HanesBrands Releases 2016 Environmental Performance Data
April 17 2017 - 11:09AM
Business Wire
Hanes continues making progress toward 2020 goals for energy
use, carbon dioxide emissions, water use, renewable energy and
landfill diversion
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI), a leading marketer of everyday basic
innerwear and activewear apparel under world-class brands in the
Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, today released the company’s
2016 environmental performance data on energy use, carbon dioxide
emissions, water use, renewable energy and landfill diversion.
Compared with its 2007 baseline, the company reduced its energy
use by 16 percent, carbon emissions by 16 percent and water use by
25 percent. Hanes also shifted 25 percent of the energy the company
uses to renewable sources and diverted 84 percent – or 118 million
pounds – of waste from its company-owned supply chain from
landfills.
Hanes is committed to meeting its aggressive 2020 commitments to
reduce energy use by 40 percent, carbon dioxide emissions by 40
percent and water use by 50 percent, along with securing at least
40 percent of its energy from renewable sources and diverting 100
percent of waste in its company-owned supply chain from
landfills.
“We are proud of the culture of environmental responsibility
that we’ve established at HanesBrands during the past decade,” said
Michael E. Faircloth, Hanes’ president and chief global supply
chain and information technology officer. “It unifies our 67,000
global employees, enables us to make progress during economically
challenging years and creates a win-win-win for the environment we
all share, our communities and our company.
“We have made significant progress in addressing our
environmental impact, but there is always room for improvement when
you set the bar high,” Faircloth continued. “And we are committed
to continuing to make a positive and lasting contribution to our
world in the years to come.”
Hanes reports energy and water use, along with carbon emissions,
based on “intensity” – or per pound of apparel manufactured.
Year-over-year comparisons for energy, water and carbon emissions
were less favorable, due to a strategic decision in 2016 to reduce
inventories. Versus 2015, the company’s energy use was up 8
percent, water use up 8 percent and carbon emissions up 4 percent,
due to less production volume to absorb fixed energy and water use.
On an absolute basis, the total amount of energy and water used was
down, with carbon emissions showing a slight uptick.
Hanes – unique in the apparel industry because it owns the
significant majority of its manufacturing and supply chain
operations – was recognized last year by multiple organizations for
its environmental-footprint reduction efforts. In 2016, this
included:
- Ranking No. 172 on Newsweek Magazine’s
list of top U.S. green companies;
- Winning the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Energy Star Partner of the Year/Sustained
Excellence award for the seventh consecutive year;
- Earning above-average scores for carbon
emissions (B), water (A-), supply chain (B) and forest (B) in the
CDP 2016 Climate Change Report;
- Receiving the CEO of the Year award
from Corporate Social Responsibility Magazine for leadership in
advancing industry-leading environmental and energy-management
practices; and,
- Earning a Responsible Business Award
from Ethical Corporation for best employee engagement in its Green
For Good philanthropic program, which mobilizes the company’s
environmental commitment, employee volunteerism and community
improvement.
For more information on Hanes’ award-winning environmental
sustainability efforts, visit www.HanesForGood.com.
HanesBrands
HanesBrands, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a socially
responsible leading marketer of everyday basic innerwear and
activewear apparel in the Americas, Europe, Australia and
Asia-Pacific under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands,
including Hanes, Champion, Maidenform, DIM, Bali, Playtex, Bonds,
JMS/Just My Size, Nur Die/Nur Der, L’eggs, Lovable, Wonderbra,
Berlei, and Gear for Sports. The company sells T-shirts, bras,
panties, shapewear, underwear, socks, hosiery, and activewear
produced in the company’s low-cost global supply chain. A member of
the S&P 500 stock index, Hanes has approximately 68,000
employees in more than 40 countries and is ranked No. 448 on the
Fortune 500 list of America’s largest companies by sales. Hanes
takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business
practices. The company is the only apparel producer to ever be
honored by the Great Place to Work Institute for its workplace
practices in Central America and the Caribbean, and is ranked No.
167 on the Forbes magazine list of America’s Best Large Employers.
For eight consecutive years, Hanes has won the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Energy Star sustained excellence/partner of the
year award – the only apparel company to earn sustained excellence
honors. The company ranks No. 172 on Newsweek magazine’s green list
of 500 largest U.S. companies for environmental achievement. More
information about the company and its corporate social
responsibility initiatives, including environmental, social
compliance and community improvement achievements, may be found at
www.Hanes.com/corporate. Connect with HanesBrands via social media
on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/hanesbrandsinc) and Twitter
(@hanesbrands).
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