
Note: In our 2007-08 report we stated a goal of having 80% of our factories achieve a level three rating or higher by 2010. To facilitate the integration of our social responsibility efforts into our business, we have changed our ratings categories to align them with other Gap Inc. business standards such as quality. Instead of our previous numeric scale of 1-5 (which was in place at the time we set our 80% goal), we’re now using a color scale with four major groupings: Green = Excellent, Light green = Good, Yellow = Fair, Red = Action required. Click here to read more about our current factory ratings methodology. To determine whether we achieved the 80% goal we had set for 2010, we conducted an analysis – using our previous numeric rating system – and are happy to report that at the end of 2010 81% of the factories we monitored achieved a level three rating or higher. While proud of having achieved this goal, we are no longer managing our program against the numeric rating system, and will be using our more sophisticated ratings methodology and color scale to manage and track progress of the factories that we monitor moving forward.
