Hanes, the only apparel company to be honored by the EPA Energy Star
program in its 25-year history, shows that companies from all industries
can make a difference in energy conservation, carbon emissions reduction
and sustainability
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 13, 2016--
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) announced today that the company has earned its
seventh consecutive partner-of-the-year award from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program for continued
excellence in energy conservation, carbon emissions avoidance and
environmental sustainability.
As one of the world’s largest underwear and activewear apparel
manufacturers, Hanes predominately owns and operates its own production
facilities and has a disciplined global energy management program.
Today, a team from Hanes will attend the annual Energy Star program in
Washington, D.C., to accept its award and participate in collaborative
meetings to share best practices with other industrial companies earning
2016 Energy Star recognition, including Boeing, Colgate-Palmolive,
General Motors and Toyota.
Javier Chacon, Hanes’ chief global manufacturing operations officer,
will make a presentation to the Energy Star industrial partners meeting,
highlighting key 2015 accomplishments for the company, including:
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The construction of a 5.5 megawatt biomass-fueled heat-and-power plant
to support operations in El Salvador and avoid energy derived from
heavy oil.
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The initiation of an annual companywide global energy summit for
executives, managers and engineers to plot achievement of long-term
2020 environmental performance goals.
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The addition of five additional plants achieving Energy Star Challenge
for Industry recognition for reducing energy use by more than 10
percent.
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Continued commitment to responsibly produced cotton and energy
efficient yarn processing.
“We are honored to earn another partner of the year award, and the
credit goes to each of our more than 65,000 worldwide employees who are
committed to the cause of energy management and environmental
responsibility,” Chacon said. “We are proud of our achievements as a
leading global apparel company.”
Since 2007, Hanes has reduced its energy use by 25 percent, water use by
31 percent and carbon emissions by 21 percent. Last year, Hanes derived
25 percent of its worldwide energy needs from renewable sources,
including biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal and wind. Hanes is the only
apparel company to ever be honored by Energy Star in the program’s
25-year history.
In addition to Chacon, the Hanes team traveling to Washington for the
Energy Star program includes Mike Faircloth, president, chief global
supply chain and IT officer; Jerry Cook, vice president, government and
trade relations; Sidney Falken, chief branding officer; Chris Fox, vice
president, corporate social responsibility; Kurt Schwalbe, director,
facilities engineering; Philip Henson, senior manager, energy and
environmental sustainability; and select plant managers, maintenance
engineers, and regional facilities engineering managers from the United
States, El Salvador and Honduras.
Energy Star was introduced by the EPA in 1992 as a voluntary
market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
increased efficiency. For more information about Energy Star, visit energystar.gov.
More information about Hanes’ corporate social responsibility
achievements, including environmental protection, may be found at www.HanesForGood.com.
HanesBrands
HanesBrands, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a socially responsible
leading marketer of everyday basic innerwear and activewear apparel in
the Americas, Europe and Asia under some of the world’s strongest
apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, DIM,
Bali, Maidenform, Flexees, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra,
Nur Die/Nur Der, Lovable 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
member of the S&P 500 stock index, Hanes has approximately 65,300
employees in more than 40 countries and is ranked No. 490 on the Fortune
500 list of America’s largest companies by sales. Hanes takes pride in
its strong reputation for ethical business practices. The company is the
only apparel producer to ever be honored by the Great Place to Work
Institute for its workplace practices in Central America and the
Caribbean. For six consecutive years, Hanes has won the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star sustained excellence/partner
of the year award – the only apparel company to earn these honors. The
company ranks No. 246 on Newsweek magazine’s green list of 500 largest
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.
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