News:


HanesBrands Earns Ninth EPA Energy Star Award



April 3, 2018

HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., has earned its ninth consecutive United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Partner of the Year award for sustained excellence in energy conservation, carbon emissions reduction and environmental sustainability.

Hanes is being recognized by the Energy Star program for its 2017 accomplishments, including:

1. Lowering year-over-year energy use per pound of production by 6%, saving the company more than $4 million. Since 2007, the company has reduced energy intensity by nearly 21% and delivered a total cost avoidance of more than $200 million.

2. Implementing numerous environmental stewardship initiatives, including the startup of a combined heat-and-power biomass plant in El Salvador and pilot projects using new technology to reduce energy-intense water use by 50%, and energy use by 500 million BTU each year.


3. Encouraging employee engagement in the company’s energy-management culture through programs such as treasure hunts. The company’s most recent treasure hunt, which was held at its Dos Rios fabric-manufacturing plant in the Dominican Republic, generated nearly 125 employee-led energy reduction ideas for power, steam, compressed air and water use with a potential savings of nearly $1 million.

4. Partnering with numerous universities, such as Wake Forest University, Appalachian State University, North Carolina State University and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, to educate the next generation of business leaders about the importance of integrating environmental stewardship in business strategy.

“HanesBrands is incredibly honored to earn our ninth consecutive Energy Star Partner of the Year award and will accept it on behalf of our approximately 70,000 worldwide employees who are committed to energy management and environmental responsibility,” says Javier Chacon, chief global manufacturing officer for HanesBrands. “Thanks to our employees’ steadfast commitment, Hanes is the only apparel company to be honored for sustained excellence by the EPA Energy Star program in its 26-year history and continues to demonstrate that companies from all industries can make a difference in energy conservation, carbon emissions reduction and environmental sustainability.”

Hanes recently released the company’s 2017 environmental performance data on energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, water use, renewable energy and landfill diversion. Compared to 2016, the company reduced carbon-dioxide emissions by 15%, energy use by 6% and water use by 7%, while increasing its use of renewable energy by 7%. Additionally, Hanes again diverted 84% of its supply chain waste from landfills.

Chacon and a cross-functional team from Hanes will attend the April 20 Energy Star banquet in Washington, D.C., to accept the award and participate in collaborative meetings to share best practices with other companies that have earned Energy Star recognition, including Allergan, The Boeing Co., Colgate-Palmolive Co., General Motors Co. and Raytheon. — J.L.


More News