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Genuine Responsibility TM Our Approach Caring for Our People Conserving the Environment Creating Stronger Communities Reporting Methodology & Assurance Appendices GRI Content Index
Strategy

GENUINE

RESPONSIBILITY™ CARING
FOR OUR PEOPLE

STRATEGY We believe that by providing employees with quality employment opportunities in safe

and rewarding work environments, we increase the prosperity of not only our employees,
but their families and communities as well.
Gildan’s operations and business in all areas related MAKINGING MAKING
MAK our business and operations is critical to our financial We have identified the top five most material issues as: Our focus is on creating safe and healthy workplaces for our 50,000 employees through
SAFE AND ERGONOMIC WORKPLACES
investments in modern equipment and technology, rigorous health and safety programmes
as well as carefully engineered worker ergonomics, material handling and process design.
Our manufacturing employees have 24/7 access to free onsite medical clinics which

provide primary care, free vaccinations and health awareness campaigns throughout
the year. In further support of reducing worker strain and potential injury, employees

Genuine Responsibility™ is the overarching framework
have access to onsite Schools for Back and Shoulder Health for exercise and
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which shall remain within the focus of our Genuine PAREL
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A Development Goals. We have identified these issues PPAREL $15.8M
Caring for Our People, Conserving the Environment and PPAREL
success, an important enabler of our future growth and a
of programs, policies and practices that governs
preventative awareness programmes.
key component of the positive value we create for all our
• Human and labour rights
to environmental stewardship, social impacts and
stakeholders.
• Occupational health and safety

181,075 free medical consultations provided in our 24/7 medical clinics
• Operational water and wastewater management
governance practices. Developed over the last 15+
FAIR WAGES
• Chemical management
Our Genuine Responsibility™ strategy has been
years, this comprehensive framework serves to guide the
We believe that all employees should be fairly compensated with a
decisions we make, the actions we take and the future
developed by focusing on the most material issues to
MORE THAN US
• Energy and emissions management
wage that covers their basic needs and provides some discretionary
we envision for our Company across three central pillars:
our Company, with consideration to leveraging our
BETTE BETTER TM ensuring fair wages. SUBSIDISED MEALS
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income. Our commitment to our employees goes well beyond
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strengths in support of the United Nation’s Sustainable
We have also identified other important issues
WAS INVESTED IN
Creating Stronger Communities.
We strive to provide benefits that include primary medical care and
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IN 2017
Responsibility™ programs, such as Diversity and Inclusion,
through a formal materiality assessment (executed in
other wellness programmes, subsidised meals, financial assistance, free
Our experience as a vertically-integrated manufacturer
Climate Change, and Traceability. For more details on the
late 2017) which encompasses areas of concern to our
transportation and access to training and development programmes
that empower our employees both professionally and personally. We understand

full results of our Materiality Assessment please see our
stakeholders that are the most important to them and
and large employer in the regions where we operate,
that our comprehensive training and education programmes, high school education
has reinforced the fundamental principle that operating
that have the biggest potential to impact our business.
Genuine Responsibility website.
responsibly and integrating sustainable solutions into
development hold promise for a better future.

US $4.9M invested in free transportation for employees in 2017
Genuine Responsibility: 2018 Sustainability Report 20 equivalency programmes as well as scholarships for employees’ continued professional
2,192,312 man-hours of training provided
We manufacture everyday family apparel
for customers globally, guided by the belief
that caring for our people, conserving the
environment and creating stronger
communities are key factors in our success
and future growth.
Annual sales of 2.75 Billion in 2017
Gildan products are sold in over 60 countries
MAKING APPAREL BETTER™ GENUINE RESPONSIBILITY™
Gildan was founded on the basic principle that the best strategy was to Our Genuine Responsibility™ programme, launched more than 15 years ago,
own our manufacturing facilities, focus on our customers, embrace our incorporates comprehensive elements that govern everything we do in the areas
entrepreneurial spirit and treat everyone with respect and dignity. of corporate, social and environmental responsibility.
More than 30 years later, these same principles remain in place, continuing Going well beyond “doing the right thing,” Genuine Responsibility™ drives us to
to guide our business strategies and our vision of Making Apparel Better™. look for new and better ways to reduce our footprint and create positive impacts
for our people, their families and the communities where we operate.
Over 90% of our total revenues are generated from products we manufacture in
our own facilities. This direct control over the entire process, from raw
materials to finished garments, allows us to engineer and implement
programmes that keep our employees safe and healthy, reduce our environmental
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footprint and remain true to our vision of MAKING APPAREL BETTER.
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