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Gildan has presented its reporting for 2012 to the Global Reporting Initiative’s Report Services which have concluded that it fulfills the requirement of Application Level A (pdf - 306.0Kb).
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Strategy and analysis
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| 1.1 | Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization. |
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| 1.2 | Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. |
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Organization profile
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| 2.1 | Name of the organization. |
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Gildan website/Company overview Company overview |
| 2.2 | Primary brands, products, and/or services. |
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Gildan website/Company overview Company overview |
| 2.3 | Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. |
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Gildan website/Company overview 2012 Annual Information Report Company overview |
| 2.4 | Location of organization's headquarters. |
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Gildan website/Company overview 2012 Annual Information Report Company overview |
| 2.5 | Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. |
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Gildan website/Company overview 2012 Annual Information Report Company overview |
| 2.6 | Nature of ownership and legal form. |
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Gildan website/Company overview 2012 Annual Information Report Company overview |
| 2.7 | Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). |
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Gildan website/Company overview 2012 Annual Information Report Company overview |
| 2.8 | Scale of the reporting organization. |
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Gildan website/Company overview 2012 Annual Information Report Company overview |
| 2.9 | Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership. |
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Gildan website/Company overview 2012 Annual Information Report Company overview |
| 2.10 | Awards received in the reporting period. |
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Recognition |
Report Parameters
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| 3.1 | Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. |
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Reporting |
| 3.2 | Date of most recent previous report (if any). |
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Reporting |
| 3.3 | Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) |
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Reporting |
| 3.4 | Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. |
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Reporting |
| 3.5 | Process for defining report content. |
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Reporting |
| 3.6 | Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). |
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Reporting |
| 3.7 | State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report. |
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Reporting |
| 3.8 | Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations. |
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Reporting |
| 3.9 | Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report. Explain any decisions not to apply, or to substantially diverge from, the GRI Indicator Protocols. |
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Reporting |
| 3.10 | Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement |
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Reporting |
| 3.11 | Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. |
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Reporting |
| 3.12 | Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. |
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GRI Index |
| 3.13 | Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. |
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This report has not been assured externally. |
Governance, Commitments, and Engagement
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| 4.1 | Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. |
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2012 Annual Information Report Governance |
| 4.2 | Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer. |
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Governance |
| 4.3 | For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number and gender of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. |
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Governance |
| 4.4 | Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. |
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Governance |
| 4.5 | Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangement), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance). |
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Governance |
| 4.6 | Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. |
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Governance |
| 4.7 | Process for determining the composition, qualifications, and expertise of the members of the highest governance body and its committees, including any consideration of gender and other indicators of diversity. |
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Governance |
| 4.8 | Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. |
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Code of Ethics Code of Conduct Environmental Code of Practice |
| 4.9 | Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. |
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Governance |
| 4.10 | Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. |
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Governance |
| 4.11 | Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization. |
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Reporting |
| 4.12 | Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses. |
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Stakeholders & Partners |
| 4.13 | Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations. |
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Stakeholders & Partners |
| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. |
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Stakeholders & Partners |
| 4.15 | Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. |
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Stakeholders & Partners |
| 4.16 | Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. |
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Stakeholders & Partners |
| 4.17 | Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. |
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Stakeholders & Partners |
Disclosures on Management Approach (DMAs)
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| DMA SCP | Management approach for supply chain aspects, goals and performance, policy, organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow up and additional contextual information. |
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2012 Annual Information Report Our Approach Governance Goals & Targets Code of Conduct Social Compliance Product Life Cycle Assessment Raw Material |
| DMS EC | Management approach for economic aspects, goals and performance, policy and additional contextual information. |
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| DMA EN | Management approach for environmental aspects, goals and performance, policy, organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow up and additional contextual information. |
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Our Approach Governance Goals & Targets Policies & Procedures |
| DMA LA | Management approach for labour aspects, goals and performance, policy, organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow up and additional contextual information. |
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Our Approach Governance Goals & Targets Code of Conduct Working Conditions Social Compliance |
| DMA HR | Management approach for human rights aspects, goals and performance, policy, organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow up and additional contextual information. |
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Our Approach Governance Goals & Targets Code of Conduct Working Conditions Social Compliance |
| DMA SO | Management approach for society aspects, goals and performance, policy, organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow up and additional contextual information. |
