HanesBrands Celebrates 10th Consecutive U.S. EPA Energy Star Award for Environmental Stewardship
April 16 2019 - 11:18AM
Business Wire
The company also releases its 2018 environmental performance
data, with reliance on renewable energy ahead of plan and
across-the-board improvements in energy use, water use and landfill
diversion versus aggressive 2020 goals.
HanesBrands’ commitment to be an international leader in energy
management and eco-friendly business operations has earned the
company its 10th consecutive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Star Sustained Excellence/Partner of the Year award for
continued success in energy conservation, carbon emissions
reduction and environmental sustainability.
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HanesBrands, the world’s largest
manufacturer of basic apparel and industry leader in environmental
responsibility, has earned it 10th consecutive U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Energy Star Sustained Excellence/Partner of the
Year award for continued success in energy conservation, carbon
emissions reduction and environmental sustainability. Hanes was
recognized by the EPA for its 2018 environmental stewardship
performance data, including significant progress against aggressive
long-term goals, which has been published on the company’s Hanes
for Good corporate responsibility website. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Hanes was recognized by the EPA for its 2018 environmental
stewardship performance, which has been published on the company’s
Hanes for Good corporate social responsibility website. The company
achieved significant progress against aggressive 2020 goals,
including:
- Renewable energy sources accounted for
41% of the company’s energy usage, surpassing its 2020 goal of 40%.
Increased utilization of the company’s biomass facilities in El
Salvador and the Dominican Republic, along with use of hydro and
geothermal energy, fueled the 8 percentage point increase in use of
renewable energy compared to 2017.
- A 23% reduction in energy use per pound
of production versus its 2007 baseline and a 2% reduction from
2017. The company’s 2020 goal is to reduce energy use by 40%. To
date, the company’s energy reduction efforts have delivered a total
cost avoidance of more than $220 million.
- A 36% decrease in carbon dioxide
emissions versus its 2007 baseline, nearly reaching its 2020 goal
of 40% reduction. Bolstered by the significant jump in Hanes’ use
of renewable energy, these emissions were down nearly 11% in 2018
versus the prior year.
- A 31% cut in water use against the
company’s 2020 goal of 50% compared to its 2007 baseline. Hanes’
water use was down 2% versus 2017.
- An 86% diversion of supply chain waste,
or 107 million pounds, from landfills while working toward a 2020
goal of 100%.
Also in 2018, the company – unique in the apparel industry
because it owns the significant majority of its supply chain
operations – developed the capability to convert wastewater sludge
to energy, retrofitted 10 facilities with LED tubes and improved
water efficiency in boiler operations with reverse osmosis
technology.
“We’re celebrating a decade of environmental excellence with the
honor of a 2019 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award because
HanesBrands’ 68,000 worldwide employees have embraced environmental
stewardship and actively led our energy management initiatives,”
said Mike Faircloth, group president, global supply chain,
information technology and e-commerce for HanesBrands. “And we’re
very proud to remain the only apparel company to earn sustained
excellence honors in the EPA Energy Star program’s 27-year
history.
“But we have much work yet to do as we remain intensely focused
on achieving our 2020 environmental sustainability goals,” he
continued. “We believe this effort and our commitment to be an
international leader in eco-friendly business operations creates
value for our company, our investors, our consumers, our employees
and our communities.”
The Energy Star award follows the February announcement that
Hanes earned an A- score and leadership position in the CDP 2018
Climate Change Report. The company scored in the top 6% of nearly
7,000 companies that participated in the most recent report and
achieved the highest score in the apparel industry.
Energy Star was introduced by the EPA in 1992 as a voluntary,
market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
increased efficiency. The annual Energy Star Partner of the Year
award honors organizations that have made outstanding contributions
to protect the environment through best practices and
organization-wide energy savings.
For more information on Hanes’ award-winning environmental,
social and workplace accomplishments, visit Hanes For Good. For
more information about the U.S. EPA Energy Star program, visit
energystar.gov.
HanesBrands
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) 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 can be found at
www.Hanes.com/corporate. Visit our newsroom at
https://newsroom.hanesbrands.com/. Connect with HanesBrands via
social media on Twitter (@HanesBrands), Facebook
(www.facebook.com/hanesbrandsinc), Instagram (@hanesbrands_careers)
and LinkedIn (@Hanesbrandsinc).
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Carole Crosslin: (336) 671-3704 (cell)or
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