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At Old Navy, you can shop for your family. At Old Navy, we help out communities. And at Old Navy, we’re nice environmentally. At Old Navy, we support workers globally. At Old Navy, we’ll have some fun along the way. At Old Navy! At Old Navy!
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At Old Navy, we help out communities
Camp Old Navy
Founded in 1999, Camp Old Navy is a partnership between our stores and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Canada. This program brings teens into stores for a half day job shadow experience that helps them develop job readiness skills and explore career opportunities. Teens learn about careers in apparel retail through a behind-the-scenes look at how Old Navy operates and experience hands-on training in retail management, sales and merchandising.
Kids Safety
This year we held “Kids Safety Week” in all 1,041 of our stores across North America, June 4 through June 10. We invited local police, firefighters, and other local safety officials to come meet kids and parents and help raise awareness about kids’ safety issues. We also provided information on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s two flagship programs: Take 25 and Netzsmart.
Operation Care & Comfort
For the second year in a row we’re partnering with The American Red Cross Operation: Care & Comfort, to collect donated items for care packages to send to our troops overseas. From June 30-July 5 we asked customers to bring toiletries, reading materials, snacks and letters of thanks to our stores for collection. We also offered customers a discount on the Old Navy products the troops love most in their care packages: flip flops, socks and underwear.
One in a Million
At Old Navy, we know how important it is for each of us to be involved in our communities, both personally and professionally. We also know every community is unique. During the fall of 2009, Old Navy gave its store employees one million dollars to invest in their communities. 1,000 Old Navy stores received $1000 to partner with local non-profits and invest in worthy causes. Many store teams captured their experiences on video to show how one person, one store, one team can make one big difference. Watch the videos here: www.oldnavyoneinamillion.com
And at Old Navy, we’re nice environmentally
At Old Navy, we’ve taken a fresh look at every aspect of our business, including our environmental impact. And we’ve found that what’s good for business can be good for the environment. For example, we’ve introduced t-shirts made from recycled material, recycled denim jeans, stainless steel water bottles, and reusable bags.
We participate in many company-wide environmental initiatives, including the Denim Clean Water Program. We require all denim laundries to participate in this program, based on BSR's strict guidelines. This means that the water used in washing our jeans has been specially treated to ensure that it’s safe and clean for local communities when it leaves the denim laundry.
In 2008, Old Navy began replacing all of its in-store lighting with brighter, more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly lamps. This effort reduced energy consumed by lighting by more than 10 percent. The brand is also making strides when it comes to new and remodeled stores. Store #5785, in Fort Worth, Texas, is the first Gap Inc. building to apply for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability through the United States Green Building Council.
In 2009, Old Navy began the long process of remodeling the entire fleet into a new, more modern, and greener store model. These new stores will feature more reusable fixtures, water-efficient faucets & toilets, and energy-efficient lighting. Old Navy also sources new materials with sustainability in mind. By the end of 2010, over 200 stores will have been converted to our greener model. The rest of the fleet will follow in the coming months.
As part of Gap Inc., we have standards in place to ensure garment workers are treated fairly
In communities around the world, many workers, factories, and processes are involved in producing our T-shirts, jeans, and other products. As with most other companies that sell apparel, we don’t own the garment factories that make our clothes, but we do share responsibility for the conditions under which our clothes are made. Our commitment to safe and fair working conditions extends beyond our employees and stores to include the partners in our supply chain. We contract with factories that agree to abide by the legal, social and environmental requirements contained in Gap Inc.’s Code of Vendor Conduct. Across Gap Inc., we conduct thousands of factory inspections each year to ensure our standards are being upheld.
At Old Navy, we know that changes big and small add up to make a huge difference. We are committed to being a force for positive change and to finding ways to make a positive impact on people and communities around the world. And we believe in having fun along the way, in everything we do.
