College Students Explore the Final Steps of Making a T-shirt Responsibly in Episode 6 of “Crop to Campus” Minidocumentary
October 13 2020 - 05:42PM
Business Wire
The seven-part, documentary explores apparel sustainability as
HanesBrands opened its supply chain to three North Carolina State
University students
In the sixth episode of filmmaker Rod Murphy’s “Crop to Campus”
minidocumentary on apparel sustainability, college students
exploring the supply chain of Hanes ComfortWash T-shirts get a
behind-the-scenes tour of a screen-printing facility in North
Carolina.
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North Carolina State University students
Sydney Parker, Katy Powers and Mamie Trigg present their
self-designed T-shirts to campus students during a wrap party for
“Crop to Campus,” a seven-part, minidocumentary that follows the
students on a step-by-step exploration of making a sustainable
T-shirt. (Photo: Business Wire)
In the episode that dropped today on www.CropToCampus.com, the
students – Mamie Trigg of Austin, Texas, Katy Powers of Charlotte,
North Carolina, and Sydney Parker of Raleigh, North Carolina –
design a T-shirt that represents the Crop to Campus project and
have them printed at Total Exposure Designs in Hillsborough, North
Carolina.
The project kicked off in 2019 to determine how HanesBrands’
commitment to sustainability measures up with the expectations of
millennials. On their journey, the students explored the life of a
garment, from cotton to customer, as Murphy documented their
experiences along the way. According to the students, one of the
biggest takeaways was the meaning of the word “sustainable” and how
it encompasses transparency and responsibility.
“As a global industry leader, HanesBrands has a responsibility
to make an impact through our workplace practices, environmental
stewardship and community building initiatives,” said Chris Fox,
HanesBrands’ vice president of corporate social responsibility.
“Our 2030 global goals will lead our sustainability journey into
the next decade, and we’re proud to see that our efforts in pursuit
of these goals appeal to those entering the workforce.”
HanesBrands recently announced its 2030 global sustainability
goals, which include a commitment to setting science-based
environmental targets, improving the lives of at least 10 million
people, and addressing the use of plastics and sustainable raw
materials in products and packaging. The goals were launched via a
new sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com, designed to
increase company transparency and reporting on key metrics.
In previous “Crop to Campus” episodes, the students visited
cotton fields and yarn spinning operations in the United States and
traveled to El Salvador to visit the company’s textile fabric and
sewing operations while also getting a firsthand look at
environmental and social responsibility in the communities where
HanesBrands operates and its employees live.
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.
The last episode of the documentary will be released on Oct. 20
as the students meet with senior leadership at HanesBrands to share
their insights about the experience and what was important to
them.
Visit www.CropToCampus.com to learn more about the documentary
series, or www.HBISustains.com for more information about Hanes’
responsible business 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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