50 2021 ESG REPORT THE BIG PICTURE EMPOWERING WOMEN ENABLING OPPORTUNITY ENRICHING COMMUNITIES GOVERNANCE HUMAN RIGHTS ENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER IN OUR SUPPLY CHAIN PUBLIC POLICY INVOLVEMENT ENGAGEMENT Our Supplier Sustainability and Human We believe that it is important to Rights and Labor teams are responsible participate in political and regulatory for managing and implementing our processes on issues that affect our Talking to stakeholders and establishing partnerships with human rights and labor stakeholder business and community interests. expert organizations at both global and local levels is critical engagement strategy. We work proactively to enable Gap Inc.’s strategies through public policy to our ESG strategy – as is maximizing our positive impact Supplier Relationships and government advocacy. through our programs. We regularly engage with our suppliers to advocate for human rights and drive better We also participate in political practices. To enable a clear understanding activities and advocate for legislation We regularly partner with a broad set 1. Convening industry and stakeholder of our Human Rights Policy, practices, and when there is a connection to our of stakeholders to better understand partners on systemic issues that grievance channels, we provide all relevant business and our ability to grow the the complex issues that affect them, our require collaboration. information in local languages through an business in a way that is consistent industry landscape, and society. This online platform and offer in-person and with our values, our legal obligations, dialogue helps us improve our strategies, 2. Implementing formal and virtual support wherever needed. and our Codes of Business Conduct set goals, focus our action, and scale up informal consultations with expert and Vendor Conduct. For example, industry solutions. organizations on material issues. Gap Inc. CEO Mark Breitbard met COMMUNICATING WITH WORKERS Vice President Kamala Harris at Find more about our initiatives and 3. Contributing our voice to ESG-related the White House in 2021 to discuss partner organizations on our website. policy issues through government We routinely engage with workers in policies to boost the care economy engagement. our Tier 1 supply chain through our and its impact on workers in the post- To capture feedback, respond accordingly, assessments, including formal interviews, pandemic environment. and drive improvements across our Find more about our approach and through the informal relationships business, we use several methods for to stakeholder engagement on that our teams have created with worker Additionally, in the past we have been stakeholder engagement, including: our website. representatives. We also encourage the active in policy discussions and have people who work in our supply chain to lobbied on issues related to trade, share their thoughts and experiences, tax policy, ports/infrastructure, and and we use digital technology to make environmental issues. Gap Inc. only the feedback process as easy as possible. takes positions on ballot measures, These regular check-ins enable us to learn initiatives, or propositions that have a about specific human rights issues or to direct impact on our business. mitigate any risks proactively. READ MORE In addition, we interview workers as we > Climate advocacy work in partnership develop and improve our programs focused with NOAA on workers’ rights and empowering women. > Gap Inc.’s Political Contributions disclosure in our appendix LEARN MORE > Public Engagement Policy > Human Rights > Empower@Work