2006 | Ratingen Global Player in Lifestyle The brand Esprit is sold in 5 continents and more than 40 countries, 640 freestanding stores, over 12,000 wholesale customers. More than 20,000 products are designed per year for 12 product lines for women, men and kids - and in addition a wide variety of licence products for every part of life! 2004 | Ratingen Ettore Sottsass Exhibition In the Global Business Headquarters Esprit commemorated Ettore Sottsass with an Exhibition. This partnership with the designer and founder of the Memphis style has been existing since 1982. His design and architecture formed the Esprit stores and showrooms worldwide. Ettore Sottsass was substantially involved in building up the brand. 2002 | New York Global Reintegration Esprit Holdings Ltd. unified the global Esprit brand by purchasing the US trademarks and the remaining interests in Esprit International, bringing back the brand under the control of one single entity for the first time since the 70´s. 2001 | Duesseldorf Brand Awareness The brand awareness worldwide grew especially in Germany with a record of 84%. 2000 | Hong Kong New Millennium Esprit Holdings Ltd became a constituent stock of Morgan Stanley´s MSCI Hong Kong Index. The new Millennium opened with Esprit asking: 'how much faster can we grow?' In the new millennium, new product lines such as sportswear, clothes for newborns and toys were introduced. 1996 | New York Worldwide Expansion Esprit was represented in 44 countries worldwide and ranked 28th in the 100 most recognized brand in the States. 1995 | San Francisco New Product Worlds Design Philosophy applies to new product worlds: eyewear, timewear, bath+bed, socks+tights. 1993 | Hongkong Esprit Asia at Stock Exchange Esprit´s Asian distribution business listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as Esprit Asia Holdings Limited. 1992 | San Francisco "what would you do to change the world" "what would you do to change the world" campaign became worldwide well known and famous. 1989 | San Francisco Esprit, the Comprehensive Design Principle The Japanese art publisher Robundo published "Esprit, the Comprehensive Design Principle". Esprit was now launched in France, Norway and the UK. 1987 | San Francisco Engagement Susie and Doug Tompkins urged public to confront the growing AIDS epidemic. In the same year the company expanded into Taiwan, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. 1986 | Cologne First Esprit Store in Germany Cologne was the location of the first opening of an Esprit Store in Germany. The store was designed by Ettore Sottsass with typical elements of the Memphis Style. 1979 | New York Esprit triple-bar 'E' Logo In 1979 John Casado designed the famous Esprit stencil effect logo. Despite worries that the triple-bar 'E' would not be legible to customers, the new logo became one of the most recognized and memorable in international fashions. 1978 | San Francisco Esprit takes-off Sales topped $ 100 million and international partnerships in Hong Kong and Germany were formed. 1971 | Hong Kong Esprit Far East started Business Esprit Far East Group was born when Doug and Susie Tompkins met Michael Ying, the group´s chairman and shareholder of Esprit. 1971 | San Francisco Seven Product Lines The company incorporated under the name of Esprit de corp. and seven product lines were created. 1968 | San Francisco Esprit - the Brand was born Susie and Doug Tompkins started selling Esprit clothes out of the back of their station waggon.

Social Responsibilities

As a global company, Esprit believes in developing and maintaining sustainable relationships with all stakeholders. We demonstrate this commitment by acting imaginatively and consistently in the communities where our employees, business partners and customers live and work.

Responsibilities to Employees

Esprit recognizes the importance of human capital. Our continued success depends on the commitment, enthusiasm and energy of our staff around the world. We are committed to developing a positive and respectable working environment that encourages collaboration and cooperation between employees. The Group promotes internal communications and we welcome ideas and feedback from our staff.

During the financial year, a LIVE ESPRIT campaign was implemented with the aim of promoting team spirit and creating a global culture for all our employees located around the world. Through quarterly newsletters and the Group’s global intranet, we aim to improve company-wide communications and to connect our employees around the world to the Esprit family.

We strive to be an attractive company for the talented and motivated. The Group places great emphasis on staff training and development in order to realize the potential of every one of our employees. Our remuneration package is performance based and takes into account business performance, market practice and competitive market conditions. Share options and discretionary bonuses are granted to staff that show outstanding performance. We have also adopted an annual performance and salary review system to ensure staff members are rewarded on a clear and fair basis.

