2019 ESG summary

of our textile and sewing facilities tested the FLA’s living wage methodology

 of employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements

of management positions and 18% of top leadership position are held by women

of Gildan employees globally are represented by formal Health & Safety Committees

Invested in supplemental benefits, including free onsite medical health care at all our non-U.S. locations, vaccination and medicine programs, parental leave, financial assistance, subsidized meals, and free transportation
 

medical consultations provided, and 15,351 vaccines administered free of charge at on-site clinics

of training provided to employees

of the energy consumed in all our facilities came from renewable sources 

of our raw material suppliers completed all updated requirements, confirming their full compliance with Gildan’s Restricted Substances Code of Practice (RSCP) 

of non-hazardous waste recycled or repurposed 

reduction in quantity of boxes purchased per kg of production for one of our brands resulting from the implementation of a packaging reduction program 

in community investments through cash donations or in-kind giving (product, service, or other non-financial donations)

Over 26,300 school kits and supplies donated to children in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Honduras

Gildan employees volunteered across the various regions where we operate

in total expenditures for materials and services with local suppliers in Bangladesh, Central America and the Caribbean basin 

of all managers globally are local talent 

In 2019, we conducted a Social Return on Investment (SROI) study to identify the impact  of our community investment in Central America.