spilling; Annexes II and III relate to harmful substances carried in bulk in liquid or in packaged form, respectively; Annexes IV and V relate to sewage and garbage management, respectively; and Annex VI, lastly, relates to air emissions.

We advocate for conservation, and we research new ways to save water.

In addition, on an annual basis, subject to then-applicable high water marks, HPS receives a base performance fee equal to 10% of the income generated on the non-investment grade portfolio, and is eligible to earn an additional performance fee equal to 25% of any such investment income in excess of a net 10% return to us after deduction for paid and accrued management fees and base performance fees, with the total performance fees not to exceed 17.5% of the Income (as defined in the investment management agreements relating to Watford Re, WICE and Watford Trust) or Aggregate Income (as defined in the investment management agreements relating to WSIC and WIC), as applicable.

To complement its biodiversity initiative, the Pembroke Refinery also initi- ated an effort to remodel an existing structure on company property for use as an environmental center.

In Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, we are working with Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) to create a more stable, fairly priced supply of clean water to community members through an innovative filtration and aerial piping system.

Today, bleached wood pulp is produced using advanced technologies such as extended cooking and oxygen delignification (removing and recovering lignin, the chemical that binds wood fibers together), that further reduce the amount of bleaching chemical applied in the manufacturing process.

Sustainable forestry requires continuous improvement built on a foundation of sound scientific research and technological innovation.

FMC is currently in the process of reaching out to stakeholders in an effort to evolve a shared set of principles related to the further advancement of sustainable seaweed farming.

The projects are expected to come online between 2023 and 2027, at which point approximately 70% of our total landfill gas collected will be beneficially reused.

However, our green purchases overall declined in 2016, as we reduced our paper use by 140 million sheets and paper is the largest product in this category.

The increase is due to the acquisition of additional property, power and timber assets during 2005 and 2006.

Longer-term weather trends may be changing and new types of catastrophe losses may be developing due to climate change; a phenomenon that has been associated with extreme weather events linked to rising temperatures, including effects on global weather patterns, greenhouse gases, sea, land and air temperature, sea levels, rain and snow.

We were also finalists in the SEAI Energy Leadership awards and the Envirocom water and waste reduction awards.

Overall weather-normalized sales are largely consistent with our expectations outlined in our call in February, as we still expect total sales to be up approximately 2% in 2021 compared to 2020.

The majority of paper we buy is certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through the use of standards, certification and product labels.

In recent years, the U.S. insurance regulatory framework has come under increased federal scrutiny, and in an effort to forestall federal intervention some state legislators have considered or enacted laws that may alter or increase state regulation of insurance and reinsurance companies and holding companies.

On December 21, 2018, discovery was issued to the gas and municipal distribution companies, including the Company, and the Company provided its responses on January 9, 2019.

California, in which a substantial portion of our business is located and a substantial portion of our loan collateral is located, is susceptible to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, droughts and wild fires, and is currently in the midst of an ongoing drought.

We work closely with national, regional and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations like the Wildlife Habitat Council and The Nature Conservancy to study natural flora and fauna species in our operating locations, minimize disruption and preserve and restore habitat.

If the drought significantly harms the business of substantial expenses.

Beyond the fields of our growers, we look for oppor- tunities to support biodiversity initiatives at our own manufacturing locations.

At least 20 percent of the fiber content is certified to have come from responsibly managed forests and is elemental chlorine free.

Managing environmental and social risk We seek to adhere to global best practices for managing environmental and social risk.

Agricultural Real Estate—The Company offers real estate loans to our agricultural customers to finance farm related real estate purchases, refinancings, expansions, and improvements to agricultural properties.

Farmers’ typically sell their vanilla beans to local traders; these collectors encourage early harvesting, which negatively affects vanilla quality.

The influx of newbuilds into the market, combined with established rigs coming off contract in 2014 and 2015, is expected to continue to weaken the ultra-deepwater and deepwater floater markets.

We also work with the BEI on the 'Soft Commodities' Compact and the fight against deforestation.

In particular, the award recognized the Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative, which is restoring and enhancing marine ecosystems in the Bay.

