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GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR
Making the world a better place
Gildan have adopted an holistic approach by carefully scrutinizing their impact on people, the
community and the environment. Their goal, as a vertically integrated manufacturer, is to produce high
quality, great value products while constantly seeking out new ways to not only reduce their impact on
the environment but to also improve the lives of those they touch…
G
ildan are one of world’s largest This is our promise that our products are made in
manufacturers of basic T shirts, sweatshirts ethically sound and safe facilities. Our CEO says it
and sport shirts with more than 500 million best: “Gildan’s commitment to being a leader in
garments and 750 million pairs of socks our industry in corporate citizenship continues to
manufactured last year alone. be an integral part of our overall business
As a true manufacturer, we perform every step in strategy. We take pride in providing our
the process from raw fibre to finished garments approximately 20,000 workers in all of our
within our own factories. We apply a rigorous facilities with modern and safe working
“Gildan quality system” throughout our operations, environments and a code of conduct that is
so you can rest assured that Gildan will respectful and progressive. “
consistently deliver the best quality, highest value Gildan have committed to sustainable
products available. development where we operate. Aside from direct
Our state of the art facilities, located in Central investments, we donate generously to youth
America and the Caribbean, are models of education and humanitarian aid projects, as
efficiency and cutting edge technology. Never exemplified by our spearheading the Central
satisfied with the status quo, we continue to invest American Polytechnic Institute where we continue
more in new plants and equipment than any other to be committed to our role as lead sponsor of
manufacturer in our industry. gravity and microorganisms to virtually eliminate all the Instituto Politecnico Centroamericano (IPC) in
Product safety is also an increasingly important dyes and chemicals. The wastewater flows from the Honduras, which trains and develops future
benefit of operating our own factories. We apply a textile plant through a series of lagoons where pH managers for the apparel and other industries in
stringent Environmental Management System that is naturally stabilized, using bacteria to ensure Honduras. We are strong believers in the mission
controls every chemical and dye we use in the chemical degradation and the removal of particles. of the school and its important role in the
process. All our products carry the Oeko Tex Through this process we are also able to create a economic development of Honduras.
Standard 100 certification, your guarantee that no safe habitat for local wildlife and provide local
harmful chemicals or materials are to be found in agribusinesses much needed reclaimed water for Governance
our products. We purchase only 100% USA cotton, irrigation.
sustainably grown and ethically harvested, and We have implemented a proprietary brine recovery In November 2008 Gildan were placed first in the
encourage all manufacturers to participate actively system where we capture and recycle the salty annual corporate governance ranking of Canadian
in the various supply chain transparency initiatives solution as it exits the factories, thus reducing our public corporations, published by The Globe and
now commonly requested by forward thinking consumption of salt by substantial amounts. Our Mail. Out of the 180 public corporations included
customers. energy recovery systems capture steam and heat in the TSX/S&P Composite Index in Canada.
and apply these in downstream manufacturing Gildan achieved a score of 98 out of a possible
Environmental sustainability applications. 100. Gildan were also recently rated as one of
Canada’s Top 50 most socially responsible
Owning and operating our facilities also provides a companies by Janzi Research and MacLean’s
tremendous opportunity and responsibility to Labour practices magazines annual survey.
influence the total environmental impact of our
operations. Gildan have developed some of the Gildan products are all produced under a strict Visit www.gildancsr.com for more details on all our
industry’s most innovative eco-friendly code of Conduct. We are the world’s only basic initiatives. We encourage you to read our
manufacturing processes and the benefits of these apparel manufacturer to have achieved Corporate Citizenship Report and find out more
are found in every garment we make. accreditation by the Fair Labour Association of our about why we truly are one of the world’s leading
Our BIOTOP wastewater treatment system uses labour compliance program. apparel manufacturers.
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