Meet the People Behind our Apparel

Sharing in a mission of creating value in everything we do, our 51,000 employees come together every day to achieve remarkable things. At Gildan, work is about more than making great quality apparel. It’s about bringing together our entrepreneurial spirit, our commitment to responsibility and empowering our employees to reach beyond.

This is the first of an ongoing series of videos presenting the people behind Gildan. 

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Gildan Answers Fashion Revolution’s Call-to-Action for Greater Transparency in the Supply Chain

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gildan Answers Fashion Revolution’s Call-to-Action for Greater Transparency in the Supply Chain
For the 6th consecutive year, Gildan will be participating in Fashion Revolution’s annual global movement working to elevate transparency in the clothing industry by sparking an interesting conversation about the people behind the apparel.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gildan Participates in Fashion Revolution's 2022 Transparency Campaign
Gildan is participating in Fashion Revolution’s #WhoMadeMyClothes campaign, a global transparency movement to recognize the workers who make our clothes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet the People Behind PPE-Production at Gildan
Gildan decided to take viewers behind-the-scenes of their PPE-production process for this year's #whomademyclothes campaign as they spotlighted the efforts of the employees.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Passion for eCommerce & Education: Q&A With Wilko Reinholz, Director of eCommerce
Wilko Reinholz, a German native and avid world traveler, joined Gildan in Barbados just over one and a half years ago as Director of eCommerce, with the responsibility for overseeing the consumer experience and website optimization of the company’s brands.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Gildan Answers Fashion Revolution’s Call-to-Action for Greater Transparency
Gildan is participating in the Fashion Revolutions’ #whomademyclothes campaign, a global movement working to elevate transparency in the clothing industry and change the way clothes are sourced, produced and consumed.

Health & Healthcare

Gildan Donates $570,000 to Refurbish Majoncho Sosa Community Park in Honduras
Gildan Activewear Inc. is announcing the opening of a newly refurbished community park in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, which was inaugurated yesterday by President Juan Orlando Hernández, Gildan representatives and members of the community. This park is the largest in the city, and second largest in the country, providing a modern, multi-sport recreational space to unite families and promote sporting activity as part of the “Parques para una Vida Mejor” (Better Life Parks) program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gildan Participates in the #whomademyclothes Campaign
For the second year, Gildan is participating in the #whomademyclothes campaign from Fashion Revolution, a global movement working to unite people and organisations to change the way our clothes are sourced, produced and consumed. The organisation is committed to enhancing sustainability and social impacts of the industry and elevating transparency in the entire fashion supply chain.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gildan Celebrates Female Mentors on International Women's Day (Video)
For International Women’s Day, we asked three women in leadership positions at Gildan to share their experience of having strong female mentors in their careers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gildan Launches Speaker Series on Women’s Leadership With Sylvia Montero
Starting in the fall of 2017, Gildan launched a women’s leadership series featuring inspirational and empowering stories shared by successful women. These sessions were designed to foster the development of Gildan’s employees, but even more importantly to emphasize women’s unique and important place in society.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gildan Glow Run Lights Up the Night for Communities in Latin America
The brightest night in the city once again raised a total of more than $100,000 for communities in Honduras, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic. The Glow Run, a 5k run and fundraising event, united more than 12,000 Gildan employees and their families at the end of 2017 to celebrate a night of physical activity and entertainment in support of their communities.

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