College Students Explore the Communities Behind Responsible Apparel Manufacturing in Episode 5 of “Crop to Campus” Minidocumentary - Seite 2

While in El Salvador, the students also visited HanesBrands’ biomass-fueled heat and energy plant that helps the company reduce carbon emissions and conserve nonrenewable energy sources. The system supplies the company with an environmentally responsible source of energy for steam production that reduces approximately 20,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, equivalent to taking 4,000 cars off the road or planting 330,000 trees.

In previous “Crop to Campus” episodes, the students discussed the importance of sustainability and visited a cotton farm in eastern North Carolina, a yarn-spinning facility in Tennessee, and HanesBrands’ cut, sew and dye facilities in El Salvador – all part of responsibly making Hanes ComfortWash T-shirts.

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 the final two episodes of the documentary, the students head back to campus to design and print T-shirts for consumer use and share their insights about their experiences with HanesBrands senior leadership.

Episodes of the seven-part documentary commissioned by HanesBrands drop every Tuesday on www.CropToCampus.com. The release dates for the final two episodes are:

• 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.HBISustains.com for more information about the company’s responsible business practices.

HanesBrands

HanesBrands (NYSE:HBI), 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).