Gildan has earned a spot on Corporate Knights’ index of the world’s greenest firms.
The ranking is based on a rigorous assessment of nearly 7,000 public companies with revenue over US$1 billion.
Gildan ranked at 79 with an overall score of C.
The only other textile manufacturer to rank higher than Gildan was Puma, which placed at 77.
Adidas placed at 82, having dropped from 76 the previous year.
Gildan, Puma and Adidas were the only three textile manufacturers to place inside the top 100 most sustainable corporations of 2022.