HanesBrands Recognized as One of Most-Admired Companies in Central America and the Caribbean
August 07 2018 - 10:40AM
Business Wire
Forbes magazine has recognized HanesBrands, a socially
responsible manufacturer and marketer of leading everyday basic
apparel, as one of the most-admired companies in Central America
and the Caribbean. Hanes is the only apparel company included in
the region’s inaugural ranking.
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HanesBrands' 30,000-plus employees in
Central America and the Caribbean take an active role in their
communities. A group of employee volunteers recently transformed a
public space in Honduras. (Photo: Business Wire)
To identify and select the 30 most-admired companies, Forbes
conducted a survey with stakeholders, students and consumers in
seven countries. The survey evaluated company attributes, including
brand value; reputation; quality of products and services;
environmental commitment; innovation; corporate image; female
inclusion; local and global presence; and social
responsibility.
“HanesBrands is honored to be recognized for our operations,
which have a direct and positive impact on our employees and their
families, as well as the communities where we conduct business,”
said Javier Chacon, chief global manufacturing operations officer
for HanesBrands. “But, most of all, we are incredibly proud of the
30,000-plus employees in our Central America and Caribbean
operations who ultimately are responsible for our stellar
performance in the region for 45 years.”
Unlike most companies in the apparel industry, Hanes primarily
manufactures its garments in company-owned plants in 20 countries
across the globe, including in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Honduras and Puerto Rico. The company’s supply chain operations
have earned multiple awards and international acclaim,
including:
- Being named one of the 25 best
multinational companies to work for in Latin America by the Great
Place to Work Institute in 2015 – the first such ranking for any
apparel manufacturer.
- Earning the Honduran Foundation for
Corporate Social Responsibility Seal for eight consecutive years
and the Mexican Center for Philanthropy Award five times for
socially responsible practices and programs.
- Receiving a 2016 Responsible Business
Award for best employee engagement from The Ethical Corporation.
Hanes’ innovative Viviendo Verde (Green for Good) philanthropic
program, which operates in Central America and the Dominican
Republic, mobilizes three of Hanes’ corporate social responsibility
pillars – environmental commitment, employee volunteerism and
community improvement.The program utilizes savings from
energy-management and landfill-diversion efforts to fund community
projects focused on education, health, environmental protection and
disaster relief that are conducted by employee volunteers. Since
2010, more than 15,000 Hanes employees have donated 600,000 hours
to complete 70 projects supported by $4 million in company funding.
Projects have included school and hospital refurbishments, medical
clinics, clean water projects, tree plantings and beach
cleanups.
For more information, visit www.hanesforgood.com.
HanesBrands
HanesBrands is a socially responsible leading marketer of
everyday basic innerwear and activewear apparel in the Americas,
Europe, Australia and Asia-Pacific. The company markets T-shirts,
bras, panties, shapewear, underwear, socks, hosiery, and activewear
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,
Alternative, Gear for Sports, and Bras N Things. More information
about the company and its award-winning corporate social
responsibility initiatives may be found at www.Hanes.com/corporate.
Visit our newsroom at https://newsroom.hanesbrands.com/. Connect
with HanesBrands via social media on Twitter
(@HanesBrands) and Facebook
(www.facebook.com/hanesbrandsinc).
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