Gildan Activewear
Gildan is a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel which markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, under a diversified portfolio of Company-owned brands, including Gildan®, American Apparel®, Comfort Colors®, Gildan® Hammer™, Gold Toe®, Anvil®, Alstyle®, Secret®, Silks®, Kushyfoot®, Secret Silky®, Therapy Plus™, Peds® and MediPeds®, and under the Under Armour® brand through a sock licensing agreement providing exclusive distribution rights in the United States and Canada. Our product offering includes activewear, underwear, socks, hosiery and legwear products sold to a broad range of customers, including wholesale distributors, screenprinters or embellishers, as well as to retailers that sell to consumers through their physical stores and/or ecommerce platforms. In addition, we sell directly to consumers through our own direct-to-consumer platforms.
Gildan owns and operates vertically-integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean Basin, North America, and Bangladesh. With over 46,000 employees worldwide Gildan operates with a strong commitment to industry-leading labour and environmental practices throughout its supply chain in accordance with its comprehensive Genuine Responsibility® program embedded in the Company's long-term business strategy.
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12-04-20
Gildan Receives Its 13th FUNDAHRSE Seal for ESG Work in Honduras
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11-17-20
Gildan Listed on the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Eighth Consecutive Year
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11-02-20
Gildan's Annual Breast Cancer Prevention & Awareness Campaign Goes Virtual
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10-14-20
Gildan Named One of the World's Most Sustainably Managed Companies
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08-20-20
Gildan Publishes 2019 Genuine Responsibility® ESG Report
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04-27-20
Meet the People Behind PPE-Production at Gildan
Every April, Fashion Revolution’s annual #whomademyclothes campaign unites people and clothing companies through a global conversation about ethics and transparency in the fashion industry; but in the months leading to the 2020 campaign, the world was hit with unusual circumstances surrounding th...
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04-17-20
Who Made My PPE? Behind-the-Scenes of Gildan’s Mask and Gown Production During COVID-19
Every year on the same week, Fashion Revolution invites brands and consumers around the world to join a global conversation about supply chain transparency through their recognizable #whomademyclothes? campaign. With this simple question, Fashion Revolution has created a powerful message that cal...
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04-08-20
Gildan Activewear to Start Producing Personal Protective Equipment to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) today announced that it has joined forces with various business partners to leverage its manufacturing facilities to produce non-medical face masks and isolation gowns in support of the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gildan is working...
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03-17-20
From Program to Possibility: Lily Akter, Quality Assurance Coordinator at Gildan
Lily joined Gildan in 2010 as a Quality Inspector and has since advanced her career, growing into her current position as Quality Assurance Coordinator. Today, she shares the impact that one of Gildan’s professional development programs has had on her and discusses the importance of supporting wo...
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03-16-20
From Program to Possibility: Sabrina Teixeira, Director of Financial Operations at Gildan
For International Women’s Day, we asked Sabrina Teixeira, Director of Financial Operations at Gildan’s headquarters, to share how some of the Company’s initiatives have empowered her as a woman in the workforce. Sabrina chose to talk about the “Leading the Gildan Way” training program, an initiat...