Responsibilities to Business Partners

At Esprit, we aim to develop and maintain long-term relationships with our business partners based on openness, honesty and trust. We seek to understand their business needs and aim to provide mutual support to ensure that sustainable business partnerships are established.

We are also committed to conducting business in a responsible and suitable manner. Social audits were carried out during the year to ensure suppliers maintain and uphold these standards.

We have also become a member of the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) established by the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) this year and have communicated to vendors the significance of BSCI certifications as the appropriate accreditation to signify their compliance with human rights and minimum social standards.

Responsibilities to the Community

Through grants, donations in kind and volunteering activities, Esprit and its employees worldwide take pride in making contributions to the community. The Group made HK million in charitable donations this year.

During the financial year, our employees responded enthusiastically to a variety of relief initiatives organized by charitable organizations. These included the participation of Hong Kong staff in “Walks for a Million” organized by the Community Chest, ribbons selling in stores to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation and financial support to charitable organizations.

In response to the South Asian tsunami, Esprit launched a global fund raising campaign during FY2004/2005 calling for employee donations to help victims affected by the disaster. The Company also made matching donations to support and promote active participation in the campaign. Approximately HK million was jointly donated to local and international relief agencies, including the Red Cross and Unicef, to help relieve suffering and to reconstruct permanent housing for tsunami victims.

Quality First

Esprit is an international youthful lifestyle brand offering smart, affordable luxury and bringing newness and style to life. The Group offers 12 product lines encompassing women’s wear, men’s wear, kid’s wear, edc youth as well as shoes and accessories through over 640 directly managed retail stores and over 12,000 wholesale point-of-sales worldwide, occupying over 817,000 square meters directly managed retail space in more than 40 countries.

Esprit licenses its logo to third party licensees that offer products bearing the same Esprit quality and essence to consumers. Esprit also operates the Red Earth cosmetic brand which includes cosmetics, skin care and body care products.

Esprit is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in 1993 and is a constituent stock in the Hang Seng Index, MSCI Hong Kong Index, FTSE All-World Index for Hong Kong and S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index and S&P Asia 50 Index.

The Board comprises nine Directors, including the Chairman of the Board, four of them being Executive Directors, and the remaining five Non-Executive Directors, of whom three are independent.

Quality first

A team of international designers translates the Esprit attributes into regular collections in a self-confident, natural, stylish and sensual way: twelve collections are produced for six order dates per year and product line for Kids, Shoes and Esprit Sports. The twelve collections of edc by esprit, Women Casual , Women Collection, edc men, Men Casual, Men Collection and Accessories could be ordered monthly. Four collections are produced per year for Esprit Bodywear.

Although the company focuses on the product and price/performance ratio, Esprit also invests continuously in quality and fit – high standards that are also maintained in manufacture.

Esprit’s various product areas consist of individual divisions that are organised as independent corporate units.

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2007-08-29 Esprit announces year results Group turnover grew 27% to HK$30 billion 2007-07-24 MTV Networks International and edc by esprit announce extensive partnership with the MTV Europe Musi First solo performance of the edc by esprit brand as a sponsor of Europe’s biggest music event. MTV Networks International is producing the first TV campaign for edc by esprit 2007-02-07 Esprit announced interim results Esprit interim profit rose 28% to HK$2.4 billion: “Once again, Esprit has achieved an excellent set of results together with strong growth in turnover and earnings, demonstrating our ability to deliver sustainable growth,” said Mr Heinz Krogner, Chairman and Group CEO. 2007-02-01 "Friends forever" - Spring/Summer 2007 We are proud to announce the "Friends forever" campaign 2007 starts today! This season pays tribute to one of the most important Esprit core brand values - "Friendship". 2007-01-11 Panasonic Toyota F1 Racing Team wears Esprit The international lifestyle brand Esprit is delighted to announce a strong new partner. Effective immediately, Esprit is the exclusive and official supplier of the Panasonic Toyota Formula 1 Racing Team. The team management, all representatives as well as the technical departments will be wearing Esprit. 2006-11-24 Esprit Christmas Gift Card In case you are still looking for a present to give to a special someone, we have a recommendation for you. Something that is guaranteed to be wanted and never taken back for a return: the Esprit Gift Card. 2006-08-22 Spectacular colours. Trendy glamour. Cool elegance. 3 mega trends, 2 new collections, 1 successful brand: ESPRIT timewear & jewel are launching the new fall/holiday lines that offer more than ever: more value, more emotions, more highlights.