Social Responsibility Reporting

In 2007, we issued our third social responsibility report, covering updates from 2005-2006. This report provides an overview of the social, environmental, and economic impacts of Gap Inc.'s U.S. and international operations. It illustrates our social responsibility commitments to ethical sourcing, our employees, protecting the environment and the people in the communities in which we operate. We also discuss emerging social responsibility trends in the marketplace.

Click here to view highlights from our 2005-2006 Social Responsibility Report or you can download a PDF of the complete report.

In 2004, we issued our first public report outlining our social responsibility efforts. In the days that followed, it wasn't always easy to see headlines like "Gap admits factory abuses." But this was more than offset by the positive responses we received from the media, our employees and other stakeholders who told us how much they appreciated our candor – and how they wanted to work with us to address the challenges described in the report. Their response renewed our commitment to improving garment factory conditions and reinforced our belief that talking about challenges is an important step toward resolving them.

In 2005, we published our second social responsibility report, providing additional detail about the steps we're taking to improve conditions in the garment factories where we do business, as well as our commitment to our communities, our efforts to reduce our impact on the environment and the ways we're striving to create an inclusive and inspiring place for our employees to work.

Beginning with our 2005-2006 Social Responsibility Report, we will issue a report every two years. Our next report is scheduled to be released in 2009 and will cover updates from 2007-2008. We will update gapinc.com with current information regarding our social responsibility efforts on an ongoing basis.

We appreciate your interest in our social responsibility work. As we continue to evolve our approach, we believe it's important to solicit ongoing feedback from our employees, shareholders and other concerned stakeholders. We want to hear from you. To learn more or to let us know what you think, please send us an email at social_responsibility@gap.com.