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Learning a lesson in openness from Gap.(Opinion)
Plastics News, May, 2004
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A high-profile U.S. corporation earned kudos recently in an uncommon way - by issuing a public report candidly acknowledging shortcomings in the work practices of its suppliers. Its candor is refreshing and the effort is to be commended. Gap Inc., a $15 billion retailer of trendy apparel, used the 44-page report - dubbed its "2003 Social Responsibility Report'' - to attack head-on the issue of working conditions and workforce violations at the approximately 3,000 factories in about 50 countries that make its clothing.
The company has posted the report on its Web site ...
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