HanesBrands Announces Substantial Progress Toward Reaching Sustainability Goals Around People, Planet and Product - Seite 2

Sustainability Progress Through 2023

People Goal: Contribute to improving at least 10 million lives through diversity and inclusion, workplace quality, health and wellness, education and community-improvement philanthropy.

Progress:

• 3.4 million lives impacted since 2021 by HanesBrands’ philanthropic initiatives and associate and community programs
• Green for Good program, funded by savings from plant recycling efforts, provided thousands with access to medical services and more than 1,500 life changing surgeries since the program started in 2007
• 52% of senior manager and above positions are held by women in the U.S.

Planet Goals: Set science-based targets to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy and water use by 25%, move to 100% renewable electricity and take landfill waste to zero.

Progress:

• 53% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and 41% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 intensity (kgCO2e per finished textile pound) since 2019; science-based targets approved by SBTi
• 94% of waste from owned operations diverted from landfills
• Nearly 60% of the electricity consumed is from renewable sources

Product Goals: Use 100% recycled/degradable polyester and sustainably grown cotton, eliminate single use plastics and reduce packaging weight by 25%.

Progress:

• 75% of cotton used is sustainably grown in the U.S. and Australia
• Projects implemented to reduce single-use plastic by 50% from a 2019 baseline
• Projects implemented to reduce packaging weight by 16% from a 2019 baseline

HanesBrands has taken the company’s commitment a step further by launching a global associate campaign called “I’M IN,” which encourages associates to do simple things to create major change. From saving energy by washing clothes in cold water, to reducing emissions by carpooling, HanesBrands associates made 90,000 commitments to sustainable activities that will have a positive impact on the planet and our communities.

For 14 years in a row, HanesBrands has been awarded the Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award or Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For the second straight year, HanesBrands is proud to have earned an A- in both climate change and water security from CDP, making the company a leader among industry peers and thousands of companies evaluated.

To learn more about HanesBrands’ 2025 and 2030 goals and progress, visit hbisustains.com.