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GRI Reference Index

Throughout this report Sara Lee Corporation has addressed key performance indicators identified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. We are self-declaring an Application Level B for our 2009 Sustainability Report; further information about GRI application levels is available at www.globalreporting.org. We will continue to evaluate the prospect of third-party assurance for subsequent reports.

This content index shows the specific location of the GRI performance indicators as they are addressed in this Sustainability Report, the Sara Lee Corporation Annual Report to Shareholders, the 2009 Proxy Statement and the Sara Lee Corporation Web site.

GRI Disclosures	Performance Indicators		Link
Profile	1.1 – 1.2	Strategy and Analysis	Letter from the Chairman and CEO, Sara Lee Sustainability Strategy
	2.1 – 2.10	Organizational Profile	2009 Annual Report, Sara Lee Web site, Links for additional information, Strategy
	3.1 – 3.4	Report Parameters	2009 Annual Report, Links for additional information
	3.5 – 3.11	Report Scope and Boundary	2009 Annual Report, Links for additional information
	3.12	GRI Content Index	Currently at the GRI Content Index
	3.13	Assurance	Links for additional information, Environment, Environmental Metrics
	4.1 – 4.10	Governance, Commitments and Engagement	Sara Lee Corporate Governance
	4.11 – 4.13	Commitments to External Initiatives	Environment, Social Responsibility, Wellness & Nutrition
	4.14 – 4.17	Stakeholder Engagement	Social Responsibility, Encourage Balanced Lifestyles, Stakeholder Dialogue, Wellness & Nutrition
Economic		Management Approach	2009 Annual Report
	EC1 – EC4	Economic Performance	2009 Annual Report
	EC5 – EC7	Market Presence	Social Responsibility, Workplace Diversity
	EC8 – EC9	Indirect Economic Impacts	Sara Lee Foundation Report, DE Foundation Report
Environment		Management Approach	Environment, Environmental Metrics, Water, Energy
	EN1 – EN2	Materials	Environment, Alternative Energy
	EN3 – EN7	Energy	Environmental Metrics, Energy
	EN8 – EN10	Water	Environmental Metrics
	EN11 – EN15	Biodiversity	Environment
	EN16 – EN25	Emissions, Effluents, and Waste	Environmental Metrics, Waste
	EN26 – EN27	Products and Services	Environment, Environmental Metrics, New Products
	EN28	Compliance	Environment, Environmental Metrics
	EN29	Transport	Environment, Packaging
Society		Management Approach	Social Responsibility
	SO1	Community	Employee Growth, Food Insecurity, Women’s Self-Sufficiency,
	SO2 – SO4	Corruption	Social Responsibility
	SO5 – SO6	Public Policy	Women’s Self-Sufficiency, Stakeholder Dialogue
	SO7	Anti-Competitive Behavior	Social Responsibility
Labor		Management Approach	Social Responsibility
	LA1 – LA3	Employment	Social Responsibility, Safe Workplace
	LA6 – LA9	Occupational Health and Safety	Wellness & Nutrition, Safety Metrics, Safe Workplace, Ethical Behavior
	LA10 – LA12	Training and Education	Social Responsibility, Wellness & Nutrition
Human Rights		Management Approach	Social Responsibility
	HR1 – HR3	Investment & Procurement Practices	Social Responsibility
	HR5	Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining	Social Responsibility
	HR6	Child Labor	Social Responsibility
	HR7	Forced and Compulsory Labor	Social Responsibility
	HR9	Indigenous Rights	Social Responsibility
Product Responsibility		Management Approach	Wellness & Nutrition; Social Responsibility
	PR1 – PR2	Customer Health and Safety	Wellness & Nutrition, Communicate Openly, New Products, Encourage Balanced Lifestyles
	PR3 – PR5	Product and Service Labeling	Wellness & Nutrition, Environment, Communicate Openly, New Products
	PR6 – PR7	Marketing Communications	Wellness & Nutrition, Encourage Balanced Lifestyles, Ethical Behavior
	PR8	Customer Privacy	Wellness & Nutrition, Social Responsibility
	PR9	Compliance	Wellness & Nutrition