College Students Visit HanesBrands’ El Salvador Apparel Plants in Episode 4 of “Crop to Campus” Documentary
September 29 2020 - 3:16PM
Business Wire
The seven-part documentary follows three North Carolina State
University students through the process of making a T-shirt
responsibly – from the farm to production to the consumer
The fourth episode of filmmaker Rod Murphy’s “Crop to Campus”
minidocumentary, in which college students explore apparel
sustainability, dropped today and features the students visiting
HanesBrands’ textile fabric and sewing operations in El
Salvador.
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Salvador Orellana, operations manager at
HanesBrands El Salvador Sew, gives Katy Powers, Mamie Trigg and
Sydney Parker a behind-the-scenes look at responsible T-shirt
manufacturing. (Photo: Business Wire)
Episodes of the seven-part documentary commissioned by
HanesBrands are released every Tuesday on www.CropToCampus.com and
follow three North Carolina State University students as they
witness key aspects of a responsibly made T-shirt from the Hanes
ComfortWash apparel line.
In episode 4, the Wilson College of Textiles students – Mamie
Trigg of Austin, Texas; Katy Powers of Charlotte, North Carolina,
and Sydney Parker of Raleigh, North Carolina – visit HanesBrands’
fabric production and state-of-the-art cut, sew and dye garment
facilities in San Salvador, El Salvador. On their journey, the
students explore the textile production cycle as sustainable yarns
and fabric are produced and processed into usable products – all at
the hands of skilled workers.
HanesBrands is the No. 1 employer in El Salvador and the
country’s largest exporter. The company has more than four decades
of providing quality jobs, supporting community building and
developing the local economy. HanesBrands employees receive
market-competitive salaries, educational opportunities, free work
transportation, free or subsidized meals, and other needed
benefits.
“Across the world, 80% of HanesBrands’ products are made in
Hanes-owned facilities or through dedicated contractors – giving
HanesBrands the oversight to ensure our products are manufactured
in an environmentally and socially responsible way,” said Chris
Fox, HanesBrands’ vice president of corporate social
responsibility. “As a global employer and contributor to the local
economy, we’ve made a commitment to identify opportunities to
improve our ecological footprint and social impact at every stage
of the supply chain.”
In next week’s “Crop to Campus” episode, the students will learn
more about HanesBrands’ commitment to environmental and social
sustainability through its Green for Good program and other
community improvement initiatives.
Murphy, a filmmaker from Asheville, North Carolina, was
commissioned by HanesBrands to make the documentary to assess how
well the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts resonate
with the expectations of millennials and Generation-Z youth.
In previous episodes, the students discussed what sustainability
means to them and visited cotton fields and a yarn spinning plant
to explore responsible manufacturing.
Remaining episode release dates and topics are:
- Oct. 6: “Community: It’s About the People”
- Oct. 13: “Back to Campus: Tee Party”
- Oct. 20: “Takeaways: How important is responsible
manufacturing?”
Visit www.CropToCampus.com to learn more about the documentary
series, or www.HanesForGood.com for more information about Hanes’
responsible manufacturing practices.
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. The company sells its products under some of the
world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Bonds,
DIM, Maidenform, Bali, Playtex, Lovable, Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur
Der, Alternative, L’eggs, JMS/Just My Size, 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 Fortune 500 company
and member of the S&P 500 stock index (NYSE: HBI), Hanes has
approximately 63,000 employees in more than 40 countries. For more
information, visit the company’s corporate website at
www.Hanes.com/corporate and newsroom at
https://newsroom.hanesbrands.com/. Connect with the company via
social media: Twitter (@hanesbrands), Facebook
(www.facebook.com/hanesbrandsinc), Instagram
(@hanesbrands_careers), and LinkedIn (@Hanesbrandsinc).
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Matt Hall: (336) 251-3689 (M) or matt.hall@hanes.com
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