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Our Approach Governance Code of Ethics Goals & Targets Community Development Donations |
| DMA PR | Management approach for product responsibility aspects, goals and performance, policy, organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow-up and additional contextual information. |
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Our Approach Governance Goals & Targets Life Cycle Assessment Product Safety |
Supply Chain Standards and Practices
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| AF1 * | Code of conduct content coverage. |
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Code of Conduct |
| AF2 * | Parties and personnel engaged in code of conduct compliance function. |
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Methodology |
| AF3 * | Compliance audit process. |
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Methodology |
| AF4 * | Policy and procedures for receiving, investigating, and responding to grievances and complaints. |
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Grievance Mechanisms |
| AF5 * | Strategy and scope of efforts to strenghten capacity of management, workers and other staff to improve in social and environmental performance. |
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Code of Conduct Contractors & Suppliers |
| AF6 * | Policies for supplier selection, management, and termination. |
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Code of Conduct Methodology |
| AF7 * | Number and location of workplaces covered by code of conduct. |
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Company overview Code of Conduct Contractors & Suppliers |
| AF8 * | Number of audits conducted and percentage of workplaces audited. |
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Audits |
| AF9 * | Incidents of non-compliance with legal requirements or collective bargaining agreements on wages. |
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Unions Findings |
| AF10 * | Incidents of non-compliance with overtime standards. |
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Findings |
| AF11 * | Incidents of non-compliance with standards on pregnancy and maternity rights. |
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Findings |
| AF12 * | Incidents of the use of child labor. |
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Findings |
| AF13 * | Incidents of noncompliance with standards on gender discrimination. |
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Findings |
| AF14 * | Incidents of non-compliance with code of conduct. |
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Findings |
| AF15 * | Analysis of data from code compliance audits. |
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Findings Remediation |
| AF16 * | Remediation practices to address non-compliance findings. |
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Remediation |
| AF17 * | Actions to identify and mitigate business practices that affect code compliance. |
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Remediation |
Economic
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| EC1 * | Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. |
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Community Development Donations |
| EC2 * | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change. |
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GHG Emissions |
| EC3 * | Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations. |
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| EC4 * | Significant financial assistance received from government. |
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We have not received any subsidies or tax credits which are material to our overall financial results. |
| EC5 | Range of ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation. |
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This is confidential information for Gildan. |
| EC6 * | Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. |
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Community Development |
| EC7 * | Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. |
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Community Development |
| EC8 * | Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. |
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Community Development Donations |
| EC9 | Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. |
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Community Development |
Environment
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| AF19 * | Practices to source safer alternatives substances to those on the restricted susbstances list, including description of associated management system. |
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Environmental Code of Practice |
| EN1 * | Materials used by weight or volume. |
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This is competitive information for Gildan. |
| EN2 * | Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. |
N/A |
We not not currently use recycled input materials in our products. |
| EN3 * | Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. |
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Energy Metrics |
| AF20 * | List of environmentally preferable materials used in apparel and footwear products. |
N/A |
We do not currently use environmentally preferred materials in our products as per GRI definition. Raw Material |
| EN4 * | Indirect energy consumption by primary source. |
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Metrics |
| EN5 | Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. |
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Energy Energy Efficiency Projects Metrics |
| AF21 * | Amount of energy consumed and percentage of the energy that is from renewable sources. |
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Energy Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency Projects Metrics |
| EN8 * | Total water withdrawal by source. |
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Water Metrics |
| EN9 | Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. |
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Water |
| EN10 | Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. |
N/A | Wastewater Management |
| EN13 | Habitats protected or restored. |
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Biodiversity |
| EN14 | Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. |
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Biodiversity |
| EN15 | Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk. |
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Biodiversity |
| EN16 * | Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. |
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GHG Emissions Metrics |
| EN17 * | Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. |
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We do not currently measure this indicator. |
| EN18 | Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. |
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GHG Emissions Metrics |
| EN19 * | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. |
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Other Emissions Metrics |
| EN20 * | NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. |
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Other Emissions Metrics |
| EN21 * | Total water discharge by quality and destination. |
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Wastewater Management Metrics |
| EN22 * | Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. |
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Waste Metrics |
| EN23 * | Total number and volume of significant spills. |
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Spills |
| EN25 | Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff. |
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Gildan does not discharge water into any protected rivers or wetlands. Wastewater Management |
| EN26 * | Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. |
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Life Cycle Assessment |
| EN27 * | Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. |
N/A |
We do not reclaim packaging material of sold products. |
| EN29 | Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce. |
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GHG Emissions Life Cycle Assessment |
| EN30 | Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. |
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Environmental Policy |
Labour Practices and Decent Work
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| LA1 * | Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region, broken down by gender. |
