9 2021 ESG REPORT THE BIG PICTURE EMPOWERING WOMEN ENABLING OPPORTUNITY ENRICHING COMMUNITIES GOVERNANCE GAP’S 100% 100% 100% NEW GOALS Regenerative, organic, in Recycled polyester by Washwell™ Denim2 conversion to organic, or 2030; 50% by 2025 and woven bottoms recycled cotton by 2030 by 2025 EMPOWERING WOMEN Since 2016, the brand has saved approximately 500 million liters of water. Empower@Work In 2021, Gap committed that 100 percent Better Materials of its finished goods factories will be In 2021, Gap began supporting participating in Empower@Work by farmers with training and procurement 2025. Empower@Work (see p. 18) commitments during their three-year focuses on building and deploying transition toward certified organic farming sustainable, systemic, and scalable and away from conventional agricultural “ My dream programs that promote gender equity in practices, which do not use harmful and goal is global supply chains to uplift women and synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. to provide their families for generations to come. clean water Gap signed up to Textile Exchange’s 2025 Water is a Human Right Recycled Polyester Challenge, which asks to those who Through the USAID Gap Inc. Women + apparel brands to collectively commit to don’t have Water Alliance (see p. 36), Gap brand is increasing the percentage of recycled access to it.” working with nonprofit partners in India polyester in the industry to 45 percent by to empower farmers, like Pramila, and 2025. Gap has set an even higher target their communities to improve their access of 50 percent by 2025. Pramila Ahoriya, a farmer and university student in to clean water and sanitation, supporting Karajwani village, India, long-term water resilience in places that Circularity where women on average Gap believes it should be a force for spend 1.5 hours per day are aligned with our supply chain. In 2021, Gap renewed its commitment fetching water for their to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s good – for people and our planet. families. Gap’s purpose is to create sustainable Jeans Redesign challenge to design change, enrich communities, and be ENRICHING COMMUNITIES long-lasting, more sustainably produced denim that’s made to be reused and better for this generation and the next. Washwell™ recycled. To help keep products in use for From water to wash, fiber to factory, Compared to conventional wash as long as possible, Gap partners with the clothes you love to live in are made methods, Gap’s Washwell™ program thredUP® and Give Back Box. Customers responsibly and with respect for the uses at least 20 percent less water. can pack up gently used clothing, shoes, planet we all share. and accessories, then print a free shipping label to send products on to their next life. Sustainability is an imperfect journey. GOAL 100% 100% LEARN MORE Gap promises to lead, not react. To use BY 2021 > Gap for good Achieved Washwell™ more sustainable less, not more. Denim2 cotton 2. 100 percent of eligible denim by 2021 (86 percent of all denim).