US' Carter's highlights sustainability, community impact in new report

Guided by its Raise the Future platform, Carter’s is focused on helping all families with young children grow and thrive—while minimizing its environmental footprint and making meaningful investments in people and communities.

“In 2024, we continued to take meaningful steps to build more resilience in our business,” said Antonio Robinson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, CSR, and Chief Compliance Officer. “From our product standards to our climate goals and community partnerships, our actions are anchored in transparency and impact. This report reflects our unwavering commitment to doing what’s right for our business, its current stakeholders, and future generations.”

2024 Raise the Future Impact Report Highlights

1. Product: Safer, More Sustainable Apparel

• 99% of Carter’s apparel products now meet the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100, verifying they are tested and free from thousands of harmful chemicals.
• Carter’s KIDCYCLE clothing takeback program relaunched (in 2025) in select stores to help customers responsibly recycle outgrown clothing.

2. Planet: Reducing Our Footprint

• Over 60% of product packaging is now made from recycled content, reducing our virgin plastic use.
• Named an EPA Green Power Partner for the second consecutive year, in recognition of our effort towards renewable energy development in the U.S.

3. People: Investing in Families and Communities

• Nearly $35 million invested since 2021 through Carter’s corporate philanthropy programs, supporting families and children nationwide.
• Through our partnership with the Planet Water Foundation, sponsored three water filtration projects across India and Vietnam, enabling clean water access to more than 5,000 children and community members.

Global Recognition for Sustainability Excellence

In 2024, Carter’s earned several sustainability awards, underscoring Carter’s growing leadership in corporate responsibility and environmental stewardship, including:

• TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies
• Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies
• USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders
• EPA’s Green Power Partner

“We are proud to be recognized by these and other respected organizations for our work,” said Anu Piduru, Senior Director of Sustainability. “Our 2024 Impact Report is not only a reflection of our achievements along our sustainability journey—it’s a call to action for the future we want to help build for all families.”

Prepared in accordance with the SASB, TCFD, and GRI frameworks, the Raise the Future Impact Report details Carter’s strategy, data, and progress across the Company’s corporate responsibily priorities.

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)