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Employment Practices Metrics |
| LA2 * | Total number and rate of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. |
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Employment Practices |
| LA3 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. |
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Wages & Benefits |
| AF22 * | Policy and practices regarding the use of employees with non-permanent and non full-time status. |
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Employment Practices Metrics |
| AF23 * | Policy regarding the use of home working. |
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A policy is in the process of being developed |
| AF24 * | Policy on the use and selection of labor brokers, including adherence to relevant ILO Conventions. |
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Code of Conduct Contractors & Suppliers |
| AF25 * | Policy and practices on wage deductions that are not mandated by law. |
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Code of Conduct |
| AF26 * | Policy on working hours, including definition of overtime, and actions to prevent excessive and forced overtime. |
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Code of Conduct Remediation |
| LA4 * | Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. |
N/A |
There is currently no employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Unions |
| LA5 * | Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. |
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Facility Closures |
| AF27 * | Policy and actions to protect the pregnancy and maternity rights of women workers. |
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Code of Conduct |
| AF29 * | Percentage of workplaces where there is one or more independent trade union(s), broken down by: Workplace with a collective bargaining agreement and Workplaces without a collective bargaining agreement. Also provide information broken down by country. |
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There is currently no employees covered by a collective barganing agreement. We do not currently track this indicator for third-party facilities. Unions |
| AF30 * | Percentage of workplaces where, in the absence of a trade union, there are worker-management committees, broken down by country. |
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We do not currently track this indicator for third-party facilities. Grievance Mechanisms |
| LA6 | Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. |
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Health & Safety |
| LA7 * | Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region and by gender. |
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Health & Safety |
| LA8 * | Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. |
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Health Clinics Employee Engagement Programs |
| LA9 | Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. |
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This is confidential information for Gildan. |
| AF31 * | Initiatives and programs (training) to respond to, reduce, and prevent the occurance of musculoskeletal disorders and also general health and safety incidents. |
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Health & Safety Ergonomics Program |
| LA10 * | Average hours of training per year per employee by gender, and by employee category. |
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Training & Development |
| LA11 | Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. |
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Training & Development |
| LA12 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender. |
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Training & Development |
| LA13 * | Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. |
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Members of the Board of Directors Employment Practices Metrics |
| AF32 * | Actions to address gender discrimination and to provide opportunities for the advancement of women workers. |
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Code of Conduct Health & Safety |
| LA15 * | Return to work and retention rates after parental leave, by gender. |
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We are currently not collecting this level of information. |
Human Rights
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| HR1 * | Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements and contracts that include clauses incorporating human rights concerns, or that have undergone human rights screening. |
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Methodology |
| HR2 * | Percentage of significant suppliers, contractors and other business partners that have undergone human rights screening, and actions taken. |
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Methodology Audits |
| HR3 | Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. |
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Code of Conduct Training & Development |
| HR4 * | Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken. |
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In 2012, there was no incidents of discrimination reported at Gildan owned facilities. Findings 1.6 - WRC_Agreement (90.7Kb) |
| HR5 * | Operations and significant suppliers identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. |
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Unions Findings |
| HR6 * | Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor. |
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Findings |
| HR7 * | Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor. |
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Findings |
| HR8 | Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. |
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Contractors & Suppliers |
| HR10 * | Percentage and total number of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews and/or impact assessments. |
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Contractors & Suppliers Audits Findings |
| HR11 * | Number of grievances related to human rights filed, addressed and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms. |
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Grievance Mechanisms Unions |
Society
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| SO1 * | Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs. |
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Community Development |
| SO9 * | Operations with significant potential or actual negative impacts on local communities. |
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We do not currently track this indicator. |
| SO10 * | Prevention and mitigation measures implemented in operations with significant potential or actual negative impacts on local communities. |
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We do not currently track this indicator. |
| AF33 * | Priorities in community investment strategy. |
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Donations |
| AF34 * | Amount of investment in worker communities broken down by location. |
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This information is competitive for Gildan. |
| SO2 * | Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. |
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Code of Ethics |
| SO3 * | Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. |
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All employees are trained on the Gildan Code of Ethics. Code of Ethics |
| SO4 * | Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. |
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In 2012, there were no incidents of corruption reported. Code of Ethics |
| SO5 * | Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. |
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This information is confidential for Gildan |
| SO8 * | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
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We did not receive any non-monetary sanctions during the 2010-2011 fiscal years. Findings |
Product Responsibility
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | REFERENCE AND EXPLANATION |
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| PR1 * | Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. |
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Product Safety Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certification |
| PR5 | Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. |
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We do not have a formal customer satisfaction process in place yet. |
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