In recognition of Earth Day, Gap has released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report reflects the progress by the company and its brands, Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, toward building a sustainable and inclusive business. Gap is an American specialty apparel company offering clothing and accessories.
Gap has aligned its ESG strategy to the pillars of empowering women and human rights, enabling opportunity, and enriching communities. The USAID Gap Women + Water Alliance has empowered 1.5 million people with access to improved drinking water and sanitation since 2017, on its way to reaching two million people by 2023. Old Navy’s This Way ONward programme, which fuels the next generation of leaders with the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the workplace, is more than halfway to its 2025 goal of providing 20,000 job opportunities by hiring over 10,600 underserved youth since 2007. Gap achieved its 2021 goal of using 100 per cent more sustainable cotton in its products, and is committed to providing 100 per cent regenerative, organic, in conversion to organic, or recycled cotton by 2030, the company said in a media statement.
Banana Republic is committed to continuing to use the Global Responsible Wool Standard, Leather Working Group and Good Cashmere Standard for their fibres sourcing, to maintain biodiversity, improve animal welfare and agricultural practices, and support more responsible production. As of 2021, 100 per cent of Athleta’s company-operated stores in North America are offset by renewable electricity from Fern Solar, a 7.5-megawatt offsite solar project in North Carolina.
In recognition of Earth Day, Gap has released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report reflects the progress by the company and its brands, Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, toward building a sustainable and inclusive business. Gap is an American specialty apparel company offering clothing and accessories.
“At Gap, our ESG vision is to be a driving force in the industry, collectively building a more sustainable future for our business, our communities, and the planet. We have made meaningful progress toward our sustainability commitments, including achieving our goal to provide training and support to more than 1 million women and girls since 2007 through our innovative Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E.) programme. We will continue to adapt and innovate to improve sustainability for our business and our industry in the years ahead,” Judy Adler, vice president of ESG at Gap, said in a statement.
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