Everyone who works for Brown-Forman is expected to be responsible. Management of our specific corporate responsibility efforts rests with our Vice Chairman, who has oversight of the Corporate Responsibility team in our Corporate Global Affairs department. However, responsibility is integral to the work we all do and our Corporate Responsibility department, led by our Director Rob Frederick, works extensively with other departments across the organization, including Environmental Performance, Diversity & Inclusion, Community Relations, Employee Development, Corporate Communications, Government Relations and Legal. In addition, the Corporate Responsibility team helps to integrate social and environmental considerations into our marketing and sales.
Forward-Looking Statement
The Corporate Responsibility pages of this web site contain "forward-looking statements" as defined under U.S. federal securities laws. Words such as "expect," "believe," "intend," "seek," "estimate," "will," "may," "anticipate," and similar words generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not promises or guarantees of future conduct or policy. The actual conduct of our activities, including development, implementation or continuation of any program, policy or initiative discussed in this Report, may differ materially in the future and is subject to a variety of uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to: continuation or expansion of the global economic downturn; competitors' actions; trade or consumer reaction to our price increases, product line extensions or marketing initiatives; continued decline in consumer confidence or spending; tax increases; tighter governmental restrictions on producing and marketing our products; inflation rate changes; U.S. dollar fluctuations against foreign currencies; changes in consumer preferences, societal attitudes or cultural trends; adverse impacts resulting from our acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, business partnerships, or portfolio strategies; cost increases in energy or input materials; negative publicity related to our company, brands, people, operations, performance or prospects; adverse developments from governmental investigations of business, trade, or marketing practices by us, our distributors, or retailers; impairments. Forward-looking statements in this Report also should be evaluated together with risk factors and cautionary statements in our Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2009, periodic reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, all of which are incorporated by reference. Unless required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.