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We are What We Wear. It Must Be More Sustainable.

As a company that helps clothe the world, we understand that we are having an impact on the environment throughout the lifecycle of our products.
So we have bold sustainability goals.

We aim to use more sustainable versions of cotton and polyester, our most commonly used materials. We will also work to incorporate recyclable materials into our single-use plastic packaging with the aim of eliminating it by 2025 if not commonly recyclable or compostable.

Going further, were committed to helping move our industry to a more circular model where our apparels valuable materials and components are recycled or remanufactured into new products instead of contributing to landfills.

Weve continued our strong start in 2022, with 70% of our cotton coming from locations with more sustainable land, water, pesticide and labor practices, such as the U.S. and Australia. These locations also allow us to fully trace much of our cotton and material flows – an uncommon practice in the apparel sector.

Weve been using recycled polyester for more than a decade, and we currently use nearly 15 million pounds of recycled polyester a year in our products. Plus, since many of our brands already use more sustainable materials in their products, theyre able to share what they have learned to help achieve our enterprise-wide goals.

 

Our Product: Areas of Focus

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Materials

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Packaging

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Circularity

cotton

Materials

Vintage Hanes packaging

Packaging

rolled up fabric

Circularity

Key Priorities

 

To achieve our ambitious material and product goals, we’re focusing on:

 

  • Broadening our sourcing partnerships to work closely with material manufacturers who can help us increase our use of sustainable, reused and recycled materials – especially cotton and polyester.
  • Working with our global product teams and others to minimize our product packaging and identify more sustainable alternatives to help eliminate single-use plastics.

  • Encouraging and supporting our global brands’ efforts to identify, test and implement circular design models for key product lines – then sharing best practices.

A Success Story in Plastics

HanesBrands keeps well over 100 million plastic bottles from landfills each year by using recycled polyester in our various lines of apparel. This number will only continue to increase as we move to 100% recycled or biodegradable polyster.

 

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