Goals and Progress
Goals and Progress
Holding ourselves accountable is fundamental to our approach to sustainability – below are key goals, our progress to date and where we are heading in the future.
Current Goals
| People | Progress Details |
Completion Target* |
Status |
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| This Way Ahead: First Jobs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap Inc | 5% of new store hires are from This Way Ahead | 668 new store hires (0.66% of total new hires) were from This Way Ahead in 2017 | 2025 | Tracking |
| Gap Inc | 10,000 teens and young adults participate in This Way Ahead | 3,900 youth completed the program as of 2017. Expansion to over 30 cities has broadened our reach, allowing us to scale | 2020 | Tracking |
| Community Investment | ||||
| Gap Inc | $15M per year in employee-driven community investment |
$14.8 million in employee driven community investment in 2017, made up of employee volunteer hours, financial donations, volunteer hours and Gap Inc. matching of time and money |
Ongoing | Tracking |
| P.A.C.E.: Empowering Women | ||||
| Gap Inc | Improve the lives of one million women and girls in Gap Inc.’s supply chain and other manufacturing and community settings through the Gap Inc. P.A.C.E. program | 190,000 women have participated through November 2018 | 2022 | Adjusted |
| Athleta | 10,000 women empowered through P.A.C.E. and Fair Trade | 2,503 women have been reached through P.A.C.E. and Fair Trade in Athleta supplier facilities | 2020 | Tracking |
| Supply Chain Working Conditions | ||||
| Gap Inc | 100% of Gap Inc.’s suppliers producing branded apparel are rated yellow or green | 95% of facilities rated yellow or green through 2017 | 2020 | Tracking |
| Gap Inc | 100% of Gap Inc.’s suppliers producing branded apparel transition from cash based systems to digital wage payments | 68% of suppliers are using checks or bank transfers | 2020 | New |
| Gap Inc | 200 facilities participating in Workplace Cooperation Program | 69 supplier facilities are participating | 2018 | New |
| Environment | ||||
| Gap Inc | 50% absolute reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in our owned and operated facilities globally | 14% reduction achieved through 2017, from 2015 baseline | 2020 | Tracking |
| Gap Inc | 80% waste diversion from landfill for our U.S. facilities | 47% of waste is estimated to be diverted from landfill across U.S. facilities | 2020 | Tracking |
| Gap Inc | Work towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in our supply chain through membership in ZDHC 2020 Roadmap | Strategic facilities must comply with the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List and verify through wastewater testing. | 2020 | Tracking |
| Gap Inc | Save 10 billion liters of water in our manufacturing processes | Gap Inc. suppliers have saved over 3.3 billion liters of water since 2014 | 2020 | New |
| Athleta | 25% of product made using techniques that save water | 1% of product was made using techniques that save water in 2017 | 2020 | Tracking |
| Product Sustainability | ||||
| Gap Inc | Eliminate the use of fibers derived from wood from ancient and endangered forests | Our teams are partnering with mills to identify our raw-material suppliers in order to to go through CanopyStyle’s audit and remediation plan, and to develop trials using innovative fabrics | 2020 | Tracking |
| Gap | 100% of cotton purchased from more sustainable sources | Sourcing of more sustainable cotton increased over 10x in 2017, we will report on percentage progress towards goal in 2018 | 2021 | New |
| Athleta | 80% of materials made with sustainable fibers | 35% of Spring 2018 product was made with sustainable fibers | 2020 | New |
* End of Year
Completed Goals
| Goal | Details | Completion Target* | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap Inc | Ensure female representation at all leadership levels is meaningfully above external norms | Women make up 76% of our employees, 68% of our global store managers, 50% of our leadership (VP and up) and serve equally as our brand leaders. | Ongoing | Tracking |
| Gap Inc | Pilot and commit to expand programs that provide advance notice and stable, flexible scheduling to store employees | We’ve eliminated on-call scheduling and provide store employees with at last 10 to 14 days’ notice for their schedules, throughout our brands | 2017 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | 60% of This Way Ahead participants report increased on-the-job skills and confidence as a result of their internships | 97% of youth report increase in soft skills and 66% of youth report increase in confidence | 2018 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | 65% of This Way Ahead interns receive offers to continue as Gap Inc. sales associates upon the completion of their internships | 77% of interns received job offers | 2020 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | All teams have a Community Leader (CL), and all CLs organize and lead at least 3 volunteer projects per year | 62% of teams have a CL; 74% of CLs led at least 3 volunteer projects | 2018 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | All Community Leaders form a long-term relationship with one nonprofit partner to maximize volunteering impact | 81% of have established relationships | 2018 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | Expand P.A.C.E. to a suite of learning programs that provides multiple entry points for addressing the needs of adolescent girls and women leaders | Expanded program to bring new educational opportunities to girls ages 11 to 17. New curriculum focuses on improving self-confidence and helping girls develop future goals and aspirations | 2020 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | Partner with Verité and strategic suppliers to measure workers’ sense of value and engagement at work, and launch projects aimed at improving 20,000 workers’ engagement. Publicly report on findings and impact, and share best practices with all Gap Inc. suppliers | Implemented Workforce Engagement Program at 89 facilities representing 220,000 workers with Verité and Good World Solutions | 2018 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | 100% of strategic suppliers of branded apparel self-report their sustainability performance in Gap Inc.’s global sustainability data system | As part of the Social and Labor Convergence Project, we are helping to create a shared tool for footwear and apparel companies to assess factories’ social and labor performance. This represents a more unified effort to self-report sustainability performance | 2018 | Complete |
| Gap Inc | Save 1 billion liters of water in our manufacturing process | Gap Inc suppliers saved 2.4 billion liters of water in 2017 | 2017 | Complete |
* End of Year