In Brazil, concerns that rising demand for cattle is prompting farmers to clear parts of the Amazon rainforest led to Colgate’s policy to source no tallow from high-risk areas.

This metric reports the amount of water withdrawn by suppliers, not the amount consumed by our multi-tier supply chain as reported in Our water footprint.

Leaders who are accountable for the management function of harvesting or purchasing wood-based raw materials and products for distribution are responsible for: Ensuring compliance with this policy.

Timber values since the 1998 wild fires have remained depressed.

In a scenario such as the Heathrow terror plot thwarted in August 2006, in which two of the targeted airlines were owned by non-US carriers (US airline carriers receive governmental coverage under the Homeland Security Act) and where the airplanes potentially could have exploded over the ocean, the total potential loss to Swiss Re would have been approximately USD 125 million.

Clearwater subsequently contributed $18.0 million to Hudson Specialty.

Full report at conEdison.com Con Edison volunteers helped to plant more than 5,000 trees for the New York Restoration Project, made possible by donations we make when customers sign up for e*bill.

This program is exclusive to Costco and is designed to provide quality product that is traceable, improve profits and livelihoods for the farmers/cooperative members, and introduce respectful environmental practices.

This also allows us to advance our own environmental program outline, which calls for us to use all wood fiber in the creation of products so that we can contribute to sound sustainable forestry principles.

In Chile, World Wildlife Fund is helping generate local sustainable income and employment through support of two ecotourism business ventures in indigenous communities, which will provide an economic incentive for conservation in the Valdivian temperate rainforests.

among other activities, the committee has implemented the use of rolling carts for in-store storage and trans portation of our products; provided special step stools and box cutters designed to reduce the potential for injury; and launched a new driver training pro- gram to promote safety behind the wheel.

Considering the inclusion of other GHG (such as nitrous oxide and methane – relevant in agriculture), the database captures approximately 60% of total GHG emissions.

Kimberly-Clark also engages with numerous non-governmental organizations, including Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, and the Forest Stewardship Council to better understand and address stakeholder issues and concerns, and considers these in its decision-making processes.

They’ve also partnered with a tree removal contractor for the clearing of new sites and are recycling trees into mulch to be used by their landscaping contractors.

The partnership offsets 100 percent of the energy used at 60 of our stores throughout Texas.

Emerging uses for electricity and natural gas include transportation alternatives and deployment of associated infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging and natural gas vehicle fueling.

It is essential that we treat water as a limited resource by optimizing our water use through greater efficiency, innovative processes and new technologies.

Spent Nuclear Fuel While required to do so by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the federal government has yet to establish facilities for the permanent storage or disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in the United States, so Exelon Generation safely stores SNF from our nuclear generating facilities on site in storage pools and dry cask long-term storage facilities.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS ITEM 13.

We continue to examine whether there are other species that we should cease to sell because of documented concerns of risk for the species or habitat.

INCOME TAXES 35 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) December 31, 2014 December 31, 2013 Amount Ratio Amount Ratioor a continued decline in real estate values or drought-related decline in agricultural business in the Company’s primary market area could have an adverse (Dollars in thousands) impact on collectability, increase the level of real-estate-related nonperforming Tier 1 Leverage Ratio loans, or have other adverse effects which alone or in the aggregate could have a Central Valley Communitymaterial adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations and cash Bancorp and Subsidiary $ 95,936 8.36% $ 88,320 8.14%flows of the Company.

In fact, hydraulic fracturing typically takes place thousands of feet below the water table — isolated from drinking water by multiple layers of impermeable rock.

We will reduce emissions caused by our operations by optimizing raw material, energy and water usage.

When the winds and tides are aligned, this large canal to the Gulf of Mexico is an avenue for salt water incursions.

The SQF project has already raised the company’s profile in Scotland and brought members of the community and regional dignitaries to the site to witness the impacts we have had by welcoming wildlife into the factory’s ecosystem.

We feel that by taking action now we can all play a role in mitigating many of the most severe predictions for climate change while laying foundations for a sustainable and optimistic future.