Goals and progress
Environment | Overview
Running a sustainable company that cares for the environment is everyone’s business at Gap Inc.
It’s a responsibility we take seriously across our company and supplier relationships — from the product groups who seek sustainable design solutions and the denim laundries that meet our wastewater standards to our store managers who conserve energy and reduce waste.
We see ourselves as not just running a company, but also living and working on a planet that’s under growing stress. We do this work with a sense of urgency. In order to drive new ideas and identify projects that can maximize our effectiveness, we are:
Calculating our environmental footprint through a detailed assessment of our business operations, which will give us the data to prioritize our environmental initiatives.
Involving the entire company, from our Environmental Council — comprised of key employees across the company — to our board of directors, who regularly receive updates on our environmental initiatives.
Championing grassroots action across our employee community though initiatives such as an internal blog (a forum for sharing ideas on how to improve personal and corporate environmental sustainability) and annual Earth Week celebrations.
Partnering with external environmental groups such as Ceres and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to find new opportunities for progress.
