Gs1 Us Inc

“GS1 US, INC. HAS A CODE OF ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRING EXECUTIVES, BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGERS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE A NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FORM. EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND/OR DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EACH YEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BOARD MEMBERS SHALL IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, AS REQUIRED, REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE REVIEWED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ESCALATED AS APPROPRIATE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY USED BY GS1 US, INC. IN BENCHMARKING JOBS IN THE MARKET HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2004. IN ORDER TO SERVICE ITS MEMBERS, GS1 US, INC. MUST BE ABLE TO RECRUIT EMPLOYEES WITH APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO ITS MEMBER BASE. FOR THE TOP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, MARKET DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE OF $500 MILLION TO 1 BILLION IN REVENUE IS THE BENCHMARK GROUP. FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN DATA DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS RANGE, WE MUST EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE BENCHMARK GROUP. THIS COMPARISON GROUP OF ORGANIZATION CLOSELY REFLECTS GS1 US, INC.'S LABOR MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT AND RECOGNIZES THE PAY LIMITATIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED ON TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO YEARS, GS1 US COMPLETED A FULL MARKET STUDY OF THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS. THIS MARKET DATA IS PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM OF TOWERS WATSON. FROM THIS DATA, THE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT CREATES SALARY RANGES, MERIT BUDGETS, AND BONUS TARGETS. THIS DATA, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LEVELS, IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN TO THE BOARD PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS ARE INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO EACH ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE AND WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE PROCESS IN THE EVENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES (I.E., COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SETTING THEIR OWN SPECIFIC COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS). GS1 US, INC. MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS, BOTH IN THE BOARD MINUTES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECORDS.”

“Form 990, Parts I and III, Line 1 THE PURPOSES OF GS1 US, INC. ARE TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES.”

“FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 4, 6, AND 7A The bylaws of GS1 US, INC. (the "Corporation") were amended effective as of November 20, 2013, to provide that a majority of the members of the Board of Governors (the governing body of the Corporation) shall be individuals who have been nominated by the Executive Leadership Committees of the Industry Initiatives. Members of the Corporation are admitted upon obtaining a Company Prefix and/or joining an Industry Initiative and paying the applicable dues and fees. An Industry Initiative is any one of several industry-specific initiatives formed by the Corporation to support Members by developing, recommending, promoting, overseeing, and securing administration of effective global supply chain management standards and techniques applicable to the specified industry. The governing body of each Industry Initiative is its Executive Leadership Committee, the members of which are elected by the members of such Industry Initiative. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B As explained in the narrative response to question 4 of Part VI, Section A, the procedures for appointment of members of the Board of Governors effectively reserve all governance decisions of the organization to the Members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH GS1 US, INC. STAFF MEMBERS. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM (CEO, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CFO, AND GENERAL COUNSEL). A COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (DIRECTORS), FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND HR AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GS1 US, INC. COMPLIES WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF IRC SECTION 6104. Reconciliation of Net Assets Part XI, Line 8 (622,294) PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT”

“Form 990, Part XII, Line 2 GS1 US, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AS PART OF A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES RELATED ENTITIES. GS1 US, INC. HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM.”