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1/5/08 In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low Pay By DAVID BARBOZA Worker abuse is still commonplace in many of the Chinese factories that supply Western companies, according to labor rights groups. MORE ON THE GAP INC. AND: CHILD LABOR, LABOR, SWEATSHOPS, WAGES AND SALARIES, TOYS, BRIBERY, FAR EAST, SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC AREAS, CHINA, WAL-MART STORES INC, MATTEL INC, DELL INC, NIKE INC, DISNEY, WALT, CO
11/22/07 Gap’s Profit Up 26% on Cost Cuts, but Sales Were Weak. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Companywide revenue was flat, and same-store sales — at stores open at least a year — fell 5 percent. MORE ON THE GAP INC. AND: COMPANY REPORTS, APPAREL, RETAIL STORES AND TRADE, OLD NAVY CLOTHING STORES
11/16/07 Gap Campaigns Against Child Labor. By AMELIA GENTLEMAN. After a damaging child-labor scandal in India, Gap made efforts to rebuild its reputation by taking measures to prevent the use of children in the making of its goods. MORE ON THE GAP INC. AND: CHILD LABOR, LABOR, TEXTILES, APPAREL, RETAIL STORES AND TRADE, INDIA
10/16/07 Gap Inc. to Host 1 Megawatt Solar Power System on West Coast Distribution Campus
News about Gap Inc. from its web site. CSR News about Gap from CSR Wire Gap Inc. News in the New York Times
| 3/14/07 (HuffPost): Gap Inc. and the RED Campaign. Gap Inc. has been a leader in promoting the RED campaign,which it supported along with Motorola and Sprint and others, to generate money to fight AIDS in Africa. Ad Age argued that it was both unsuccessful and a bad idea in the first place. See Huffington Post, The RED campaign.
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GAP Inc. Case
Excerpts from GAP Inc. corporate website (at right)
Discussion Questions
- Compare the labor/supply-chain programs (problems, progress?) in the 2004 Gap Inc. or 2002 Chiquita CSR report with that of one other Fortune 500 company.
- Why do you think Gap Inc. and Chiquita received so many awards for their supply-chain management and reporting?
- What kinds of companies could be expected to emulate their reports, and for what kinds of companies is this level of reporting unreasonable to expect?
| Case: Gap Inc. – Brand Transparency
Gap Inc. was “bitten” by protesters against sweatshop conditions in supplier factories. The theme was “I would rather wear nothing than Gap clothing.” The protesters paraded around Gap Inc. headquarters in San Francisco. The company has done a great deal to rehabilitate its reputation. The following items are from its web site:
Through our comprehensive factory-monitoring and labor-standards program, we strive to make garment factories better places to work. More
Running our company in an environmentally friendly way is good for the environment and good for our business. We're working to conserve energy and reduce waste, and are exploring the use of sustainable materials and products. More
With a particular focus on underserved youth, we're committed to supporting the communities where we live and work through grants, in-kind donations, community outreach and employee volunteer programs. More
We're dedicated to creating a workplace in which the rights, needs and unique contributions of every employee are consistently respected. More>>
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