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Gap Inc. Signs Renewable Energy Agreement with Enel Green Power to Achieve 2020 Emissions-Reduction Goal, Sets Course for 100% Clean Energy by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Global apparel retailer Gap Inc. has announced that it has signed a 90 Megawatt (MW) virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the Aurora Wind Project with Enel Green Power North America, marking one of the largest offsite renewable energy contracts by an apparel retailer. The 12-year agreement is Gap Inc.’s latest renewable energy deal and will enable the company to reach its 2020 goal to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for its owned and operated facilities by 50 percent compared to 2015. The company also announced…

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WaterAid Joins USAID & Gap Inc. Women + Water Alliance to improve well-being of women in India’s apparel industry

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid has joined the USAID and Gap Inc. Women + Water Global Development Alliance (W+W Alliance) as an implementing partner. Launched in 2017, the five-year program aims to improve and sustain the health and well-being of women and communities in India touched by the apparel industry. WaterAid will complement the work of existing partners including CARE, Water.org, and the Institute for Sustainable Communities and will focus on ensuring continuous access to clean drinking water. “We’re pleased to welcome WaterAid to the W+W Alliance to lend its proven expertise engaging and…

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United Nations Foundation and Gap Inc. Join Forces for Fourth Year to Support Global LGBTI Equality

Stuart Mitchell

On this years International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, global apparel retailer Gap Inc. and the United Nations Foundation announced that they will once again partner during Pride Month in June to raise awareness and funds for UN Free & Equal, a global campaign of the United Nations Human Rights Office to promote equal rights and fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people globally. This year marks the fourth consecutive year of the partnership, which has so far raised nearly $300,000 for UN Free &…

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Banana Republic and Old Navy Announce New Goals to Accelerate Sustainable Product Offerings

Stuart Mitchell

In honor of Earth Day, Gap Inc. has unveiled new commitments from Banana Republic and Old Navy to accelerate the company’s use of more sustainable materials in apparel production and reduce the environmental impacts of product manufacturing. The announcement marks the latest step in Gap Inc.’s journey to integrate more sustainable product innovation and technology across its portfolio, and builds on 2017 commitments made by the company’s namesake brand Gap and Athleta. Banana Republic Banana Republic will continue to integrate sustainability into design and manufacturing decisions to reduce the environmental…

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