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Brand

Design Philosophy

Materials

Cradle-to-Cradle Design

Sustainable Design

Social Responsibility

Country of Origin

Ethical Design

Brand

Banana Republic is a part of Gap Inc. Gap Inc. is "a specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies. With more than 134,000...

Design Philosophy

Banana Republic has no major emphasis on designing eco-friendly and ethical fashion. Banana Republic is "accessible luxury that brings modern, soulful, effortless and versatile style for men and...

Materials

Gap Inc. does not share information regarding conventional textiles used in the majority of their products, or the sources of these materials. Certain brands under Gap Inc have experimented with...

Cradle-to-Cradle Design

Gap Inc. uses conventional dyes and cotton manufacturing processes. The clothing produced using conventional processes can not reenter the environment without causing pollution. On a day-to-day...

Sustainable Design

Gap Inc. states specific focus goes to "ensuring clean water practices at denim laundries, improving product packaging, using alternative fibers, and designing more sustainable stores." Over the...

Social Responsibility

Gap Inc. typically invests in programs that meet its "target causes," which are under-served youth and women. While much of this is focused in local communities, Gap Inc. is also known for...

Country of Origin

Gap Inc works with over 2,000 factories in more than 50 countries. Specific information regarding those factories and their locations is not available.

Ethical Design

In response to public visibility to human rights violations Gap Inc. (i.e. Banana Republic) has committed to a a 'Code of Vendor Conduct.' This policy states that it "establishes legal, social and...

Practices

Uses pesticides and toxic chemicals
Uses 2,000 factories in over 50 countries
Pays starvation wages
No transparency in supply chain

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