Hanes Receives Third Consecutive Sustained Excellence Award for Environmental Protection and Fifth Consecutive Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. EPA
HanesBrands, a leading marketer of everyday basic apparel under
world-class brands, has earned its fifth consecutive U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Energy Star Partner of the Year award for its
continued excellence in worldwide energy management and reduction in
greenhouse gas and carbon emissions.
Under the program, Hanes was named a 2014 Sustained Excellence Award
winner for its environmental protection efforts and will be honored by
the EPA today at an awards dinner in Washington, D.C. Hanes was one of
just 72 Sustained Excellence Award winners out of 16,000 organizations
that participate in the Energy Star program. The 2014 award is the third
consecutive Sustained Excellence Award for the company.
“We are proud of our achievements in energy management and environmental
protection as part of our industry-leading corporate social
responsibility efforts that we call Hanes for Good,” Hanes Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll said. “The Energy Star program
is an integral part of our sustainability and business success, and we
are honored to be recognized by the EPA.”
Hanes has significant long-term goals for reducing energy use, water use
and carbon emissions, and is a leader in using renewable energy, such as
biomass, hydroelectric and geothermal power, to avoid the use of
nonrenewable and emission-laden oil-based energy. Since setting its
long-term goals in 2007, Hanes’ achievements include:
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A 21 percent reduction in energy use per pound of production.
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A 27 percent reduction in water use per pound of production.
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A 16 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per pound of
production.
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Using renewable energy sources for 30 percent of its total worldwide
energy use.
“Hanes has earned EPA’s highest Energy Star award – the 2014 Partner of
the Year Sustained Excellence Award – because of its unwavering
commitment to helping consumers become increasingly more energy
efficient,” said EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Periasepe. “These winners
have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by setting and achieving
aggressive goals and employing innovative energy efficiency approaches.”
For more information on Hanes’ corporate social responsibility efforts,
visit: www.HanesforGood.com.
HanesBrands
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) is a socially responsible leading marketer of
everyday basic apparel under some of the world’s strongest apparel
brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali,
Maidenform, Flexees, JMS/Just My Size, barely
there, Wonderbra and Gear for Sports. The company
sells T-shirts, bras, panties, shapewear, men’s underwear, children’s
underwear, socks, hosiery, and activewear produced in the company’s
low-cost global supply chain. Ranked No. 512 on the Fortune 1000 list,
Hanes has approximately 49,700 employees in more than 25 countries and
takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business practices.
Hanes is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star 2014, 2013
and 2012 Sustained Excellence Award winner and 2010 and 2011 Partner of
the Year award winner. The company ranks No. 141 on Newsweek magazine’s
list of Top 500 greenest U.S. companies. More information about the
company and its corporate social responsibility initiatives, including
environmental, social compliance and community improvement achievements,
may be found at www.Hanes.com/corporate.
