Hanes Brands has earned an A- score and taken a leadership position in the CDP 2018 Climate Change Report. Hanes has voluntarily reported its carbon emissions data since 2010 to CDP, which was formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project. The company scored in the top six per cent of nearly 7000 companies that participated in the most recent report and achieved the highest score in the apparel industry.
Receiving nearly across-the-board scores in the A range, Hanes’ performance was also higher than the company’s reporting sector average and regional average. Hanes Brands is a leading global marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands. Unique in the apparel industry because it owns a significant majority of its manufacturing and supply chain operations, Hanes achieved its CDP score for its transparency and by managing emissions, implementing best practices and taking coordinated action on climate-change issues.
Hanes, with over 68,000 worldwide employees, embraces environmental stewardship and the conservation of natural resources. Among the company’s 2020 objectives are goals to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by 40 per cent from its 2007 benchmark.
Since 2007, the company has reduced energy intensity by nearly 21 per cent. It has partnered with universities to educate the next generation of business leaders about the importance of integrating environmental stewardship in business strategy.
