Zumiez Inc

Social Responsibility is, and has always been, a topic of great importance to the Company. The Company has strived to facilitate and connect empowered youth across their communities and to support them in their pursuits and passions as they strive to make a positive impact in their communities. The Company’s Social Responsibility efforts have also included its support of the Zumiez Foundation. The Zumiez Foundation is a separate nonprofit organization that focuses on purchasing clothing and other related items to distribute to people in need in communities served by our retail stores, specifically during cold weather months. The Zumiez Foundation has donated over $13.0 million in clothing and other related items to a broad range of nonprofit organizations since 2007. These donations, on an annual basis, have helped support over 75,000 people via 200 agencies in 50 states. The Zumiez Foundation also seeks to teach Zumiez employees about the value of giving back and inspiring them to get involved in their communities. In this regard, since 2008 the Zumiez Foundation has recognized 87 of the Company’s employees for their outstanding commitment to giving back to their respective communities with donations to their chosen cause ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 each. For more information about the charitable contributions made by the Company to the Zumiez Foundation, please see the information above in the Corporate Governance section under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”

The Company believes its customers and employees increasingly care about social causes and the Company expects this trend to accelerate with subsequent generations because of the power of social media and the condition of the modern world. The Company believes consumers will continue to choose to do business with companies that are good corporate citizens and responsible members of their local and global communities. Shareholders’ expectations are also rising as they seek to understand how responsible social practices impact long-term value. Accordingly, the Company intends to continue to pursue Social Responsibility initiatives that are aligned with its culture and brand and where it can make a positive impact for its key stakeholders.

Since fiscal 2018, the Company has worked to develop a shared understanding within its organization of what Social Responsibility encompasses and why it should be pursued. While Social Responsibility is not new to the Company, what is new, however, is how the Company can become more intentional and transparent about Social Responsibility and how it can amplify the impact it is able to make. The following sections are intended to provide an update on how the Company views Social Responsibility from a framework, guiding principles and stakeholder perspective and to summarize the areas of focus that the Company has selected.