about carter's
progress highlights7
product
GOAL: Use 100% sustainable cotton
by 2030
28%
of our cotton is sourced sustainably
GOAL: Continue growth of Little Planet brand
>0
Expanded Little Planet distribution from less than 800 to over 2,100 retail and wholesale stores from 2022 to 2024
GOAL: Improve the well-being of at least 1 million workers within our global value chain by 2030
>303.628
workers positively impacted since 2021
GOAL: Become the U.S. market leader of sustainable children’s apparel
4%
Grew sustainable product sales to 4% of our overall sales
planet
GOAL: Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 50% from 2019 baseline by 2030 and achieve net zero in our direct operations by 2040
26%
reduction of Scopes 1 and 2 emissions
since 2019
GOAL: Achieve 50% reduction in virgin plastic packaging from a 2022 baseline by 2030
64%
of our plastic packaging was made of recycled content
GOAL: Divert 80% of waste
from landfill
65%
of waste diverted
from landfill
GOAL: Require 77% of our purchased goods and services suppliers by spend to have science-based targets by 2027
58%
of these suppliers by spend and 52% by number have set science-based targets
people
GOAL: Increase our African American and Hispanic consumers by 10%
3%
Increased customer penetration with African American
and Hispanic
consumers
GOAL: Improve the well-being of at least 10 million lives by 2030
~0M
lives improved since 2021
GOAL: Invest more than $50 million toward improving the lives of children by 2030
>$0M
in monetary and in-kind donations since 2021
GOAL: Volunteer over 200,000 hours in our communities by 2030
>0
volunteer hours contributed since 2021
