Winnebago Industries, Inc. published its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, featuring baseline data supporting the company’s recent commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The report also outlines leadership investments in both environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Michael Happe, Winnebago Industries president and CEO, said corporate responsibility is integrated in how the company does business.
“Throughout our entire portfolio of premium outdoor brands, we strive to ‘Be great, outdoors,’” Happe said. “Our teams within the Winnebago, Grand Design, Chris-Craft, Newmar and Barletta businesses are truly inspired to demonstrate that corporate responsibility is good for our world, and good for our bottom line. We are committed to people and our planet, for the long term.”
During 2021, Winnebago became a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and signed on to the Business Ambition 1.5oC. The company has set goals to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, zero waste-to-landfill and water reduction by 2050.
The company also amplified its work to create a culture of belonging and diversity. At the corporate board level, 27% of directors are women and 27% are racially or ethnically diverse. In 2021, Winnebago hired the company’s first Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Jil Littlejohn Bostick, to drive an integrated strategy.
In safety, the company reduced its Total Recordable Incidence Rate by 70% since 2016. In 2021, CEO Michael Happe engaged 500+ employees in small group listening sessions and manufacturing facility safety walks.
This year the company introduced the GO Together Fund, designed to assist employees facing hardship. The year-round fund is modeled after the COVID-19 immediate response fund the company created in 2020, providing $425,000 in emergency hardship assistance.
Stacy Bogart, Winnebago senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and corporate responsibility, said the company has a commitment to continuous improvement.
Read the Winnebago Industries 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report at winnebagoind.com/responsibility.
