HanesBrands Announces Substantial Progress Toward Reaching Sustainability Goals Around People, Planet and Product
April 22 2024 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
HanesBrands Inc., a global leader in iconic apparel brands,
announces progress toward sustainability goals in its 2023
Sustainability Summary Report. The report highlights significant
strides toward reaching 2025/2030 goals around the pillars of
People, Planet and Product, encompassing its brands including
Hanes, Champion, Bonds, Maidenform and Bali.
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HanesBrands Inc., a global leader in
iconic apparel brands, announces progress toward sustainability
goals in its 2023 Sustainability Summary Report. (Graphic: Business
Wire)
HanesBrands made impressive headway in 2023, receiving approval
on its near-term science-based targets from the Science Based
Targets initiative. Since 2019, the company has achieved a 53%
reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions and a
41% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 intensity, along with making notable
reductions in both water use and packaging weight. The company is
well on its way to achieving zero waste across its operations by
2025 and using 100% renewable electricity by 2030. HanesBrands also
continued to create comfort in communities around the world by
contributing to improving the lives of 3.4 million people since the
company began tracking this effort in 2021. HanesBrands’
investments in sustainability have yielded $23 million in savings
since establishing goals in 2020, including more than $10 million
in savings in 2023.
“I’m incredibly proud of the work we have done over the years to
drive us closer to reaching our aggressive goals around People,
Planet and Product,” said Steve Bratspies, CEO of HanesBrands. “Our
consumers expect quality, comfortable products from our iconic
brands at a great value that are manufactured with the planet and
people in mind. Thanks to our associates who are passionate about
doing what’s right, we’re able to deliver on those expectations
while making sustainability accessible for all.”
HanesBrands also announces thousands of its products are now in
Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly program, which helps consumers
identify products with sustainability features in Amazon’s store.
In order to qualify for the program, select HanesBrands products
were GreenCircle Certified, meaning the products have been
manufactured in facilities that have significantly reduced
greenhouse gas emissions and use renewable energy. Consumers
looking to purchase these products will find a “sustainability
features” label near the product’s name in the Amazon store or by
visiting the Climate Pledge Friendly shop.
Sustainability
Progress Through 2023
People Goal: Contribute to
improving at least 10 million lives through diversity and
inclusion, workplace quality, health and wellness, education and
community-improvement philanthropy.
Progress:
- 3.4 million lives impacted since 2021 by HanesBrands’
philanthropic initiatives and associate and community programs
- Green for Good program, funded by savings from plant recycling
efforts, provided thousands with access to medical services and
more than 1,500 life changing surgeries since the program started
in 2007
- 52% of senior manager and above positions are held by women in
the U.S.
Planet Goals: Set
science-based targets to significantly reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, reduce energy and water use by 25%, move to 100%
renewable electricity and take landfill waste to zero.
Progress:
- 53% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and 41% reduction in
Scope 1 and 2 intensity (kgCO2e per finished textile pound) since
2019; science-based targets approved by SBTi
- 94% of waste from owned operations diverted from landfills
- Nearly 60% of the electricity consumed is from renewable
sources
Product Goals: Use 100%
recycled/degradable polyester and sustainably grown cotton,
eliminate single use plastics and reduce packaging weight by
25%.
Progress:
- 75% of cotton used is sustainably grown in the U.S. and
Australia
- Projects implemented to reduce single-use plastic by 50% from a
2019 baseline
- Projects implemented to reduce packaging weight by 16% from a
2019 baseline
HanesBrands has taken the company’s commitment a step further by
launching a global associate campaign called “I’M IN,” which
encourages associates to do simple things to create major change.
From saving energy by washing clothes in cold water, to reducing
emissions by carpooling, HanesBrands associates made 90,000
commitments to sustainable activities that will have a positive
impact on the planet and our communities.
For 14 years in a row, HanesBrands has been awarded the Energy
Star Sustained Excellence Award or Partner of the Year Award from
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For the second straight
year, HanesBrands is proud to have earned an A- in both climate
change and water security from CDP, making the company a leader
among industry peers and thousands of companies evaluated.
To learn more about HanesBrands’ 2025 and 2030 goals and
progress, visit hbisustains.com.
About HanesBrands
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) makes everyday apparel that is known and
loved by consumers around the world for comfort, quality and value.
Among the company’s iconic brands are Hanes, the leading basic
apparel brand in the United States; Champion, an innovator at the
intersection of lifestyle and athletic apparel; Bonds, which is
setting new standards for design and sustainability; Maidenform,
America’s number one shapewear brand; and Bali, America’s number
one national bra brand. HBI employs 48,000 associates in
approximately 30 countries and has built a strong reputation for
workplace quality and ethical business practices. The company, a
longtime leader in sustainability, has set aggressive 2030 goals to
improve the lives of people, protect the planet and produce
sustainable products. HBI is building on its unmatched strengths to
unlock its Full Potential and deliver long-term growth that
benefits all of its stakeholders.
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