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HanesBrands Earns Eighth Consecutive U.S. EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for Environmental Excellence
HanesBrands Earns Eighth Consecutive U.S. EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for Environmental Excellence
April 26, 2017 at 10:01 AM EDT
Hanes, the only apparel company to be honored for sustained
excellence by the
Energy Star was introduced by the
Hanes – unique in the apparel industry because it owns the significant majority of its manufacturing and supply chain operations – is being recognized by the Energy Star program for 2016 accomplishments, including:
- Integrating newly acquired facilities across multiple continents into the company’s energy-management program;
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Implementing more than 220 projects identified through energy treasure
hunts, yielding nearly
$2 million in energy savings; and, - Developing long-range energy plans that identify strategic projects to achieve 2020 goals of reducing energy use by 40 percent, carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent and water use by 50 percent, along with securing at least 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources. Hanes has also committed to diverting 100 percent of waste in its company-owned supply chain from landfills.
“HanesBrands is very honored to earn our eighth consecutive Energy Star Partner of the Year award, and all of the credit goes to each of our more than 68,000 worldwide employees who are committed to energy management and environmental responsibility,” said Chacon, who will accept the award on behalf of the company. “We have made significant progress in reducing our environmental footprint, but remain steadfast in our drive to achieve the company’s 2020 goals. Doing so is a win-win-win for the environment we all share, the communities in which we operate, and our company and its stakeholders.”
Hanes recently released the company’s 2016 environmental performance data on energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, water use, renewable energy and landfill diversion.
Compared with its 2007 baseline, the company reduced its energy use by 16 percent, carbon emissions by 16 percent and water use by 25 percent. Hanes also shifted 25 percent of the energy the company uses to renewable sources, including biomass, hydroelectric and geothermal, and diverted 84 percent – or 118 million pounds – of waste from its company-owned supply chain from landfills.
For more information on Hanes’ award-winning environmental sustainability efforts, visit Hanes For Good.
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